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Workforce Planning – today & beyond

Posted on June 3rd, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

A few years ago workforce planning was one of the hottest issues every business was talking about. At the time it was aimed at the C-Suite and did not seem to go any further. Today workforce planning [ … ] Read More

Laugh at Work Week

Posted on March 31st, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Inspiration, Interesting Trivia, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

Did you know that the world celebrates Laugh at Work Week? It kicks off on April 1st and ends on April 7th. How very appropriate that April Fools Day begins a week dedicated to having fun at work and [ … ] Read More

Happiness has its own International Day

Posted on March 18th, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

The International Day of Happiness (also known as Happiness Day) is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. Expect to see thousands of people taking [ … ] Read More

Random Act of Kindness Day

Posted on February 17th, 2016 | Corporate Culture, HR Related, Inspiration, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building

February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day This unofficial holiday is increasingly being celebrated around the world – for good reason! RAK is intended to encourage daily acts of kindness for a week in hopes [ … ] Read More

Fun @ Work Makes Good Business Sense

Posted on January 28th, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Seasonal Content, Team Building

This year Friday, January 29th is designated as “Fun @ Work Day”. This unofficial day of merriment is celebrated on the last Friday in January each year. Why Fun @ Work? The origin of Fun @ [ … ] Read More

Develop People with Stretch Assignments

Posted on January 21st, 2016 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts

This blog is not about justifying why it is important for companies to conduct or provide ongoing training programs. Yes, there are many excellent training strategies and approaches that organizations can into their corporate employee programs that [ … ] Read More

Expectations for 2016

Posted on December 18th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Inspiration, Seasonal Content

What’s it going to take for your company to be successful next year? In may cases the last quarter of the year is when most companies start thinking about the business challenges of the coming year. That also means [ … ] Read More

Leadership & the Fine Art of Effective Communication

Posted on December 4th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

Communication Excellence The art of communication is the language of leadership. Excelling in communication is one of the top consistently rated traits of distinguished leaders. On a daily basis leaders work with people whose opinions, values, beliefs and [ … ] Read More

Onboarding – Critical for the Business Plan

Posted on November 20th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Management Concepts

Onboarding – Organizational Socialization The onboarding process includes the entire interaction with a new employee from interview to hire – and all that follows – orientation, integration and career development support. Unlike payroll processing, group benefit administration, training and [ … ] Read More

Employee Satisfaction = Increased Productivity?

Posted on October 1st, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

Does employee job satisfaction really matter? More precisely, does job satisfaction have a significant impact on job performance and organizational commitment? The short answer is – most definitely. Sometimes we forget that people work for people, [ … ] Read More