BusinessWeek's 10 Best Corporate Practices

BusinessWeek recently provided their list of the 10 best corporate practices or the "ideas that make great sense for employees and for the organizations that employ them:

1. Employee-Referral Bonuses
2. Employee-Driven Transfer Policies
3. Van Pools and Subsidized Transportation to Work
4. Town Hall Meetings
5. Ethics Hotline
6. Distance Learning
7. Company-Sponsored Alumni Groups
8. Corporate Social Responsibility Programs
9. Matching Contributions (i.e. 401K or donations)
10. Intranets
    

Read more details on these 10 items at the following link.

10 Best Corporate Practices. [BusinessWeek]

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Innovative Executive Onboarding Strategies

Onboarding Senior Executives into your organization in a professional and positive manner is critical to getting them off to a fast and productive start. Here are some tips from Mary Herrman of the Capital H Group on this process:

1) ensure that your organization's values align with those of the incoming executive and vice versa.
2) giving him access to the people, personalities and politics of your organization before the first day
3) execute a "get to know you" communications plan
4) work with a coach who is familiar and experienced with your organization
5) entire senior management team should take accountability for the success of your new executive

Read the details behind these tips in the following article:

Innovative Tactics For Onboarding Top Talent. [Mary Herrman - Capital H Group]

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The Onboarding and Offboarding Process (click on image for larger size)

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