One organization is implementing a unique way to provide jobs for veterans. The Veterans Job Creation Program, which is looking to provide job opportunities for homeless veterans and veterans with disabilities, has launched in Arizona. Veterans in the program will work to deliver flyers and door hangers for numerous businesses. The Madison Street Veterans Association, […]
Posted on July 16th, 2010 by admin
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Have you ever received some form of recognition that makes you face-palm and sigh to yourself, “I can’t BELIEVE he just did that!” In my line of work, I tend to hear the stories rather often. You’ve shared with me your stories (some “winners” here, here and here). Today, on Compensation Cafe, I wrote about […]
Posted on July 16th, 2010 by admin
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Meaning at work – it’s a phrase bantered around quite a bit in this industry. People want meaning at work. The cynical rejoinder is often, “People are just happy to have a job. That’s meaning enough.” But this misses the point entirely. People want to know that what they do matters, that it makes a […]
Posted on July 14th, 2010 by admin
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Last week I had the pleasure of participating in my first BlogTalk Radio show. Hosted by Paul Hebert of i2i, I joined a panel of fellow Compensation Café bloggers to discuss “Compensation & Rewards: What’s the Difference?” I truly enjoyed the experience. It’s not often that you get people from the compensation side of the […]
Posted on July 14th, 2010 by admin
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I like Seth Godin. I like his approach to the work world. I particularly admire his ability to write short, tight, pithy blog posts that never fail to make me think. A recent post of his has been running through the back of my mind for weeks now. The gist of the post: “My boss […]
Posted on July 12th, 2010 by admin
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Pay for performance seems to be much in the news and HR trade publications lately. The general take-away from all of the articles is that pay for performance doesn’t work (or at least doesn’t work as well as anticipated or desired) but everyone does it anyway (to some degree) because everyone else is doing it. […]
Posted on July 9th, 2010 by admin
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The federal stimulus package is still saving jobs in Ft Lauderdale. The Broward Cultural Division recently distributed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 17 arts organizations, including Cinema Paradiso, allowing at least one person who was previously expecting to be laid off due to financial cut backs to keep their job. Operated by the […]
Posted on July 9th, 2010 by admin
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The conversation on aligning values and strategy continues. Feryal Hafez sent in this follow-up question to my post on Tuesday (that was itself an answer to a direct question) that deserves more of an answer than I could give in a comment reply. “Is it possible for a recognition program based on values to function […]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by admin
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What’s more important to you? That things get done the “right” way or that the desired results are achieved? I recall how annoyed and even angry I would become as a child when my math teacher would mark my work as incorrect when my answer was right but the I didn’t show all my work […]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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Occasionally I receive direct questions through the “Ask Derek” feature at the foot of my blog. While I reply to every question, the best or most insightful questions I answer directly through the blog. Today I received this question from Christiana Nodjo: What are the benefits an organization will derive when its culture falls in […]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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