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You Need Allies at Work

Posted on 31 July 2010 by About.com Human Resources

Do you want to effectively accomplish your work mission and vision? If so, you need allies, people who support your ideas at work.

Forming these alliances takes time and energy, but ...

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LeadershipNow 140: July 2010 Compilation

Posted on 31 July 2010 by Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from July 2010:

@SirKenRobinson: Creativity is a global impulse. Here's a preview the World Creativity Forum 2010
@JohnBaldoni: Conflation is the enemy of clarity. Fusing two separate issues creates one confusing problem. Good!
Growing tired of hearing about leadership? RT @mikemyatt: What if Leadership was more than a buzzword?
@mjasmus: It's time for Thought-full Thursday. Today's topic is Mutual Advocacy (i.e. healthy relationships)
Leadership is a really a philosophy—a way of thinking. Perhaps it’s misplaced in b-schools and should be found in the humanities.
@stevefarber: "We need to build new environments that support experiential, creative and individualized learning." http://ow.ly/2fl9w
SamSilverstein: Leadership & Accountability: Check out all the great leadership tips on my podcast.
Ask yourself: What would the world be like if every leader was just like me?
@PickyEaterFiles: "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."
@stevefarber: Free download: an issue of Leadership Excellence
Are you a leader worth following? by @joankw
Can an organization get so big and so complex that it just can't be managed effectively? by John Baldoni
The Little BIG Things, Compressed Edition! Don't miss this download
Scott Eblin: Fear Kills
@work_matters: The Difference Between a Bad Job and The Wrong Job
@ronkarr: Competition or Creation—Which Generates Greater Success?
How Accountability Works by @sreardon
@Leadershipfreak: Xanadu begins when leaders shift from “me to we.” - Finding Xanadu
@artpetty: The Triple Threat to Good Decisions: Data, Time and Emotion
The Other 93% @LeaderTalk How do you use nonverbal communication to your advantage as a leader?
I like it ... ASPIRE! @mjasmus: The Day 360's Are Obsolete
@drbret Engagement: Cause Or Effect?
@RonEdmondson: 5 Tips For Leading Strong Willed People - Repost
S+B: Leadership Development in the Middle East @boozcompany most compelling way to develop new leaders is by example
@Bill_George: My discussion with Forbes.com on a massive generational change in leadership
25 Signs an Organizational Model is Broken – by @ellenfweber
JohnBaldoni: What two Georges -- Steinbrenner & Patton -- teach us about self-discipline
Ten Signs of a Fear-Based Workplace - BusinessWeek
@laurencanning: Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back?
Will Marré interview: Creating Sustainable Relationships
Not everyone can be coached @coachgoldsmith How to Spot the Uncoachables
@mikehenrysr: #LeadChange Group - Check out the new site.
@tgmason: "The path to your greatest potential is often through your greatest fear" ~Craig Groeschel
Cornell grad @Tom_Peters gives reunion lecture: Business can be done right, Kindness is free and turns a profit
@LeaderTalk: Reflective Listening
Mike Henry Sr: Meet LeadChange – Michael McKinney
5 Words for Wise Leadership by @ellenfweber
DondiScumaci: Emotions Aren't Good Drivers - a little story about making the most of feedback.

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Six important characteristics offered through mobile

Posted on 30 July 2010 by CloudRecruiting.net

Glenn Gutmacher, Vice President for Arbita’s Consulting & Education Services (ACES) division, recently pinged me regarding a great article posted by Liz Myers at Adobe. In her post, Liz cites a recent Gartner report in which they predicted that “mobile web use will outpace desktop browsing by 2013″. If you are an avid mobile [...]

The Recruiters Lounge: How To Search Google, Yahoo and Bing Efficiently

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Top Recruiting Blogs aggregator

In this episode of The Searchologist, Jim Stroud explains how to search Google, Yahoo and Bing more efficiently by using the metasearch engine – Dogpile. Plus, Otis Collier gives tips on how to increase views of your Linkedin profile. Yay! Watch the video, then pass it on to a friend. Click here for more recruiter training tips. Related PostsWhy I [...]

The Recruiters Lounge: The Week In Recruiting (…reading the blogs, so you don’t have to)

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Top Recruiting Blogs aggregator

The Searchologist Magazine presents The Week In Recruiting: #HireFriday Job Tips for 2010 by Marie Journey 1. Council bans mini-skirts in crackdown on ‘inappropriate’ clothing in the office 2. Recruitment market faces more obstacles 3. India to Add 110 Million to Global Workforce 4. Six Principles Every Organization Must Employ 5. Are Men In HR Going the Way of the [...]

iDonato: Introducing my new blog site: CRMdeduplication.com

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Top Recruiting Blogs aggregator

What’s up with Donato? CRM Deduplication sounds really booooring? Well, not to me. CRM Dedupe is a huge problem in the world of sales, marketing and recruiting. This is a subject that I have spent considerable time and deep thought over the last few years. After knocking out 5 blog postings on the topic of [...]

