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How New-Age Mentorship Programs Have the Potential to Increase Employee Retention

The workforce is a living, breathing entity that changes with each generation. The speed of this change has never been more significant than now. There are several key factors driving this accelerated change: Labor scarcity faced by industrialized nations in a post-pandemic world The digital revolution experienced by Gen Y millennials and Gen Z Zoomers—the…

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Dyslexia at Work: 10 Ways Employers Can Help

According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), dyslexia affects approximately 10% of the British population. Therefore, around 2.9 million workers are living with this learning difficulty, meaning it’s incredibly likely that a current or future employee will be dyslexic. Understandably, revealing a learning difficulty can be a daunting prospect in the workplace and this anxiety can hold back those…

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5 Ways to Get the Most from Training for your Employees

Effective workplace training is a huge part of keeping your employees working at their best. Whether it’s to learn new skills or keep on top of recent industry developments, training is vital to both employers and employees. In a recent survey from online business print providers Instaprint, over half of the workers (56%) said that…

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6 Steps to Engaging with Your Workforce

Engaged employees demonstrate higher levels of performance, commitment, and loyalty. To build an engaged workforce, there are all sorts of things you can use to inspire employees. Watson Wyatt studies show that an organisation with highly engaged employees typically achieves a financial performance four times greater than a company with poor employee attitudes. It’s not…

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5 Factors Millennials Want at Work – But You Don’t Have

Millennials, defined as anyone between ages 18–34, have been stereotyped as “entitled,” “apathetic” or “unmotivated”—products of an instant gratification culture that touts success without paying dues. However, this assumption doesn’t account for the intrinsic expertise and potential that millennials demonstrate when they feel recognized, effective and purposeful. The members of this generation are game-changers, and…

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A Guide to Mentoring for Career Success

The benefits of mentoring throughout various career stages have been the basis of many great debates. With the transition to a coaching leadership style, many individuals believe that this removes the need for promoting the benefits of mentor programs or seeking out a career mentor. The reality is however that successful people still have mentors.…

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The 5 Basics to Being a Better Leader

Some of us are natural-born leaders; the rest of us have to figure it out along the way. If your goal is to become a better leader in your office or your field, but you’re finding it a struggle, then maybe it’s because you’re focusing on the wrong things. It’s important to understand the process of actively developing leadership qualities…