Hiring Someone Smarter Than You: Genius Move…or Dumb Idea?Will bringing on someone who challenges the status quo (and potentially shines a light on your weak spots) ultimately benefit your career – and your team's performance? You decide!
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Show a Little Love: How To Bring Out the Best in Your PeopleThe grin from treating an employee with a box of chocolates might be fleeting, but these tips really "sweeten the deal" to bring out the best in your people, every day.
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Critical Conversations: A Guide to Essential Employee CommunicationWhether the topic is simple or complex, straightforward or potentially contentious, use these strategies to have honest, meaningful conversations that drive positive change.
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The BEST Gift to Give YourselfGive yourself an amazing gift this year – by changing your patterns of thinking.
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Staying Safe on the Job: OSHA UpdatesFrom electronic recordkeeping requirements to new procedures for handling whistleblower retaliation complaints, here’s what you need to know to stay safe (and compliant) in 2024.
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What is HR's Role During an Economic Crisis?Between record inflation, retirements, and overall economic uncertainty, HR plays a pivotal role in helping organizations weather the storm.
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Maximize Your Productivity with These Game-Changing AI-Based ToolsAI-based productivity tools are revolutionizing the way people approach work - and the options available are staggering! Here are a few of the best to boost your productivity, streamline your tasks, and make you more successful.
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Microstress: Protect Your Team - and Their PerformanceFrom difficult co-workers to tech that just doesn't work right, we all experience small stressors in our everyday life. Here's how to prevent these "microstressors" from accumulating - and undermining productivity and performance.
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Humans and AI: The Dynamic Duo in Today's WorkplaceExplore new ways to get things done faster, safer, and smarter - and why your team will always need humans.
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Employee Re-engagement: How to Get More From Your PeopleAre your employees doing the bare minimum – or giving you their best every day? Learn practical tips for motivating employees to go the extra mile, even when times are tough.
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10x Your Thinking - And Build a Culture of InnovationHere's how to build the right culture, processes, and team to go from "better" to "truly revolutionary" in your industry.
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Fact or Fiction: Younger Workers Demand a Different Approach to WorkFrom training opportunities to flexibility and paths for advancement, learn what our workforce’s youngest cohort really wants from you.
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Quiet Quitters? Ways to Beat Your Team's Engagement SlumpTired of employees who merely "put in their time"? Use these twelve tips to turn quiet quitters into high performers!
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Operation Skill-Builder: Your Ultimate Guide to Workforce Training in 2023Outperform your competitors during tough times and create happier, more loyal and more productive employees. Here’s how to prepare your workforce for the future!
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GET IT DONE: 52 Weekly Productivity Tips for 2023We’re sharing 52 of our favorite tips to make each one more productive for you, personally and professionally!
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Essential Tips: (Re)Build Trust to Boost PerformanceIf the last two years have eroded your employees’ confidence in you or your organization, here’s how to rebuild it!
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(Re)Build Trust to Boost PerformanceIf the last two years have eroded your employees’ confidence in you or your organization, here’s how to rebuild it!
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Be Ready for Anything: Managing Effectively During Uncertain TimesHow can you keep your workforce loyal, productive and flexible? Start here!
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Be Ready for Anything: Managing Effectively During Uncertain TimesHow can you keep your workforce loyal, productive and flexible? Start here!
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5 Questions To Build a Bulletproof Workforce Plan For 2023Setting up a successful strategy for 2023 means asking tough questions about the prior year and what’s to come in the 12 months ahead. Answer these five questions to design a strategy to crush your goals next year!
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Build a More Productive Team!Being busy is one thing. Getting good work done is quite another. It’s up to you to make sure your team is working well together and accomplishing something. Here’s how to build a team that doesn’t just stay busy; it gets things done.
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What You Get Back From Giving: A Practical Guide to Well-being in the WorkplaceHow do you make practical changes that drive results? Here's how to move the needle!
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New Dangers: Hiring and Interview BiasWant to build more dynamic, diverse and productive teams? Understand why and how bias occurs -- and use these tips to neutralize it.
