CSBJ Daily

Take a Turkey to Work day on Nov. 16 is part of Care and Share Food Bank’s campaign to collect enough food to feed 6,000 families this Thanksgiving.
Turkeys “brought to work” can be dropped off between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at three Wal-Mart locations, the 8th Street store at 707 South 8th St., the […]

The holiday season usually means employment, even if only temporary, for a lot of American job seekers, but not as many are finding work this year.
October typically marks the beginning of the holiday hiring surge, but less than 72,000 seasonal job seekers found new jobs during October – a rate that’s shaping up to be […]

Mounting mortgage despair? Looming legal issues? Reporting revenue declines?
What’s an executive to do during these troubled times?
Tap into your inner CEO.
That’s what CEO consultant to the corporate stars Alan Cox says.
He’s authored a new book, “Your Inner CEO,” in which he coaches CEO types on how to deal with difficult questions regarding performance, leadership, relationships, […]

The Internal Revenue Service and more than two dozen state workforce agencies have agreed to share employment tax examinations results.
The agreements, part of the Questionable Employment Tax Practice initiative, will provide a centralized, uniform means for the IRS and state employment officials to ensure that businesses comply with federal and state tax requirements.
“Combining resources will […]

CEO-to-CEO gift giving, a $17 billion industry, can be tricky business; here’s what one gift-giving consultant has to say about the matter.
“Gift giving is an important element of an executive’s skill set, particularly on a CEO-to-CEO basis, but most business leaders don’t have the time to learn the intricacies of high-level corporate gift giving – […]

Most Americans who leave their jobs do so because they just don’t feel appreciated.
That’s what the U.S. Department of Labor says.
Survey takers there said 64 percent of Americans who leave their jobs do it because they’re not feeling appreciated.
Furthermore, a Gallup poll that found that 70 percent of Americans say they receive no praise or […]

When seeking new companies to work for, professionals say they most often seek:

Advancement opportunity
55%

More leadership responsibility
41%

Work/life balance
38%

Leadership that’s respected/admired
36%

Sense of accomplishment
36%

Higher salary
28%

401(k) matching
28%

Flexible schedule
27%

Collaborative environment
22%

Performance bonuses
20%

Choosing an environmentally friendly company is at the bottom of the list for candidates choosing their dream jobs, according to Jobfox, an online job board.
More than 6,000 professionals who are […]

Top 10 CEO challenges
CEOs marked these as their greatest concerns

Excellence in execution
38.4%

Sustained and steady top-line growth
36.8%

Consistent execution of strategy by top management
31.8%

Profit growth
28.4%

Finding qualified managerial talent
27.2%

Customer loyalty/retention
26.3%

Speed, flexibility, adaptability to change
25.4%

Corporate reputation
23.7%

Stimulating innovation/creativity & enabling entrepreneurship
18.7%

Speed to market
18.2%

What CEOs want is excellence, all the time, that’s all.
Consistency and excellence are listed among the greatest concerns […]

As baby boomers move closer to the traditional retirement age, corporations are being challenged to keep mature workers engaged, retain their knowledge within the organization and harness the benefits of an intergenerational workforce.
The Conference Board has issued Putting Experience to Work – A Guide to Navigating Legal and Management Issues Relating to a Mature Workforce […]