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Are you one of those people who “checks in” wherever you go on Facebook? Are you the “mayor” of your favorite restaurant on Foursquare? Do you keep your network apprised of your every move on Twitter? Location-based apps are certainly popular on social media these days and letting your network know where you’re going and…
Great leadership is an under-appreciated variable in career trajectory. Finding a leader rather than a run-of-the-mill manager can jumpstart success, and stagnating under poor or nonexistent leadership can create unnecessary barriers to long-term goals. Thus, during a job search, you should be cognizant of and closely scrutinize the perceived effectiveness of your potential future manager. While anyone…
Annual trends from Aon Hewitt’s global employee database reflecting employee engagement and perceptions of their work experience are shown in the infographic below. The data is taken from 3.8 million employees in 2,500 companies. Takeaways: 4 out of 10 employees are not engaged. 2 out of 10 employees are actively disengaged. Global employee engagement is…
The Talent Project asks whether you really know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about your employees. See for yourself in their slideshow below. Takeaways: Only half of your employees are happy in their jobs. 43% of employees think about quitting their job. Only 29% of employees would recommend their employer…
I remember receiving a call from a client that I had worked closely with, building their IT team from a single member to a fully functional team. One of the first developers I had placed with them, an extremely talented guy (we’ll call him Bob for the sake of argument), had handed in his notice…
Glassdoor has released their sixth annual Employees’ Choice Awards for 2014, honouring the 50 Best Places to Work. You can see the results in the chart below. Winners were determined by the people who know these companies best — their employees through reviews on the Glassdoor website. Takeaways: In 2013, Facebook was number 1. This…
One of the best ways to stoke up interest in social media amongst employees is to get the leadership team to lead by example. If you have a leader that embraces social and actively engages on say Twitter or LinkedIn, this sends a powerful message to the rest of the organisation. Not only is it…
When you change your marketing plan, you can easily measure the results to see if it’s working. When you swap out machinery, you can measure the improvement in production. However, when you implement a new skill or learning program in your company, it’s not so easy to tell what effect it’s having – at least…
Even if you love your job, there are some things you should never hear your boss say! This presentation by Andrew Chow lists 9 of them. Highlights: “I was here last Friday night and Saturday morning, where were you?” “You should stay – we have special privileges for women” “We have always done it this way” RELATED: 7…