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You Gotta Sell It: Convincing Top Candidates to Say YES"What's in it for me?" In today's candidate market, you need to sell the opportunity -- and your company -- in the interview. Here's how.
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50+ Questions to Identify A-Level CandidatesWhether you're hiring an entry-level worker or a remote manager, these questions will help you identify people with the right skills, work ethic, and culture fit to thrive in your company.
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When They're Tough, but Good: How To Manage Difficult PeopleManaging them drains you, but dang it – they're great at their job. Here's how to hold difficult yet high-performing employees accountable and get them to "play nice" with others.
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12 Ways to Be THE Difference-Maker in Your CompanyNeed proven ways to move the needle on employee productivity, job satisfaction and retention? Good news: It starts with YOU.
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No Excuses! Building a High-Performance CultureWhether your team works remotely or on-site, here's how to build a "no excuses" culture and get people to live up to their commitments.
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10 Ways To Stay Optimally Staffed in the New YearWhether you have a clear picture of your workforce needs for 2022 or are unsure what future demand will be, use these tips to keep your team performing at their peak by ensuring optimal staff levels.
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Are you planning to hire?Companies need to do whatever they can to avoid bad practices during the hiring process. Additionally, they also must ensure that the application process reflects well on them, or else they (and any prospective candidates) will be saddled with a disappointing active recruitment process -- and take a hit to their word-of-mouth hiring, too.
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Are you maximizing the first 90 days?With nearly one-third of new hires quitting during the first three months, you need to do everything possible from day one to ensure they get off to a great start -- whether they're on-site or remote, temporary or direct.
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It's time to get strategic...The ability to be a strategic thinker is a key characteristic of an effective leader. But one common mistake people make is to assume that strategic thinking is the exclusive domain of C-suiters or other positions with a senior title. Anyone can be a strategic thinker!
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Your Guide to Solving the $95,000 Problem!The rules for optimizing employee performance have changed; this guide will help you turn productivity losses into gains and get more output from your team.
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These tips can help your business attract job seekers!While social views might not have been the number one reason that an employee has left or is considering leaving the organization, it could be one of the things that attract someone to a new employer.
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Check out these innovative ideas for your workplace!Your business needs skilled professionals on staff. Yet, identifying, attracting, and retaining talent remains difficult. Fortunately, options are available to help you strengthen your workforce, regardless of your recruiting strategy.
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Have you tried these 9 proven methods in your workplace?Improving workplace diversity and inclusion entails more than hiring more women, BIPOC, nonbinary, or neurodiverse employees, however. It includes weaving genuine inclusion into the fabric of the organization--that is, not as simple as having diverse people on board but also ensuring that they’re involved, empowered, and trusted within the business.
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This can help you find (and keep!) the best talent.What perks and benefits do employees expect in 2021? Find out here.
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Is it time to increase pay rates?In this issue:
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Employers are struggling to appeal to and retain talent for many reasons, but fear and money are at the top of the list. Will the "return to normal" tempt your best employees to leave?Here's how to drive loyalty and performance at every stage of the employee experience.
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Planning to hire Gen Z? Start here!In this issue:
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How to Hire GenZ Use ENPS to Boost Loyalty and Motivation DOL Withdrawal of IC Regulations Means More Uncertainty for Employers How Different Generations Want to Be Recognized at Work It's time to bring this back to the workplace...Creating a more lighthearted workplace can reduce stress, boost morale and increase productivity.
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Guide to Recruiting with ChatbotsIn This Issue:
Guide to Recruiting with Chatbots
How to Make Diversity in Hiring a Reality
5 Ways to Incentivize a Workforce to Increase Company Revenue
Upskilling and Reskilling: The Art of Coping with Change
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Here's How to Go From Talk to ActionWhether they come from you, your team or higher ups, here's how to take new ideas and practical feedback from concept to reality!
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Learn About Changing Employee ExpectationsIn this issue:
Learn About Changing Employee Expectations
Why Team Members Should Get to Know Each Other
Getting Practical with AI: Can It Help HR Help People?
