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Employer branding. Everyone seems to be talking about it, yet there are remarkably few really good examples of organizations that have been effective at articulating what it?s really like to work there and who?s a good fit. ...

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David Loree recalls an old saying from his native Texas about some people being "fat, dumb and happy." It's an expression that refers, in part, to ignorance being bliss so long as everything works out just fine at the end of the day.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/downsizing-not-effective-survey-shows-20090309-8sil.html?sssdmh=dm16.365064 Downsizing by employers is leading to a dive in staff morale and is failing to increase productivity, a survey has found...

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2009/03/07/fighting-the-war-for-talent-during-the-recession.aspx At first blush, it would seem that the current recession, accompanied by layoffs, company downsizing and closures, and rising unemployment would freeze the war for talent...

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Last week it was Nursing Homes in BC that could not find enough staff. Now it is Nova Scotia that has a report out.

http://hiringsmart.blogspot.com/ Jan got a Hallmark card electronically that made him ask "Are we losing 20% of our productivity?"

http://www.incourage.com/content/courage-think-differently-and-act From the InCourage newsletter for January. For more info contact Tom Bowes, Prime Minister of Chaordic Possibilities.

http://www.progressmedia.ca/article/2009/01/talking-%E2%80%98bout-their-generation April MacLeod gives a reference to HiringSmart in her article in Progress Magazine for January 2009.

www.HiringSmart.ca "I run a commercial cleaning business where my clients give us the keys to their offices and their alarm codes. So the most important qualities I’m looking for in my employees are things like reliability, trustworthiness and a good work ethic ..."
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This National organization provides bathroom renovations in one day. Finding competent Sales Estimators and Branch Managers for their corporately owned locations has presented both performance and turnover challenges...

With all of the miserable outlooks dominating our media reports for the New Year, I feel compelled to raise a cheer to 2009 and remind everyone that this is the perfect time to begin anew! When times are good, companies tend to pay less attention to the basics that truly are the competitive edge...

http://business.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090114.wbest01014/BNStory/specialSmallBusiness/home?cid=al_gam_mostview Engagement, teamwork and innovation could mean the difference between thriving and merely surviving














