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- CEO: Encourage Candidates to Turn You Down
- The Find: If you want better quality employees more suited to your company culture, one CEO feels your best bet is to make it easy for job candidates to say no to your offer. The Source: Summation, the blog of Auren Hoffman, CEO of Rapleaf. ...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Crummy Jobs Cross the Atlantic
- The Find: Crummy jobs aren't just an American phenomenon: a new survey finds half of UK employees feel less than valued by their employer. The Source: A report -- Social Capital in the Workplace -- conducted by the Workplace Intelligence Unit WIU and forward thinking inc. ...
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Real World Ethics for Writing Your Resume
- The Find: Practical, expert guidance on how to stay on the right side of the ethical divide when polishing your resume. The Source: Harvard Business Online's Conversation Starter. The Takeaway: When you're applying for that dream "reach" job the temptation is always there to,...
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Train Yourself to Stay Alert in Boring Meetings
- The Find: Psychologists to the rescue: researchers have discovered a method that allows people to train themselves to stay alert during boring tasks and seemingly endless meetings. The Source: "Self-Alert Training: Volitional modulation of autonomic arousal improves sustained attention" say that five times fast by Redmond O'Connell...
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Changing Jobs is a Challenge, Even for Executives
- The Find: One-third of executives who transfer to a new company and one in five business leaders who change jobs within the same company are not successful -- even after two years on the job. The Source: The new "Executive Transitions" study by The Institute of...
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Psych Tests to Keep Your Turnover Low
- The Find: Forget environmental factors, job hopping is largely dependent on the personality of employees. The Source: Research from the Summer 2008 issue of Personnel Psychology cited in the HR Tests blog. The Takeaway: On BNET recently, the topic of whether you should hire...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Top Companies Pay Employees Less, But Hold Onto Them Longer
- The Find: Successful companies pay salaries that are 5 percent lower than those of their peers, through retention tactics and avoiding the need to pay for expensive outside talent. The Source: Deeper analysis of Fortune's "Most Admired Companies," from the consultancy Hay Group. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Why (Again) It Makes Sense to Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
- The Find: Handing your employees more authority and responsibility may improve their ability to make and execute plans; conversely, limiting their ability to make decisions hampers thinking. The Source: New research in the May issue of "Psychological Science" out of Radboud University Nijmegen, VU University Amsterdam, and...
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Euro v. U.S. Execs on Globalization: It's All About Retaining Talent
- The Find: While 90 percent of CEOs worldwide view globalization as both inevitable and positive, American business leaders are significantly more worried about retaining talent in a flat world than their counterparts in Europe. The Source: The EquaTerra Globalization Study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit on...
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- A Field Guide to Managing Hourly Workers
- The Find: Hourly workers make up 60 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet little effort is spent on improving their productivity -- despite research that suggests that you can do so. The Source: A study by the Workforce Institute. The Takeaway: Besides...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Does the CEO Track Include a Stop in 'Design Thinking'?
- The find: An executive training program at Stanford claims executives can benefit from being taught to tinker like designers. The source: Work Matters, the blog of Bob Sutton, Stanford business school and author of "The No Asshole Rule" and other books. The takeaway: First...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Wanna Show Managerial Determination? Cross Your Arms
- The Find: If you're stuck with a challenging problem and looking for an extra dose of perseverance, simply crossing your arms might help. The Source: "The Effect of Arm Crossing on Persistence and Performance," a new study in the European Journal of Social Psychology, cited in the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- How to Become a CEO, in Three Easy Steps
- The Find: An HR consultancy has laid out the key skills for each rung on the career ladder, providing a road map for managers on their way up. The Source: The recent "Pulse on Leaders" study from Personnel Decisions International PDI. The...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- UK Survey: Pregnancy Discrimination Is the Status Quo
- The Find: More than 75 percent of UK managers would not hire a woman if they suspect she will become pregnant within six months of taking the job. The Source: A recent survey by UK-based Employment Law Advisory Services ELAS mentioned in the Harvard Business Review Conversation...
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Flextime is Good for Employees' Health, Too
- The Find: Flextime has been shown to improve productivity and aid retention; now researchers have found it improves health and reduces absenteeism as well. The Source: Recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine published in the Psychologist-Manager Journal. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Great Expectations Lead to Great Performance
- The Find: When managers have high expectations for employees, they're three times more likely to get superior performance. The Source: Research from Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management. The Takeaway: If you want exceptional results, forget cracking the whip and running down...
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- HR Managers Need More Long-Term Vision
- The Find: Assessing and planning for a firm's long-term talent needs rather than simply filling vacancies will be the role of successful HR departments in the future. The Source: A study from the Adecco Institute based on interviews with more than 5,000 HR professionals, along with an...
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Managers' Survey: Interviewees Flunking Etiquette 101
- The Find: 59 percent of hiring managers say that job candidates' manners have deteriorated in recent years. The Source: A recent survey from Vault. The Takeaway: With a plethora of sources of advice for interviewees, it...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Are Your Tax Dollars Going to Green Washing?
- The Find: The environmental performance of companies participating in voluntary environmental programs is 7.7 percent worse than companies that don't participate; if participating companies self-monitor their performance is 24 percent worse. The Source: A new study of more than 30,000 firms from researchers at George Mason University....
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- 2008 College Grads Losing Leverage in Hiring
- The Find: A projected increase in the hiring of college graduates has been slashed from 16 to eight percent for 2008. The Source: The National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2008 Spring Update. The Takeaway: Those nearing graduation with an eye on...
- Blog posts 2008-04-12
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