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Employers
The Pride System: Building a Productive Workforce
Workers face dynamic and ever increasing challenges. A global economy of discriminating consumers has placed demands on employers never before seen. Managers face the task of finding, keeping, and motivating workers. Environmental pressures, rising health care costs, and the sophisticated needs of the workforce have placed management in a complicated and tenuous situation. The answer lies with creating a work environment that motivates people toward exceptional performance. Read on to learn how you as a manager can maximize the potential, creative abilities, and talents of your workforce to gain a greater competitive advantage.
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Employers
Preventing Organizational “Burnout”
Just like individuals within them, organizations can burn out too. All organizational structures and programs burn out without the positive contributions of the people involved. If you are a boss and are aware of symptoms like low morale, high turnover, and increased absenteesim within your organization, you can begin to suspect your company is burning out. What can be done to “cure” and prevent organizational burnout? Here are a few suggestions.
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Employers
Managing Diversity: Meeting the Needs of Workforce 2020
Organizations are responding to the diverse needs of their employees in a number of different ways. Outlined here are some ideas that might be adopted as a means to introduce diversity.
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Employers
Tips for Managing & Retaining Superstars
Old management tools no longer work. In the past, volumes have been written about the importance of compensation and work flexibility in motivating and retaining employees. Most executives will not argue the role these factors play. However, recent workforce trends are forcing managers to re-evaluate the tools used to keep top-notch talent. To reduce turnover, you must first seek to understand the primary causes behind it.
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Employers
Workforce Planning: The Strategy Behind “Strategic Staffing”
by Christina Morfeld A company’s annual budgeting process generally requires managers to project personnel requirements for the
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Employers
Are You Building a Great Team…Or a Collection of Great Individuals?
Knowing the difference between having a few superstar employees and a great team can mean success or failure to your company. Here are some important thoughts on leading a cohesive team.
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Employers
Are You Really A Leader – Or Merely A Manager?
You can buy someone’s physical presence, but you cannot buy loyalty, enthusiasm, or devotion. These you must earn. Successful organizations have leaders who focus on the future rather than cling to the past. Leaders bring out the best in people. They spend time developing people into leaders. Read on to find out the qualities of a leader.
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Employers
Can We Really Learn Leadership From Sports?
It can be considered a cliché to use the term “sports” in relation to business. Worse, football imagery relates more to “command and control” systems than today’s business world of autonomous business units and self-managed teams. Still, leaders can learn lessons from the field—be it a court, a pitch, a ring, or even a gridiron.
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Employers
Give People a Reason to Stay – Get Them Engaged by Paul Phillips
With the looming shortage of talent we are facing, smart companies are taking action now. Here are some key steps you can take to help keeping the employees you need.
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Employers
In the Spotlight: Finding the Best and Brightest
Superstars. Overachievers. High performers. Whatever you call them, you know your company’s success depends on finding, hiring, and keeping them. But, if you’re interviewing candidates for hire or promotion, how do you identify the best and brightest?
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Employers
Managing for Retention
With employee loyalty in a downward spiral, how can an organization keep its talent from jumping to its competitors? Read on to learn strategies for keeping good employees.
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Employers
Performance Reviews: A Guide for Managers
Annual performance reviews can be stressful for both employees and managers. Here are some simple but effective tactics to help minimize your employees’ anxiety and ensure reviews are both fair and effective.