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JULY 30, 2012

There is no “I” in team – but there is certainly a leader. Teams are a fixture in the workplace, and they exist at all levels of an organization. With respect to employee engagement, team leadership is essential to success because the team must understand what needs to be accomplished. According to the recent Inc.com article, Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off , Samuel Bacharach reveals the balance required for effective team leadership.

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Talent Culture

JULY 16, 2012

Careerbuilder recently surveyed 2,298 U.S. hiring managers and human resources professionals and asked what would make them automatically dismiss a candidate from consideration. The biggest resume mistakes they communicated were: Resumes with typos – 61 percent. Resumes that copied large amounts of wording from the job posting – 41 percent. Resumes with an inappropriate email address – 35 percent.

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Insperity

JULY 16, 2012

What’s in a name, or more importantly, an employer brand? These days, a lot. Your company’s reputation influences more than you think. It can be the drawing force for attracting highly-qualified candidates. What Is an Employer Brand? An employer brand refers to the reputation and image your company has in the marketplace. It’s typically what attracts – or repels – potential job candidates.

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Business Management Daily

JULY 24, 2012

Managing FMLA intermittent leave can be vexing, but employers do have some tools to combat leave abuse. One of the most important is FMLA certification. Here are four tips on certifying FMLA intermittent leave requests: The post Use 4 strategies to certify and control FMLA intermittent leave appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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JULY 27, 2012

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a rut? Most employees have experienced this feeling, at one time or another, in between driving results and maintaining a work-life balance. Sometimes employees need creative inspiration in order to stay engaged. In the Inc.com article, 5 Ways to Win with Creativity , Burt Helm discusses a few ways companies can boost their teams’ creativity, and use big ideas to beat out competition.

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JULY 25, 2012

If you analyzed the employees at your office, how many are actually engaged in their job and committed to your organization? On a larger scale, how many U.S. workers are engaged and willing to exert discretionary effort for their companies? The numbers might surprise you. New research from Towers Watsons’ Global Workforce Study reveals that almost two-thirds (63%) of U.S. workers are not fully engaged in their work.

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Achievers

JULY 24, 2012

While it’s essential to celebrate employee success, it’s equally as important to celebrate your customers. One great way for an organization and its customers to connect around varied successes is to coordinate an annual event, which highlights achievements, familiarizes customers with new insights and additional value, and offers networking opportunities centered around having fun.

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Achievers

JULY 23, 2012

Have you seen the awkward yet equally comical commercial about “taking back vacation days?” Even though the commercial advertises Las Vegas, the overall message is worth repeating: employees should take their vacation days, and employers need to encourage it too! According to a recent survey from Careerbuilder , only 65% of American workers have already taken or plan to take vacation this year.

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JULY 20, 2012

How do you inspire top talent? According to Gallup , 71% of American workers are not engaged in their current positions – so there is a clear need to repair the employer and employee relationship. One way to tackle this problem is to create a culture of recognition (where employee accomplishments are recognized and attributed to business results) to inspire your workforce to do their best work every day.

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JULY 19, 2012

Dear A Advisor, My workplace has employees from all walks of life, and many of these employees have very little experience using computers. We’re bringing in a recognition program and we’re really excited by its interactive, online platform that is going to make the program very compelling for our younger employees. How do we make sure that this online program stays relevant for staff members who have not grown up with computers?

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Achievers

JULY 18, 2012

Consider this analogy: Employee engagement is like an onion with multiple layers. John Hollon at TLNT (a fantastic HR blog you should follow if you don’t already) wrote an interesting article about this concept. In Hollon’s article, “ The 5 (Yes, 5!) Levels of Employee Engagement ,” he profiles the 5-level engagement model that global consulting firm, Blessing White , created.

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Achievers

JULY 17, 2012

“Humans are social by nature, and technology is now amplifying that tendency, turning us into an always-connected, interactive network of advice, feedback, information, and gossip. For thousands of years we only interacted with others face to face, but we now do it by phone, email, status update, online chat, SMS, Skype, or FaceTime.”. If your company does not provide consistent real time feedback you will alienate the most technically inclined generations, Gen X, Gen Y and the Millennials.