Elements of Perfect Offboarding
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Your Guide to Giving Better Employee Feedback!In this issue:
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Skip the Sugar: The Modern Manager's Guide To Providing Feedback Effectively Insights: Nurture and Drip Marketing for RecruitersIn This Issue
- Nurture and Drip Marketing for Recruiters
- The Reinvention of HR
- How to Run a Successful Wellness Challenge
- Using the Check-in to Cultivate a Culture of Growth and Trust
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How to Stay Ahead of Challenges to Virtual RecruitmentIn this issue:
How to Stay Ahead of Challenges to Virtual Recruitment
Business Ethics in Human Resources
Blockchain and the Transformation of HR
How to Make Virtual Live Courses Engaging and Effective
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Are you asking the right interview questions?In this issue:
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Discover Your Team's Hidden Heroes When Every Day Feels Like Groundhog Day... Try This Get Ready for the Digital WorkplaceIn this issue:
Get Ready for the Digital Workplace
The Importance of "Momboarding"
Performing the Core Functions of HR Remotely
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Is your team ready for 2021?In this issue:
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You've Got This: Retooling Your Team's Skills for 2021 Leadership skills you'll need for a new year!In this issue:
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-Turning Over a New Leaf: Retool Your Leadership Skills in 2021 -Get It Back! Reclaim Hundreds of Unproductive Hours Don't be a nag: Ways to give better feedbackIn this issue:
-Nudging vs. Nagging
-Giving Thanks: High-Impact, Budget-Friendly Recognition Ideas
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How to get the most from employees during tough timesIn this issue:
-Better Culture = Peak Performance: Managing Employees Through Tough Times
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Do your employees have these skills?In this issue:
-Job Skills for the Modern Workplace
-Monkey Mind: Beating Distractions in the Workday
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Time to speed up the recovery!In this issue:
-5 Staffing Ideas to Strengthen Your Team – and Speed Your Recovery
-Recapturing Your Productivity: 5 Ways to Stop Rationalizing
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How to Get Your Workforce Back to 100% (or better!)In this issue:
-Up and Running: How to Get Your Workforce Back to 100% (or better!)
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Namaste...in the workplace??In this issue:
-Meditation: Productivity Miracle or Muck?
-Build a Smarter Sick Leave Policy
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-The Stay Interview: an Essential Weapon in the War for Talent -Productivity Tips: Working on a "Farm"? What's hot in workforce management?In this issue:
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-Help Wanted! When it makes sense to get outside recruiting assistance -What's Hot in Workforce Management? "You're scaring off the candidates!"In this issue:
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-Is Your Hiring Process Ruining Your Employer Brand? -Productivity Tips: Thriving in the Interruption Culture Can we have your opinion, Todd?In this issue:
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Hiring Challenges Survey Productivity Tips: The Zero Waste Workweek Tools: Get it Off Your Plate! You're working too hardIn this issue:
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-10 Fresh Ideas for Managing Virtual Teams -Productivity Tips: Work Smarter, Not Harder! Workforce misery -- Are you to blame?In this issue:
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-Are You Making Your Employees Miserable? -Productivity Tips: Beat Stress – in Less than 1 Minute! -Tools: Get Your Ducks in a Row HR records - Are you keeping the right stuff?In this issue:
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-What's In? What's Out? (When it comes to personnel files, that is.) -Biggest Productivity Killers -Tools: 5 Ways to Boost Temporary Employee Productivity No more excuses!In this issue:
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-Own It! (So your employees will, too) -Productivity Tips: What's Your Style? -Interview Questions to Assess Work Style The million dollar job offerIn this issue:
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-"We'll Pay You $1,000,000": How To Find Passive Candidates -Do Brown Bags Kill Productivity? Do you hear the whispers?In this issue:
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-Are You Part of the "In Crowd" (at work, that is)? -Productivity Tips: Whistle While You Work -Results at Work: Simplifying Staffing for a High-Volume Staffing User Top Candidates do not equal Top EmployeesIn this issue:
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-Top Candidates do not equal Top Employees -Fuel More Arguments at Work Do more. Spend less. Go crazy!In this issue:
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-Understaffing: a Risky Proposition -Productivity Tips: 5 Ways to Keep Employees Happy -Free Survey to Gauge Employee Happiness 2013 EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidelines -- Are you in compliance?In this issue:
