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Are your employees spending far too much surfing the internet during their working hours? Do you feel like you’re being taken advantage of every time you walk past an unsuspecting employee’s cubicle and see him skimming through his Facebook feed or ordering a new sweater online? Do you feel any differently if you notice that… Read more »

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Everyone wants to be respected in the workplace. In fact, let’s be honest– Everyone wants to be respected everywhere. And everyone wants to be liked. The respect of others can open doors to countless opportunities, increase our salaries, allow our voices and ideas to be heard, and even help us make new connections in the… Read more »

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In some ways, a successful hiring strategy and a successful approach to romance are similar. In both cases, the search takes patience. Both searches require a willingness to be true to your own needs while respecting those of others. And in both cases, signing on the dotted line doesn’t mean the adventure and hard work… Read more »

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Whatever the nature of your business, your administrative assistant probably wears as many different hats as there are hours in the day. And in addition to being flexible, detail-oriented, and a quick learner, a great assistant also has to be someone who’s pleasant to interact with all day, every day. So what kinds of questions… Read more »

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If you’re an HR pro, you’re probably familiar with the following scenario: You try to explain your turnover problem in a hundred different ways to upper management to get the financial support you need to improve your staffing strategy, and nothing works. Finally, you attach a number to the problem. Then all at once the… Read more »

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Job seekers are wise to turn over every stone, both online and off, and make optimal use of every available resource as they search for leads and reach out to potential contacts. These resources include social media tools like Facebook and Twitter, but if these outlets aren’t approached in a strategic way, job seekers may… Read more »

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Over the course of the next two decades, the baby boomer generation will be moving into its golden years, and millions of workers who were born right after World War II will be stepping out the door and into retirement. Even though this shift is inevitable and has been in the cards for decades, some… Read more »

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If you haven’t been taking your online reviews seriously and you don’t think these comments can have any real or lasting impact on your business, think again. Online reviews may not always be reliable, but they’re here to stay. The two most popular review sites are Yelp and Google Places, and survey results now suggest… Read more »

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When ambitious, top performing employees compete for promotions and step into leadership roles, their managers often watch this happen with sky high expectations. Managers tend to assume that high functioning employees will naturally transition into excellent team leaders, and more often than not, this assumption leads to disappointment and confusion on both sides. Why does… Read more »

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Creativity and innovation are delicate abstractions wrapped up in the peculiarities of an employee’s specific skill, personal interests, confidence levels, relationships, and many other vagaries of human nature. When managers need a straightforward task completed, they can just turn to the most relevant employee and issue a clear instruction. But new idea generation doesn’t work… Read more »