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Achievers

JULY 16, 2012

The other day I asked our CFO what kinds of recognition makes him feel the best. His answer surprised me: “The best thing you can do is to let my mother know I’m doing a good job.” Maybe this just means that my CFO really loves his mother, but I think that there are deeper reasons for this, and that they’re very closely tied to the way that recognition and employee engagement work.

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JULY 13, 2012

Have you ever had a bad morning, and then determined the rest of your workday to be a disaster? You may have overlooked the fact that a little positivity could go a long way. Positive thinking can be a powerful tool, especially when it comes to engagement in the workplace. In the recent Inc.com article, Positive Thinking: 7 Easy Ways to Improve a Bad Day , Geoffrey James discusses seven mental tricks to change your momentum from a bad morning.

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JULY 12, 2012

Dear A Advisor, I’m a manager of a large team and my company is thinking of introducing a recognition program. I know that our current company culture could be better: some of my employees feel like their work gets ignored while others’ work is disproportionately appreciated and it fosters resentment amongst my team. I’m willing to put in the hard work to improve morale and change the culture of my workplace, so how do I leverage a recognition program to correct this issue?

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Achievers

JULY 11, 2012

Worried, anxious and uneasy. As an employer, you do not want these three words to describe your workforce. Instead of being productive, focused, and driving results for your organization, these restless employees are distracted, unhappy and anxious to leave the company for the next best opportunity that comes along. Unfortunately, millions of Americans are experiencing this feeling on a daily basis in the workplace, and the trend is on the rise.

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Achievers

JULY 10, 2012

Adam Bryant, specialist on the challenges of leading and managing, recently conducted an interview with Niraj Shah, co-founder and CEO of Wayfair.com. Shah drew upon his experiences leading the largest online retailer of home furnished in the US, to speak on the importance of recognition: “One thing I’ve learned over time is that it’s important to take a minute and celebrate a win before you move on to the next thing you want to accomplish.

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JULY 9, 2012

As working professionals, we look forward to our paychecks because of our need to pay bills, put food on the table, and have a place to live. Paychecks arrive on schedule and are expected, similar to year-end cash bonuses. In the Inc.com article, Metrics Are More Motivating than Bonuses , CEO Justin Moore differentiates between year-end bonuses and the positive effects of a performance-based recognition program.

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Achievers

JULY 6, 2012

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JULY 5, 2012

Dear A Advisor, I’m a business owner and I’m very happy that I’ll be able to substantially increase my employee base beginning next year. My current staff have a very high level of engagement, but I know that with growth culture can change. I want to ensure that my new hires can become as engaged as my pre-existing staff. How can I preserve the great culture of my company as it grows?

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JULY 4, 2012

For many employees, the idea of a 40-hour work week is a thing of the past. Smartphones and other forms of technology now keep us connected to work 24/7 and, as a result, the lines between work time and personal time are completely blurred. It is easier than ever for employees to become workaholics and “burn the midnight oil” responding to client and business emails or working on projects.

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JULY 3, 2012

“Our employees don’t really care about what we want them to do until they know how much we care about them. When an employee knows—truly knows—that you care about them, then they care about you. And when they know you care, they will listen to you… and they will do anything for you.” [link]. Build a culture of recognition in your workplace that provides you with the opportunity to show how much you care and appreciate your employees on a daily basis.

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JULY 2, 2012

Remember when you were a kid and how much you hated it when your parents used the expression “because I said so?” On many occasions, they used it to justify the way something has always been done. While this may be the easy way to do things, it’s not always the most effective way to do things. Everything evolves, and suddenly one way of doing something doesn’t make sense or apply anymore.

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Talent Culture

JULY 23, 2012

Last Friday I hosted #HFChat , a weekly Twitter chat dedicated to sharing information on job search strategy with fellow peeps. #HFChat is the brainchild of Margo Rose , the founder of # Hire Friday , a comprehensive community and resource for job seekers. Even though I was leading the chat, it really resembled more of a brainstorming session or think tank with great ideas being shared.

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JULY 3, 2012

The New York Times recently published an article exploring the value of creating an online career portfolio to showcase your work and offered several suggestions for leveraging online platforms to create and promote your professional brand. This strategy is a growing trend for people in job search as well as those proactively managing their careers.

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