Blogs

Blog is short for "Web log." A blog is a way for Internet users to exchange thoughts by posting messages online. The content and tone of blogs range widely from the personal daily observations to complete online business documentation.
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Critical behaviors

A behaviorally anchored rating scale is an employee appraisal system where raters distinguish between successful and unsuccessful job performance by collecting and listing critical job factors. These critical behaviors are categorized and appointed a numerical value which is used as the basis for rating performance.
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The War for Talent

Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod, authors of the book "The War for Talent," suggest that the very best companies have leaders who are obsessed with talent: they recruit ceaselessly, finding and hiring as many top performers as possible. They reward top talent disproportionately and push them into ever more senior positions.
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Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence describes the mental ability an individual possesses enabling him or her to be sensitive and understanding to the emotions of others as well as being able to manage their own emotions and impulses.
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Employee strengths

Author and productivity expert Marcus Buckingham suggests companies that focus on cultivating employees' strengths rather than simply improving their weaknesses stand to dramatically increase efficiency while allowing for maximum personal growth and success. Buckingham's research found that only 17 percent of employees feel they get to play to their strengths the majority of the day.
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Contingent Workforce Strategies

Contingent Workforce Strategies magazine is published for executives and managers who use temporary or contract workers as part of their staffing strategy. The magazine features interviews with key thinkers and senior executives as well as case studies and reports of best practices, strategies, tools, metrics, and new research exploring the effective use of a contingent workforce.
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New hire severance packages

Potential new-hires are increasingly negotiating severance packages and outplacement assistance as a condition for accepting job offers, according to a USA Today article. Executives are likely to negotiate these employment terms but the practice is spreading down through the ranks. Career experts agree that this form of negotiation was once considered bad form but is now generally accepted.
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