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8 tips for delivering difficult employee feedback
Liz MurphyBeing in a leadership position can be rewarding, but it does require a lot of time and dedication to your people. In fact, one of the biggest responsibilities of a leader is identifying and correcting performance issues. Because an employee's performance can be a sensitive matter, here are eight tips to help you deliver difficult feedback in a way that produces positive results.
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Employee wellness programs boost employee satisfaction and productivity
Joy Burgess Civil & GovernmentMany companies have been turning to employee wellness programs to help reduce employee healthcare costs. In fact, statistics from the American Institute for Preventive Medicine show that 91 percent of organizations now offer some type of wellness program, a percentage that has risen substantially in the last decade.
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What’s your business wearing?
Mark MacDonald MarketingWhat people wear — or the style they regularly wear — starts to become recognizable. In fact, we tend to wear similar things regularly. A brand is essentially that consistency we've become known for. And those things that are consistently used/worn become the visual identity of your brand. What's your business been wearing? Textures, styles and "cut" work into the equation, but color is the most recognized component of a brand suite.
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Being explicit about boardroom culture
John T. Dinner Association ManagementIn a previous article, I identified the value boards can derive from asking some deeper questions about their value, contribution and what they aspire to become as an oversight group. Those questions are a good starting point for improving the quality of governance and board performance. Not surprisingly, there are other questions a board could and should consider.
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Management lessons learned from HealthCare.gov launch
Mike Wokasch Healthcare AdministrationThe embarrassing and problematic launch of HealthCare.gov is nothing short of incomprehensible in our well-established technology driven world of commerce. How could the U.S. government not put up a functioning website to support applications and enrollment for health insurance? If you are managing a small or large project, here are a few axioms that don’t appear to have been taken into consideration when HealthCare.gov was constructed and launched.
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Cutting the strings: How to hold your employees accountable
Harry J. Friedman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementRetailIs a good part of your day filled with being pulled in different directions by the demands of your staff and your role as a store owner or manager? Imagine a puppet being pulled by its strings. Now combine that with what happens in your daily life.
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Disaster preparation: Helpful tips for businesses and facility managers
Joy Burgess Facilities & GroundsA recent survey sponsored by the American Red Cross and FedEx showed that approximately 70 percent of small businesses do not expect to experience a disaster, and half of those surveyed do not have an emergency response plan in place. Surviving any kind disaster requires preparation, but many businesses and facility managers fail to put an emergency plan in place.
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Proper holiday decor in the workplace
Jessica Taylor Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWith the fall and winter holidays quickly approaching, many offices are bringing out their decorations to lift spirits for the seasons. It's also the time for the annual argument of what's appropriate, if anything.
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Do you know these employee recruiting fundamentals?
Mel KleimanThe tools, technologies and techniques we use to attract potential employees keep evolving, but a great recruiting program is still all about basic "blocking and tackling."
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Are you hiring order-takers or high‑performers?
Deborah IkeA robot only takes orders. It receives commands and completes the tasks as specified. It can't really think for itself; it can only do what it's been programmed to do. Does that sound a bit too close to what some of your employees do? Do you distribute tasks and receive reports back when each is completed? Is that really all you want in a team member?
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