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-To Check or Not to Check? Straight Talk About EEOC Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Checks -Productivity Tips: Keep Interviewing Simple -Tools: Dos and Don'ts for Conducting Criminal Background Checks Feel more like a referee than a manager?In this issue:
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-Feel More Like a Referee than a Manager? -Productivity Tips: Fun & Flexibility Boosts Productivity Boost productivity this summerIn this issue:
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-Want to Boost Employee Productivity? Look in the Mirror! -To Be a Great Leader, Focus on Clarity in Communication -Tools: ACA Information Sheet What's dirtier a keyboard or toilet?In this issue:
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-Business lessons from the Staffing Industry Executive Forum -Want to stay productive? Stay healthy! Is March Madness a good thing for your office??In this issue of Great Ideas:
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-Creating Championship Teams for Your Business -Take Control of Your Day--Before it Takes Control of You! -Meetings & March Madness Free eBook: MBO for 2013In this issue:
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-The Shredder Ate my Report--Improve Performance with "Management by Objectives" (MBO) -Productivity Tips: What's Out? Multitasking. What's In? Mindfulness! -Case Study: Simplification. Streamlining. Single-source options. Welcome to the new Great Ideas!In this issue:
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-Hiring in 2013? Key Talent Acquisition Trends to Watch -Five Ways to Make This Your Most Productive Year Ever! -Why questions can be your most powerful employee motivation tool. 'Tis the Season to be Scrooge-y?It's that most wonderful time of the year!
Except when it comes to getting work done. Chances are, your
staff is more focused on shopping and parties than this week's
deadlines.
So how do you get work done... without being a Scrooge?
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Stuff the Bird - Not Yourself!It may sound crazy to talk about wellness when everyone is
thinking about pies and cookies. But right now is when your
employees need your help the most. Show them you care by
implementing one or more of these employee wellness tips.
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Very Impressive!It's a cliché because it's true: you never get a second chance
to make a first impression. And when you're making that impression
in front of a group, the stakes go up.
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Are You Making These Hiring Mistakes?This month in Great Ideas, you'll find a checklist for assessing
your interview style--and why it may need to change.
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"Want to do lunch?"Setting the stage for the future success of any employee is crucial, and it begins at the beginning. And if you want your new employees to add value from the start, here's how to make it easy for them.
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How to Win Customers and Influence Complainers
As Mad Men's Don Draper once famously said, "If you don't like
what is being said about you, change the conversation." This
month's edition of Great Ideas shows you the right way to do
that using social media.
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Bored?! Check This Out!It's almost summertime, and the living might be easy, but
motivation is hard.
Want to inspire your team without spending a fortune? Try
these three ideas.
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Hiring Failure: Do Tech Skills Matter?You know how important fit is, so you'll want to read this month's
Great Ideas. It's a quick guide to the most important soft skills:
what they are, why they're important and how to identify them.
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The Idiot's Guide to Being the BossThere's no denying it--once you're the boss, the rules change.
Say or do the wrong thing, and you could lose the respect of your
team--or worse, create a legal liability for your company.
Do you know the new rules of office interaction?
This month in Great Ideas, we'll give you some tips on how to
be the boss without coming off the wrong way.
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Cure TOXIC negativity in your workplace
In this article, we'll show you how to identify the causes
of negativity in your company--and more importantly, what you
can do to wipe it out!
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Do Performance Reviews Give You Performance Anxiety?Be honest--would you rather go to the dentist than do
employee performance reviews?
This month's issue of Great Ideas is geared toward taking
the stress out of that situation.
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To "E" or Not to "E," What is the Answer?You've decided to offer learning opportunities for your employees--
congratulations! Research shows that employees who are offered
opportunities to learn and advance their skills have higher
productivity, better engagement and take more ownership in
their performance.
