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The makeup of the workforce is dramatically changing. In less than five years, Digital Natives will outnumber Baby Boomers. In 10 years, they will represent 70% of the talent pool. What should your company be doing now to win the attention and capture the loyalties of this group? This infographic…
What are the most common assumptions about millennials in the workplace? Well, not only do they represent a higher percentage of workers in American companies than any other generation but they are also tech savvy, creative, innovative and adaptable. They are highly mobile, likely to change jobs more frequently and…
Many employers are aware of the link between job stress and lowered productivity, but don’t consider how an employee’s personal problems can also wreak havoc in the workplace. Difficulties in an employee’s personal life can directly impact job performance and the way they interact with colleagues and customers. According to…
The idea of corporate culture has become a trite, almost banal, phrase. However, that detracts from the facts: Company culture has grown in importance and is integral to developing a successful organization. Correcting your corporate culture before it’s too late can save your company time and money and help you…
The workforce has grown dramatically recently, yet many employee recognition programs have not. When a recognition program doesn’t evolve and grow with its employee base, it can suffer from lack of use or, even worse, it can demotivate employees. Here are six reasons your company’s recognition program is not serving…
Everyone has stress in their lives, and many times those pressures spill into the workplace. Managers and supervisors are often the first to notice when workers are having problems. The response of management can play a crucial role in keeping employees focused and productive at their jobs, despite personal turmoil…
A company finds a purple squirrel and hires her immediately. But the new employee never becomes integrated with the company, and her work is never on par with what the company expected from her. What went wrong? What practices can the company change to ensure that new employees are actually…
Software as a Service solutions are the chosen vehicle for today’s sales incentive and employee reward and recognition programs. There’s a good reason for that: They are proven commodities that are faster to implement and less expensive to operate. But not all SaaS solutions are equal. In fact, some are…
In a working world where many employees are disbursed from one another and value the opinions of their co-workers just as much (if not more) than they do senior executives, it’s hard to imagine why all recognition programs are not social. Social recognition does more for businesses than traditional recognition…
Companies have no shortage of strategic initiatives. It seems like the c-suite is continually drawing up new blueprints for the operation. But as any astute business executive will tell you, the biggest challenge they have is not formulating the strategic direction; it’s translating the vision into a working reality. In…
