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Be indispensible by becoming dispensable
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementRobert Half knows a thing or two about ability. He founded Robert Half Associates, today a $4.7 billion global provider of talented staff through its seven industry-focused divisions. RHA was again ranked this year among Fortune's Most Admired Companies, tops among staffing companies.
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Managers beware: Your employees are probably tired and anxious
Scott E. Rupp Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn a recent study published by Robert Half on the stresses of American workers, the primary outcome suggests that we are all very tired, and it's taking a toll on our performance on the job. Most of the literal lost sleep comes from work-related anxiety, according to a simple poll by global staffing firm Accountemps.
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How to earn (and keep) project sponsor support
Deborah Ike Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs the project manager, your relationship with the project sponsor can make or break a project. If you work well together and understand each other's working style, that can make even the most challenging project easier to manage.
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4 reasons to encourage flow states at work
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSports championships, scientific breakthroughs, technological developments — in addition to reams of negative political events, the news is constantly full of stories of amazing achievements few of us could have ever predicted. Records are broken regularly, huge advances are made in the fields of medicine, and innovative solutions have become as common as downloading a new app.
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How to be funny at work
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLaughing releases stress, increases productivity and supports team-building. On the other hand, a failed attempt at humor can increase tension, undermine motivation and decrease engagement. Most of us determined long ago using humor as a workplace tool was not worth the risk. But what if you had an HR-approved method for being funny? Here are a few tips for being appropriately funny at work.
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Self-promotion tips for introverts
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSocial media, email and chat services provide fantastic opportunities for us nonsocial butterflies to interact with more people in a less uncomfortable way. Yet no matter how much technology affords us the ability to indulge our introversion, professional self-promotion can be supremely helpful for any career. Here are a few self-promotion tips for introverts.
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7 essential provisions for every employment contract
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWritten employment agreements can be used for executives, sales professionals or in other special situations. This article highlights seven provisions usually covered in such agreements. Obviously, an agreement should be tailored to individual circumstances and may contain provisions not mentioned here.
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US economy grows 313,000 jobs in February
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe U.S. hiring boom continues. The national economy added 313,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in February versus 200,000 new hires in January, while the jobless rate remained at 4.1 percent for the fifth straight month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job growth occurred in construction, finance, manufacturing, mining, professional and business services and retail trade.
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Are you taking care of business? Your cybersecurity to-do list
Dr. Eric Cole Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley was famous for "Taking Care of Business." But when it comes to your business's cybersecurity dashboard, do you have the right metrics and visibility to mount a proper cyberdefense? Or are your cyberoptics just along for the ride?
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Frustrating HR rules demystified: Part 2
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWorking with HR can be frustrating. HR professionals often seemed closed off or compelled to look at things as right or wrong, with no gray areas. Further, HR pros are not always at liberty — because of confidentiality, regulations, demands by leadership or simply lack of resources — to explain the why behind their actions.
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