The Human Resources Blog:

- Offering retirement savings for a small business: This would be an article talking about how an entrepreneur implemented a 401k savings program for a small business. The stories could include advice on how to choose a 401k provider, what percentage of salary a small business should match and how to talk to employees about the program.

- Benefits programs for small businesses: This would talk about the different benefits programs (healthcare, insurance) available for small businesses. It would talk about the different providers, how to understand the industry lingo and how to make the essential benefit program for a small business.

- Hiring/firing in a startup: Talk about the differences in hiring/firing in a startup as opposed to a more established business.

The Financial Analyst/CFO Blog

– How to manage cash flow in a startup: This would talk about the different ways to forecast cash flow in a startup and talk about the importance of keeping a startup’s burn rate under control.

- How to create financial reports in a startup: This would talk about the different financial reports which are most essential to a CFO and CEO in a small business/startup. The articles would also talk about the differences between the reports in smaller and larger businesses.

- Which software to use for helping to analyze a startup’s finances: This would talk about the various financial software programs available for startups. This could tie into how it creates specific and essential financial reports mentioned previously.

The Office Manager Blog

– Finding office space for a startup: Talk about the different office space needs for a startup/small business and the specific ways an entrepreneur finds this “dream space”.

- Managing an office for a startup: This blog post would talk about the various challenges in managing the day to day operational/administrative programs for a small office/small business.

Author:

Ben Cathers is a young entrepreneur and author who successfully built three different internet startups before he was 19. Ben is the author of Conversations with Teen Entrepreneurs and was named in 2005 by CNN as a member of “America’s Bright Future.” Ben has been quoted/featured in the Wall Street Journal, FOX News, ABC News, CBS News, Yahoo! Internet Life, The London Sunday Times and in over 40 different publications. Today, Ben is working on his 4th startup (stealth mode – in the social media space), does web strategy consulting for small to medium companies, runs social media and marketing for Lightspeed Financial, maintains a blog on social media and entrepreneurship at BenCathers.com and is on the advisory boards of ZepFrog Corp and iGot2Know LLC.

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The Recruiters Lounge: Employment Law – Can an Employee Be Fired For Complaining About Unpaid Wages Or Overtime?

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Top Recruiting Blogs aggregator

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and many State laws require that employees be paid the wages and overtime pay they are legally entitled to receive in a timely manner. Unfortunately, many employees who have not been paid amounts that they are legally entitled to receive are hesitant to complain because they are concerned about being fired or otherwise [...]

after starting job, found out pay was lower than I’d asked for

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Ask a Manager

A reader writes:

I was recently hired for a small retail gig while trying to make my way through college. I asked for $X amount on my application, and after I'd already been hired, my new manager said something along the lines of, "Oh, and I noticed you wanted $X." And they started me about a dollar and a half below what I asked, saying that was the amount all new employees start at. I agreed, especially after he promised I would get pay increases steadily.

A couple of days later, I was chatting with another employee who had already been there about a month, and she mentioned that they started her off at the same amount I had originally asked for. And not to sound ungrateful, but my position is far more demanding than hers. So I'm kind of upset I'm not getting the pay I asked for, when others had. Should I do anything, or just deal and hope for that raise soon?

I wrote back to this writer to clarify, asking if he had accepted the job without confirming salary. He replied: "I did. Their hiring process was kind of sloppy, I never really had a chance to bring it up between the interview and my first day."

So here's where I'm going to chastise you. I don't buy that there was no chance to bring it up between the interview and your first day. At some point they offered you a position, right? That's when you bring up pay if they don't. You just ask straightforwardly: "What is the pay rate?" (And even if they never made a formal offer and instead just called you to schedule your first day, which can happen in retail, you just need to be assertive: "Before putting me on the schedule, we need to talk about pay.")

As you've now found out, you can't assume they're going to pay you the desired rate you put on your application! You have to ask.

And you need to have this discussion before you accept the job, because that's when your negotiating power is at its highest. At that point, they don't know if you're willing to accept the job or not and they have more motivation to negotiate with you than after you're already working there and have shown you'll accept the lower rate.

As for your coworker, people have different rates of pay for all sorts of reasons -- including because they negotiated at the time of hire.

You can't really be upset that they offered you what they say is their standard new employee rate when you didn't take the initiative to go after more. All you can really do at this point is to do a kick-ass job so that you can justify asking for a raise down the road.

And next time, make sure you do your salary negotiating before accepting the offer.

Free eBook: What I know about getting a job

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Chris Ferdinandi

Rich DeMatteo from Corn on the Job and the team at Brazen Careerist have put together a free ebook titled What I Know About Getting a Job.

The book is a series of short, actionable tips for job seekers. It contains articles by some of my favorite HR bloggers, including Lance Haun of Rehaul, Ben Eubanks of Upstart HR, Kris Dunn from the HR Capitalist, and Laurie Ruettimann from Punk Rock HR.

Oh yea. I’ve got a post in there, too.

It’s free. It’s useful. Check it out.

Download What I Know About Getting a Job