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6 ways to keep millennial employees happy
Kelly Sharp Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn first half of this article, we learned that millennials are expected to overload the workforce in a few short years. Once millennial employees get started, their creative and technological skills will be an asset to any company. But unlike past generations, millennials expect more in return than just a 401(k) plan. Today, a company must nurture the skills of their millennial employees to keep them on.
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Volunteer, intern or worker — Which are you?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOrganizational development experts, business coaches, great bosses, mentors and solid human resources people all try to help us with our work/life balance. We learn from them tricks of the trade, wisdom from years of experience and the latest data, trends and studies.
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What’s the right way to handle political speech at work?
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWith the primaries under way and the November elections looming, everyone seems to have strong opinions about the candidates and issues. Inevitably, these opinions may come up during conversations at work where they can be disruptive and interfere with productivity. Such conversations also can expose employers and employees to legal risks if they do not fully understand the laws that govern political speech at work.
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How to handle workplace stress
Betty Boyd Mental HealthcareStress is a big battle for all of us in today's world — both in and out of the office. If you do not control stress, it can cause all kinds of issues. A study by Health Advocate, Inc., entitled "Stress in the Workplace: Meeting the Challenge," indicates "the incidence of reported stress among employees in recent years and its impact on the bottom line has made the management of stress an urgent business strategy for American companies."
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Mediocrity kills: How to hire — and keep — only the best workers
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe obstacle that all too often keeps any organization from being its best is the willingness to tolerate mediocre performers. Let's face it, dishonest, unreliable troublemakers are seldom the reason businesses fail to excel — those folks get fired quickly. What really keeps success an arm's length away are the mediocre players.
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Spring cleaning: Set up a productive workspace with the 5S method
Michelle LaBrosse Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYour project teams seem to have all the right pieces — team members' technical proficiency, good internal communication, an organized project manager — but something still isn't quite right. Your team still struggles to get projects done on time and is not as productive as it could be.
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Rewarding failure hinders personal growth
Michael S. Haro, Ph.D. EducationLack of discipline. Not paying attention to what one is doing. Unwillingness to listen, develop and grow. These are all ways of defeating ourselves before we even get out of the starting gate. Life is our avenue to success. It can be an avenue with rays of sunlight, birds singing, smiles from friends or strangers, or a phone call from a special someone. All are signs along the roadside of our journey. They allow us to witness love, experience unconditional love and trust, and overcome doubts and fears. We learn to see more clearly that failure is a momentary status, to overcome with new direction and effort.
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Don’t have unions? You should still be worried about the NLRB
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf you are in a nonunion work environment, it is possible you have no idea who the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is and what the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) states. But if you have a handbook or your employees use social media, that could be a problem.
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Why managers do stupid things
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt is really unfortunate when you have to discipline a good manager for bad decisions based on good intentions. What follows are two common examples and how to address them without dampening your manager's enthusiasm for his/her employees.
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Project management: 4 steps for attacking the IT project list
Galen M. Metz Science & TechnologyToday, there are simply too many projects. Historically, CIOs have faced project backlogs, but now the to-do list contains both business and technology changes, plus those in healthcare are seeing significant regulatory changes as well. Technology analysts suggest there is just too much.
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