As reported by HRI, As the use of outsourcing increases, so does the need for measures to evaluate its impact, advises SHRM Research. According to a 2006 article, measures used to evaluate outsourcing can be divided into two categories: those that measure quality level and those that measure number of services delivered. Summarizing the work of Dr. John Sullivan, the article highlights that the following issues are worthwhile of consideration: adequacy of service (both quantity and quality), resources that go into managing the relationship with the outsourcer, impact on costs related to both efficiency and strategic improvements, and any unanticipated results. (SHRM Research [Kirchhoff], August 2006)
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One of the great things about moving is the chance to start over in a new place. While this can be stressful, it also allows you to make some changes;…

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Winners of the prestigious of Forbes Enterprise Awards were formally announced today. From a field of thousands of nominees, only 72 companies were selected to win the coveted award—among those chosen for this select group of extraordinary companies was SDS Global Logistics.
Companies were measured in five unique areas and needed to stand out in each of them. Those categories were: Customer Service, New Product/Service Offerings, Marketing, Employee Relations and Community Service. Judges were seemingly impressed with several key factors in SDS Global’s application. Flatrate Moving was the only moving company to be honored in this year’s awards — or even to be chosen as a finalist.
“At Flatrate, our top priorities are service and excellence, so we are truly humbled and grateful to have been recognized in this way by the Forbes Enterprise Awards,” comments Eric Klepar, General Manager of Flatrate Moving. “To receive this award from a name as respected […]

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I bought this Hollywood Classics DVD for $3.50 and the first cartoon my kids watched was A Haul In One (1956). The first scene about Popeye and Bluto are moving Olive Oyl, is another classic Popeye - Olive Oyl is moving so she calls the moving men - Popeye and Bluto. Both men want to woo Olive by demonstrating their moving prowess. Look out how they packing Olive’s bags, carrying extra loaded sofa and how they are moving the piano!
Enjoy boys, just don’t try it at home!
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The plot lines in the animated cartoons tended to be simpler. A villain, usually Bluto makes a move on Popeye’s “sweetie”, Olive Oyl. The bad guy then clobbers Popeye until Popeye eats spinach, which gives him superhuman strength. Spinach farmers in Crystal City, Texas were so grateful for this they erected a statue of Popeye in the town and credited […]

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As reported by HRI, many employees see room for improvement in their organization’s learning opportunities, found a 2006 survey of 7,700 workers conducted by Harris Interactive. Only 42% of respondents said professional development opportunities were open to them; only 9% had the opportunity to participate in a formal mentoring program. Also, according to Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, "A bare majority expressed any level of agreement (slight, moderate, strong)" when asked to express calibrated agreement or disagreement with the assertion that "top management is committed to advancing the skills of our employees." Fourteen percent strongly disagreed. Employees at large organizations were slightly more likely to have formal learning programs available to them, but were also less likely to believe that management truly cared about skill-building. (Harvard Business School Working Knowledge [Dychtwald, Erickson and Morison], April 3, 2006)
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If you have children, then you know that the one thing most of them don’t particularly like is change. And moving is probably one of the biggest changes you can…

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As reported by HRI, The practice of "dumbing down measures," although a time saver, is hazardous to the development of top performance, according to Paul Walsh, a senior lecturer at the Australian Graduate School of Management, University of NSW, Australia. Walsh describes how this practice is occurring due to the widespread use of dashboards and scorecards. He defines the dumbing down of measures as "the practice of repeatedly substituting measures of achievement with less and less relevant surrogate measures until what remains is an activity or initiative measure, not a measure of outcomes achieved." In practice, however, available measures are not always perfect. Referring to R. Simons’ work in 2000, Walsh recommends first identifying types of measures used. This system classifies measures as: objective (can be verified through audit), subjective (relies on judgment), complete (reflects all relevant components) and responsive (management action can affect it). Walsh suggests that initiative measures […]

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As reported by HRI, workers ages 55 and over surpass younger employees on levels of workplace motivation and engagement, according to a 2005 Towers Perrin study, which also asserts that such engagement encourages retention as well as a worker’s sense of connection to a company’s achievements. Though the study found moderate overall engagement levels for the roughly 60,000 workers polled, older workers still recorded higher levels of engagement than younger workers. Industry profiles suggest more stark contrasts in the engagement levels of different age groups, however. Within the energy industry, for instance, older workers showed significantly greater levels of high engagement than workers ages 29 and younger, 22% compared to 8%, respectively. Drawing on earlier academic findings that question the presumed connection between lower productivity levels and advancing age, the study concludes that experience and knowledge can more than compensate for age-related losses of mental acuity. (WorldatWork Journal [Feinsod and […]

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