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Forget about annual reviews!
Keep productivity humming and results churning--plus
keep your employees happier--with a defined performance
management system.
And to help you get started, this month's Great Idea includes a
performance management checklist, designed to help you start and
implement your own performance management plan.
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What will your company look like in 2020?An organization's success and competitiveness depends upon
its ability to embrace diversity and realize the benefits.
But managing diversity is more challenging than it seems.
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Have you ever lied on a reference check?Do you know the five steps to an effective and legal reference check? Not sure? Then check out this month's Great Idea.
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Great Ideas: 10 Interview Questions You Must AskWhen you're hiring, there are three things you must determine:
1) Can the candidate do the job?
2) Will the candidate do the job?
3) Will the candidate do the job for our company?
The first question is pretty easy to answer--it's just
a matter of assessing skills and experience.
But what about the next two?
If you want to hire better people, check out this month's
feature story.
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Great Ideas: Temps are more than fill-insPartnering with a staffing firm is more than just a good
position fill, quality service or being responsive to
business needs. Successful partnering brings long range
strategic value to each organization, helping to increase
productivity, control expenses and improve profitability.
This month's issue of Great Ideas shares three case studies
of how companies are successfully partnering with staffing firms.
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Retain Your Best EmployeesA recent survey found that 74% of workers would consider a
new job opportunity. That's a decided jump from previous
numbers. The survey identified three primary reasons why
workers would consider changing jobs.
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Great Ideas: The Secret of Extraordinary LeadersCan you spot an effective leader? Sure, you can look at a
person's accomplishments, but do you know what traits to
look for?
This article will show you the seven most critical traits of
exceptional leaders.
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Great Ideas: Get More Out of Your TeamWant to increase the effectiveness of your team? You'll
find out how in this issue of Great Ideas!
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Are You a Busy Boss?This month in Great Ideas, we're focusing on a topic that's critical to the success of any business--being an effective boss and leader.
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Let's Celebrate!As a leader, you want to get the best results from your team.
And if you really want to create focus, improve morale and
boost productivity, you need to celebrate!
Celebration is essential to long-term success, and in this
article you'll find 12 effective ways to celebrate your wins.
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Fight Resume Fraud!Have you ever caught someone lying on their resume or job application? Unfortunately, it's become a VERY common problem, and it can
lead to big and expensive hiring mistakes!
In this issue of Great Ideas, we'll show you how to spot some of the signs of resume fraud, so you can protect your company.
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Mastering Performance ReviewsWould you like to make performance reviews faster, easier, and more effective? Who wouldn't! That's why this issue of Great Ideas focuses on the review process. Our feature article will show you how to conduct
pain free reviews that produce great results.
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The "F-bomb" on the planeAre your employees at their breaking points?
The answer is YES. People are overworked and overstressed.
And it's taking a toll, not just with extreme behavior, but
in terms of declining productivity levels, increasing
turnover, and rising costs.
So how can you prevent your people from "pulling a Slater?"
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Why pay for performance comp plans failWhy do most "pay for performance" comp plans fail to improve profits? That's a tricky question, and one we hope to answer with this
issue of Great Ideas.
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Should you use social media in hiring?Social networks offer an incredible wealth of information, and it can be tempting to use these sites to screen job candidates.
But using social networks for screening can expose your company to a huge risk from discrimination lawsuits.
So how can you take advantage of all the information social networks offer and still protect your organization?
Read on to find out:
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Beat Your Busy SeasonIn this article about planned staffing--you'll
discover a better way to even out the highs and lows in your workload, save money, and reduce employment risk.
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Special eBook: Avoiding Management DisasterThis month, instead of our regular newsletter, we have a
special treat for you! We've created an eBook that addresses
a BIG problem in the U.S. workforce--job dissatisfaction.
This eBook will show you how to beat the odds and keep your
people happy and productive.
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Increase Employee ProductivityFive ways to build a more
engaged and productive organization
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