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Land a Great Catch without Breaking the Bank

You’ve found a superstar with the ideal skills, personality, and experience for the position–Congratulations!
But you still have one hurdle to overcome–salary negotiations. Landing the cream of the crop without disrupting established pay scales can be tricky. To help, here is a quick list of strategies for negotiating salary with high performers.

Mentoring Can Improve a Company’s Culture

Wouldn’t it be great to have a seasoned insider who could help you navigate your company’s corporate culture? Would you like a personal coach who would give you practical advice about how to approach a workplace problem? As companies wrestle with ways to keep the “free agent” workforce satisfied, they are turning to mentor programs for these guardian angels.

The Friendly-Factor: Creating a Work Environment that Attracts and Keeps the Workforce

By the year 2011, the U.S. will face a worker shortage of 8-10 million people. In many industries today, jobs are going unfilled. It should go without saying, if you cannot attract and keep your workforce, then you must change what you are doing or face the consequences.

Tips to Avoid Costly Hiring Mistakes

Why is it, most organizations spend so little time and resources helping managers hire the right people? I could argue that it is one of the key activities that can make or break a company. The companies who invest in getting it right on the front end tend to be financially successful, have less turnover and have a better reputation overall than their closest competitors. Here are ways to help your managers avoid some common hiring traps that can trip up the most seasoned managers.

Job Description Writer

Write better job descriptions using the power of O*NET. The Job Description Writer helps employers and Workforce Professionals write job descriptions.

Write better job descriptions using the power of O*NET. The Job Description Writer helps employers and Workforce Professionals write job descriptions.

The Pride System: Building a Productive Workforce

Workers face dynamic and ever increasing challenges. A global economy of discriminating consumers has placed demands on employers never before seen. Managers face the task of finding, keeping, and motivating workers. Environmental pressures, rising health care costs, and the sophisticated needs of the workforce have placed management in a complicated and tenuous situation. The answer lies with creating a work environment that motivates people toward exceptional performance. Read on to learn how you as a manager can maximize the potential, creative abilities, and talents of your workforce to gain a greater competitive advantage.

Preventing Organizational “Burnout”

Just like individuals within them, organizations can burn out too. All organizational structures and programs burn out without the positive contributions of the people involved. If you are a boss and are aware of symptoms like low morale, high turnover, and increased absenteesim within your organization, you can begin to suspect your company is burning out. What can be done to “cure” and prevent organizational burnout? Here are a few suggestions.

Managing Diversity: Meeting the Needs of Workforce 2020

Organizations are responding to the diverse needs of their employees in a number of different ways. Outlined here are some ideas that might be adopted as a means to introduce diversity.

HR Guide

HR-Guide contains hundreds of pages of information related to Human Resources including links to other websites in the HR field, free web-based computer programs for HR professionals and students, and guides to HR related topics.

Change Management Learning Center

The Change Management Learning Center is one of the most complete resources on the web for managing change, including a directory of books, articles, tutorials, benchmarking reports and more.

Tips for Managing & Retaining Superstars

Old management tools no longer work. In the past, volumes have been written about the importance of compensation and work flexibility in motivating and retaining employees. Most executives will not argue the role these factors play. However, recent workforce trends are forcing managers to re-evaluate the tools used to keep top-notch talent. To reduce turnover, you must first seek to understand the primary causes behind it.

PayScale.com

PayScale.com gives you accurate, real-time salary reports based on your job title, location, education, skills, and experience.