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Q4 2009 Survey: The Economy & Your Workforce
We are participating in a national study of trends in recruiting and
hiring and how it relates to the aftermath of the recession. We would like very much to have your input included in the research.
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5 Tips for Becoming a Great Mentor
Do you have people showing you the ropes, guiding your decisions, and pushing you to develop your skills? And just as importantly, who are you mentoring? Having and being a
mentor is incredibly rewarding--everyone wins.
This article will show you five ways to be a great mentor.
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The Top 10 Advantages of Recruiting During Tough Times
Discover 10 advantages of recruiting during tough times.
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Using Staffing to Achieve Company Goals in 2009
Discover five ways you can use staffing strategically to grow your business in 2009 and beyond.
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How NOT to Hire Tiger Woods!
This article will show you 10 ways you can improve your recruiting and
hiring processes.
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The Aging of the Workforce: Are You Ready?
This month's issue of Great Ideas offers some great strategies
for overcoming the challenges caused by the aging workforce.
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Seven Reasons Organizational Culture Matters
This article offers seven reasons to build a great organizational culture.
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Truth or Consequences...How to Give Employees Feedback
This article shows you ten common
feedback mistakes, and four things you can do to give feedback the right way.
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Take Two Temporary Employees and Call Me in the Morning
As you know, a temporary worker can help out when a secretary
or line worker calls in sick.
But if that's the only way you think of temporary employees,
you may be underestimating their value! Used properly,
temporaries can cure all kinds of business headaches...
and make your business more productive and profitable.
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Truly Understand Customer Expectations Through Great Questions
Your customers are your best source
to determine if your organization is meeting customer service
expectations. But how can you find out what your customers
need, want, and expect?
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GAME Your Way to Greater Productivity
In this article, you'll see how the G A M E approach can help
you maintain productivity in the face of outside distractions.
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5 Essentials to Effective Communication
In this article, you'll discover five easy ways you can improve communication between managers and employees.
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Are You Building a Great Team...Or a Collection of Great Individuals?
In this article, you'll learn the secrets to turning great individuals
into a great team.
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Am I a Lousy Motivator?
To be an effective leader, do you have to be a good motivator?
You might think the answer is “Yes”, but in reality, good
leadership is more about hiring the right people, not coercing
poor performers.
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Workplace Conflict Resolution
Conflict in the workplace is more prevalent today than ever
before. From simple disagreements to the most extreme cases
of workplace violence, it is a growing problem.
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Diversity - Improving Your Bottom Line
Read this month's article and learn the keys of a successful diversity plan.
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Giving Control to the Team
This month's articles features 6 ways to create an environment that empowers
your team to take ownership of their work.
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Is Your Team Suffering from Flat World Thinking Syndrome?
In this month's article, you'll find some easy tips to inspire your team.
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The Top 10 Ways to Retain Good Employees
This month's article shows you 10 ways to retain your top performers.
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How to Learn When to Say NO
This month's article discusses five easy ways to avoid taking on tasks that aren’t the best use of your time.
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Giving Control to the Team
This month's articles features 6 ways to create an environment that empowers
your team to take ownership of their work.
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New Kid on the Block
This month's article shows what you can do to ensure that your brand new staff members deliver the first few months on the job.
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18 Actions to Build Your Culture
This month's article includes eighteen ways to build your culture and create
a more motivating, powerful, and productive workplace.
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Five Trust Building Techniques
This month's article shows the five best ways to build trust in the workplace.
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Stop Worrying About The Cost-per-hire
This month's article discusses what quality-per-hire is and how measuring it can help you reduce recruiting and hiring costs.
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How to Reduce Workplace Stress
This month's article discusses 10 ideas to help you lower your anxiety level and ease specific sources of stress.
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The Top 10 Steps to Set and Achieve Your Goals - Every Time
This month's feature article will give you a few ideas for accomplishing
your goals.
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10 Tips for a Staff That Lasts
This month's article will give you 10 tips to help you retain your best and brightest employees.
