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Taking a vacation can improve your health — have you scheduled PTO…
Jessica Taylor Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementI recently took a family vacation to the beach, where I was sure I was going to relax and enjoy time away from the office … until I started the “party foul.” Every night I would check my work email to make sure everything was going smoothly and to delete spam so I wouldn’t be overloaded when I returned to the office.
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Discovering company culture through the beat of a happy tune
Bianca Gibson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLoud music, food trucks for lunch, over-the-top holiday parties, telework opportunities and a relaxed dress code are all examples that produce company culture, but the perks aren’t the only items to consider.
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Is there a growing trend of CFOs prioritizing energy reduction projects?
Ed Kirk Facilities & GroundsA growing number of CFOs are pushing for more spending on energy reduction projects despite another year of tight budgets. What has caused this recent shift by the protectors of fiscal responsibility to prioritize funding for energy reduction initiatives?
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How to build a respectful workplace
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThere is honor and dignity in work. Successful employers understand this axiom and build workplaces in which their employees are respected. As a result, they experience lower employee turnover, less employment-related litigation and fewer problems caused by meddling unions.
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10 ways to guarantee your best people quit
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAre you tired of working with good employees? Looking for ways to ensure that your best people leave? Follow these 10 easy steps to guarantee your best people quit.
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3 leadership tips for performance coaching
Greg Witz Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe business world is changing. Team members are not looking for bosses, but leaders. This holds particularly true for millennials, who want to be coached in the workplace. The challenge is that many leaders are not equipped with the tools to effectively coach their teams and team members for maximum performance.
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The future of business: Big or small, but not mid-sized
Adrian Davis Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBusinesses are currently faced with unprecedented change. Every change — especially those related to technology and business model — brings more and faster change. Change changes the nature of change. Each change creates new opportunities, and each change shuts the door on previous growth opportunities. No one is safe — especially not mid-sized business.
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Does your job candidate really speak Spanish? Here’s how to find…
Bill Hindle Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThere are now many proven and quantified benefits of serving customers and potential customers in their native languages. This has prompted many companies to hire bilinguals at an increased rate, or even to begin hiring bilinguals for the first time.
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Frustrated at work? Try a different approach
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementA common theme in the round-table meetings and one-on-ones I host for my clients is frustration. Frustration with others not moving at the pace we need them to move. Frustration at salaries not matching our workload or experience. Frustration with constant change that leaves goals unclear or impossible to accomplish.
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7 tips to ace your next job interview
Jessica Taylor Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf you're not the best at selling yourself in an interview, it's time to change your way of thinking. Here are seven tips on how to get yourself into the right frame of mind for your interview.
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