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The Cheat Sheet to Effective Communications at Work

Communication is the basis of every company – needless to say, if communication isn’t optimum, you will fail in more ways than one. If you are in the driver seat of your company, make sure your work on your communication skills to avoid misunderstandings that can damage not only your brand but the working atmosphere…

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Why CSR is the Key to an Effective Employer Brand

It’s a candidate’s world out there. There are currently more vacancies than people available to fill them, and a skills-short UK is enabling the most talented workers to cherry-pick their roles. These talented candidates are looking for more than a good pay packet – they want meaning from their work. To exert a pull on…

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Employer Branding Timebound Workplace

What LinkedIn Skills Get You Hired?

Thanks to LinkedIn, here are the the hottest skills which got people hired in the UK this year. The data reinforces that for the majority of vacancies, an understanding of tech is essential, along with data skills! The statistics are based on recruiting and hiring activity on LinkedIn, analysing the skills and experience of its 400…

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Are You a Team Motivation Killer? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Weak management can destroy a team’s motivation. Who wants to commit 110% to an ungrateful, negative manager? I’m sure employees would rather be dedicating their time to finding a new job! This infographic from Weekdone specifies 10 team motivation killers and how to fix them. Keep your team happy and motivated! Takeaways: Allow for self…

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Employer Branding Timebound

The Holiday Office Party: A Cautionary Tale

Well, another year has come and gone, and the holidays are once again upon us. For most of us, that means the obligatory holiday office party. It’s a time for us to come together with people we work with and celebrate as if we didn’t work with them. We can eat, drink and be merry…

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What are the Most Terrifying Facts about Bad Bosses?

How are you getting on with your boss? The relationship you have with your boss has enormous ramifications on the way you feel at work. If your boss is nice, comprehensive and encouraging, he will certainly make you productive and you will be willing to put down the hours. On the other hand, a bad…

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What are the Top HR Productivity Killers?

What’s keeping you from doing more meaningful work? With the internet and other social media, occasions to be distracted are aplenty. It’s so easy to open a new tab and go on your favourite website or chat with friends and family that productivity can rapidly be on a slump. Some companies even restrict access to…

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What Horrible Bosses Can Teach HR

We’ve all had at least one. Just the utterance of the words “bad boss” immediately evokes a potent image of that abrasive, passive aggressive, short-tempered, credit-stealer who everyday made you question why you were still working for them. It is perhaps this – the universal experience of this particular breed of workplace villain – that…

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How Fortune 500 CEOs Use Social Media [STUDY]

Oh yes, it’s that time of year again. Our friends at CEO.com searched for the social profiles of every single CEO on the FORTUNE 500 list on five popular social networks to determine which CEOs are lighting up social media – and which CEOs are still in the dark. Here’s a peek at what they…