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Joe Kran's Blog: VIRTUAL OUTPLACEMENT
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Friday, August 1, 2008. CAN MAKE BETTER SENSE IN TODAY’S WORLD. Traditional outplacement for executives and professionals has evolved quite a bit over the last two decades. In past years, these employees were often provided with significant career transition support. They could often count upon the following:. Being assigned to one highly qualified, seasoned advisor. This advisor would often work with the individual for the duration of his/her job search. OBVIOUSLY TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Client companies no...
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Joe Kran's Blog: June 2008
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Friday, June 27, 2008. Key Employee Retention in the 21st Century. 70 million baby-boomers will retire in 10 years and the next generation workforce will only supply 45 million new workers. Every time a key employee quits, it costs that company 18 months of salary. And when the hidden costs such as lost sales, customer defections, lower productivity and morale are factored into the equation, the loss of a key employee is extremely expensive. Pressure will invariably increase from the Board of Directors, ...
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Joe Kran's Blog: July 2008
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Friday, July 25, 2008. Making Layoffs the Right Way. By Walter Sonyi, Jr. Firing good employees is one of the toughest tasks a business leader can face. And these days, it's a task that's getting harder to avoid. After years of learning how to manage growth, executives are now being reminded that they need to know how to run a shop in lean times, too. The best time to prepare your employees for a downturn is when things are going well. Discussing layoff procedures before they are even a threat allows...
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Joe Kran's Blog: COMPANY SPONSORED PRE-RETIREMENT COUNSELING. IS IT A GOOD IDEA?
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Thursday, October 30, 2008. COMPANY SPONSORED PRE-RETIREMENT COUNSELING. IS IT A GOOD IDEA? Employees are at or near retirement age. The benefits of proper pre-retirement planning for your employees are many and obvious. Yet most of the millions of baby boomers who have imminent plans to retire are ill prepared. They face five main hurdles:. 1) Raising Health Care Costs. Health care costs will conservatively raise anywhere from 12% to 18% per year. 3) Inadequate Personal Savings. Poor health and no job o...
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Joe Kran's Blog: October 2008
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Thursday, October 30, 2008. COMPANY SPONSORED PRE-RETIREMENT COUNSELING. IS IT A GOOD IDEA? Employees are at or near retirement age. The benefits of proper pre-retirement planning for your employees are many and obvious. Yet most of the millions of baby boomers who have imminent plans to retire are ill prepared. They face five main hurdles:. 1) Raising Health Care Costs. Health care costs will conservatively raise anywhere from 12% to 18% per year. 3) Inadequate Personal Savings. Poor health and no job o...
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Joe Kran's Blog: Leadership as a Relationship
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Friday, July 25, 2008. Leadership as a Relationship. In a recent article that appeared in. Human Resources for the 21st Century. Management guru and author Margaret Wheatley identified 7 practices to follow in dealing with the overwhelming change that's taking place in today's business environment. One of those practices has particular importance to the style of leadership we encourage in our work as executive coaches. To cultivate successful relationships, leaders must possess the emotional intelligence...
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Joe Kran's Blog: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Leadership Best Practices for Human Resource Professionals. The results of a recent global study of 1770 human resource professionals identify key leadership practices tied to effectiveness. Effective Practices for Human Resource ProfessionalsAlthough Human Resource professionals play a vital role in organizational development and growth, little actual empirical research on the characteristics of effective HR professionals actually exists. Analyze the future impact of their d...
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Joe Kran's Blog: Making Layoffs the Right Way
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Friday, July 25, 2008. Making Layoffs the Right Way. By Walter Sonyi, Jr. Firing good employees is one of the toughest tasks a business leader can face. And these days, it's a task that's getting harder to avoid. After years of learning how to manage growth, executives are now being reminded that they need to know how to run a shop in lean times, too. The best time to prepare your employees for a downturn is when things are going well. Discussing layoff procedures before they are even a threat allows...