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6 tricks to make your office’s Halloween party a real treat
Cait Harrison Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHalloween isn't just an excuse for kids to play dress up and consume too much candy anymore — it's also a great reason for a little team building and fun in your workplace. Never made a big deal of the holiday before? Maybe this is the year to start.
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Are you being triangulated?
Roger Daviston Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs leaders, we are extremely vulnerable to being triangulated, and it's unhealthy for the unity of a company. Triangulation involves a cast of three characters: the villain, the victim and the rescuer. If you are constantly fixing relational problems that others should fix for themselves, you are probably being triangulated.
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The ABCs of employee retention
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEmployee retention efforts don't have to be elaborate or laden with perks. You just have to do a good job on the fundamentals. Take a look at the following ideas and add at least a few to your employee retention strategy.
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What happens to key actions and decisions after a board meeting?
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementHow much time, care and preparation do we put into board meetings? If we attempted to put a value on the cost of holding and executing a board meeting, the costs would be in the tens of thousands of dollars when you factor in volunteer leader and staff time.
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How does a leader transform an organization?
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt's a simple question with a not-so-simple answer: How does a leader transform an organization? According to researcher Bernard M. Bass, transformational leaders "garner trust, respect and admiration from their followers."
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Meet BadUSB: The latest cybersecurity threat for businesses
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyThe past 12 months has been a time of high anxiety for the cybersecurity field. Well-publicized breaches with giant companies like JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot and Target have affected millions of consumers. With unprecedented resources at hackers' disposal, practically every company has at least some concern about the safety of its data.
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Will Facebook force advertisers to forget about tracking cookies?
Danielle Manley MarketingAdvertisements are often considered a necessary evil. They are "necessary" for businesses and brands, but they are "evil" for viewers, especially when the ad has no relevance for them. Now, Facebook is taking technology one step further with the introduction of two new advancements.
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7 key elements of an effective new employee orientation program
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementNew employee orientation is one of the most important of all human resources transactions. "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," is a saying that really applies to orienting or onboarding new employees. Regardless of the industry or employer, effective new employee orientation should include at least seven key elements.
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3 things managers must do to lead change
Adrian Davis Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEvery organization is dealing with change — some more successfully than others. The linchpin in change efforts is middle management. Middle managers are the interface between the visionaries who decide on the change and the front-line workers who must implement it. If middle management is not engaged, the front-line workers will not be either.
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Questions for the board about risk
Dr. David Hillson Association ManagementIt is quite common for risk professionals not to talk to senior executives or board members. After all, they probably think we are technical staff or analytical specialists involved in the detail of the business, and not relevant to the strategic direction of the organization. And perhaps we think that executives are too important or too busy to waste their valuable time listening to us.
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