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The Obstacle Course of Employee Engagement

It’s hard to keep on top of employee engagement sometimes – people do say it can be an obstacle course. This infographic by Achievers shows how to overcome the obstacle course. Takeaways: If you have time to fill up your coffee, you have time to recognise a job well done. 3 out of 4 people…

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What Makes Up the Modern HR Director?

What does the modern HR director like? Laurie Ruettimannย shows more in her research below. Takeaways: 66% of HR directors are baby boomers. 41% of HR directors have a dog. 9% of HR directors drink vodka as their drink of choice. RELATED:ย What Happens in a Year in the Life of a Recruiter?

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Three Ways Effective Communication Builds Productive Teams

Studies released last year showed that between 60-70% of employees donโ€™t like their jobs, are disengaged, and are not operating anywhere near peak productivity. How do you get people to really show up? Hereโ€™s how you hire for it and how you sustain it after day one: 1) Start with the interview: As companies grow,…

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How to Make Your Hiring Strategy More Diverse

Many employers may focus their efforts on hiring a team with similar mentalities, educational histories, or skills knowledge. But a diverse team offers varying perspectives and a multitude of skillsets — often equating to better performance, a great brand image, and growth in an organization. With more than 85 percent of companies taking action to…

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How Does Emotional Intelligence Affect Your Career?

Emotional IQ is determined by the level of your emotional intelligence, and can be a major factor in your career. How important is it? University of Maryland answer that below. Takeaways: Managers especially can benefit from high emotional intelligence. Employees with high EI normally remain calm under pressure. Improve your EI and it will improve…

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How Social Employees Make Great Brand Ambassadors

Within the world of business, credibility and transparency is something that is rather important to the public nowadays. People want to know what is going on โ€˜behind closed doorsโ€™ within certain companies and how they deal with successes and failures.ย  This is why treating employees as a part of your team of ambassadors is so…

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How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy at Work

It’s important to stay healthy – especially at work. How do you keep your eyes healthy? FeelGood have the answers below! Takeaways: You stare at a screen at work for 1820 hours per year. Long times in front of a screen can lead to short sight-ness. Make sure you take regular breaks and get away…

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How Much Time is Wasted in the Workplace?

Everyone wastes time at work – but how much? Time Doctor give you a run down in their infographic below. Takeaways: 54% of businesses prohibit the use of Facebook and Twitter at work. 70% of internet porn traffic is during the 9 to 5 working day. 19% of time wasted at work is through personal…

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Why Employees Leave and How Much It’s Costing Companies

Losing employees can be hard – so it’s crucial to know what makes people want to change jobs. This infographic by LinkedIn gives more of an idea and understanding. Takeaways: Better compensation and benefits is one of things that makes employees change employers. 10.3% of employees voluntarily changed employer every year. Retention is key to…