How to negotiate a job offer Securing a job offer is a sign your skills are wanted by an employer. To improve your chances of securing the best deal, follow these five tips for what to do after you've been offered a new role. Full Story: Journal of Accountancy (10/14)
Making decisions when all the choices seem unappealing When you need to make a decision and none of the options look good, it is important to get advice from as many people as possible. Other tips for navigating such a situation include discussing the problem openly with your team, establishing a culture of collaboration to ensure you hear all ideas and giving people a degree of autonomy. Full Story: Knowledge@Wharton (10/14)
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US regulators have received complaints from employees in health care, retail, trucking and other sectors about a rise in the use of what some call Training Repayment Agreement Provisions, or TRAPs, which some employers use to recoup training costs from workers who leave. "Employers are looking for ways to keep their workers from quitting without raising wages or improving working conditions," said Jonathan Harris, a teacher at the Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Full Story: Reuters (10/17)
Rethink how you move through the world From the New York Times bestselling author of The Heart-Led Leader comes an empowering manifesto on how to use influence to make a lasting impact on everyone we meet, from chance encounters to work colleagues to our closest relationships. Read the blog post.
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Making the Connection
Strategies for defeating resistance to change Maximize the value of those who are opposed to changes in your organization by giving them the role of skeptic to root out weaknesses in your plan, and empower those who back the changes, writes Greg Satell. "If we are going to overcome our most fervent opponents we don't need a better argument, we need a strategy," Satell writes. Full Story: Digital Tonto blog (10/16)
The Landscape
Why HR should offer lifestyle spending accounts Holistic benefits programs should include lifestyle spending accounts to help employees pay for expenses such as student loans, pet care and gym memberships, says Kathleen Barber, vice president of benefits and compensation at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management. "This type of benefit provides flexibility for employees and can ease the potential burden on the employer to manage numerous vendors," Barber says. Full Story: Human Resources Director (10/17)
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed is shifting her focus from trying to get the city's tech-intensive workforce back in their offices to growing the office base beyond tech to reach biotechnology, green-tech and other industries. There is an opportunity for San Francisco to "reinvent, recreate and reinvest" in vacant commercial properties, she says. Full Story: Bloomberg (10/17)
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Eclipse, a black Lab-bullmastiff mix who became famous for riding solo on Seattle buses, has passed away at age 10. Years ago, when her owner was slow to board the bus to the dog park because he was finishing a cigarette, Eclipse just got on the bus without him. A tradition was born, and the area transit service even embraced Eclipse's fame and made a promotional video starring the pooch. Full Story: National Public Radio (10/16)
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