Archive for November 2009
Today’s bonus tracks: Do onboarding well or risk the rapid loss of your recruits
Turnover costs companies plenty and most are looking for ways to keep rates in check. One HR expert suggests that strong onboarding programs for new employees are the key to stopping the loss of employees early on in their tenure. I’m with her on that. At one job I couldn’t wait to leave there was [...]
Take the next leap in your career
SmartBrief and JobAngels were delighted to welcome many of you to La Tasca in downtown Washington, D.C., on last week to celebrate the launch of a new book from Jason Seiden, one of our favorite career writers. At “Take the next leap in your career,” Jason spoke briefly about how workers often undermine themselves at [...]
Brooke blogs “The Office”: Not!
Just like the gang here at SmartBrief, “The Office” is taking this Thursday off for Thanksgiving. To satisfy die-hard fans, though, they are rerunning Pam and Jim’s wedding at Niagara Falls. Remember in that episode when Dwight comes down to the hotel bar to pick up ladies wearing the T-shirt with the three wolves howling [...]
Enjoying a long weekend
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter and feature analysis from Lance Haun, vice president of outreach for MeritBuilder, the main guy over at Rehaul.com and a member of the SmartBrief on Workforce [...]
Today’s bonus tracks: The case of the cubicle crank
No need for Nancy Drew, the mystery is solved, and it’s me! I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a crank. But I like to think that I’m a lovable one. Disclaimer: Some who know me may disagree. I’d like to think that my fellow curmudgeon club members are aware of their status, but [...]
Share a story of interview insanity for a chance to win an iPod
As a college junior, I set my sights on participating in my university’s study/intern-in-Washington program. Word on campus was that the program was quite selective, particularly for students like me who were applying from outside of the school of public policy, so I took great pains to prepare and put on my most professional 20-year-old [...]
Today’s bonus tracks: Don’t hesitate to talk to employees about problems with the way they speak
Back in October, guest blogger Joseph Grenny tackled the topic of how to have tough talks. Earlier this month, I addressed a tough but necessary talk many employers should be having: employee attire. Now, The Washington Post’s “How to Deal” columnist Lily Garcia has addressed yet another topic that is tough to talk about but [...]
Brooke blogs “The Office”: “Where’s the off button on this moron?”
In this week’s episode of “The Office,” Michael gets invited to attend the Dunder Mifflin shareholder meeting in New York City because he is the failing company’s best branch manager. He is thrilled about what he believes to be a great honor and over the moon when he discovers that corporate sent a limo to pick [...]