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Effective Performance Review Can Help Retain Employees
This month's feature article discusses ways to conduct employee reviews, and will show how performance reviews help to create a stronger bond between the employee and the manager.
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Bring Out the SWOT Team
In this month’s featured article you’ll discover how a SWOT
analysis can help you take advantage of more opportunities and
minimize the barriers to your success.
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Try Before You Buy--How Companies Use Temp-to-Hire
This month's article offers a look into the benefits of using temp-to-hire services.
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10 Low Cost, Creative Ideas to Improve Morale, Enhance Productivity,
This month's article includes 10 ideas that will help you create a more spirited work environment.
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Attracting New Business on a Shoestring Budget
If your company is looking for ways to drive more business through
your door...without spending a fortune, you'll appreciate this month's issue of Great Ideas. The issue includes 8 cost-effective strategies for securing new business.
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Leadership’s Most Vital T-A-S-K
This article will show you how you can break through barriers and lead your organization to new heights.
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Be Ready to Adapt or Get Ready for Trouble
This month's feature story offers five quick steps you can take to make change more bearable.
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Stop Perfectionism: Some Things are Good Enough!
Our feature story offers some strategies that can help you:
* Overcome perfectionism
* Set realistic expectations
* Become a bit more flexible
* Learn to delegate effectively
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The New Accountability: Part 2
In the last issue of Great Ideas, leadership coach Brian Ward
introduced us to "The New Accountability: Part 1."
This month's follow up to Part 1 offers an overview of the
Balanced Scorecard. It will help you with:
* Strategy development
* Implementation
* Evaluating the effectiveness of your strategies
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The New Accountability: Part 1
In this article,
leadership coach Brian Ward, outlines the new standards of
accountability that focus on:
* Improving employee performance
* Boosting morale
* Increasing productivity
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Brainstorming - Generating Innovative Ideas
This month's article will show you how to run effective brainstorming sessions, and what you can do to
develop creative solutions to your toughest challenges this year.
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Requirements for Successful Goal Setting and Achievement
Successful goal setting can mean the difference between building
a mansion and just getting by each month. But successful goal
setting requires more than just jotting down a few objectives
on a sheet of paper.
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Ten Reasons Why Training Fails
Training is often cited as one the most requested "benefits"
from new employees. However, training can be very expensive
if it doesn't produce the desired results. This month's article shows what to avoid during training to ensure
that you get the results you're looking for.
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How to Get Your Employees Off to a Great Start
This month's edition of Great Ideas will show you what you
can do to start your new employees off the best way possible.
You'll discover:
* Ways to welcome new employees to the club.
* Tips to make sure employees know how to do their job.
* How to clearly define expectations.
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Flexibility Made Easy with Strategic Staffing
This month's featured article offers 9 Great Ideas to
help you use strategic staffing to:
* Increase earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
and amortization.
* Experience higher performance and lower average costs.
* Reduce learning curves for new technologies.
* Decrease costs by eliminating overtime expenses.
* Relieve the stress of employee absences.
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Salary Plans - What compensation plan is best for your business?
This month's feature outlines the pros and cons of three of
the most popular rewards based compensation plans:
* Skill-Based Pay
* Competency-Based Pay
* Variable Compensation
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The Top 10 Keys to Developing Personal Creativity
This article will help you spark creativity in your workforce, create an innovative work environment, and stay one step ahead of your competition.
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High Performance Staffing
Read this article to find ways to use temporary help for more than just filling in for vacation and sick leaves.
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Visions from an HR Futurist
HR Futurist Roger Herman shares his
expert opinion on what's going to happen in the job market
in the next few months.
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Engaging the Corporation, a Guide to Building Trust
According to the strategy consultants who wrote this article, high trust organizations experience a reduction in turnover, increased productivity, higher employee morale. Read on to learn how you create a high trust organization.
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A View of Performance Management
What is the real definition of performance management? Ask ten different managers, and you'll likely end up with ten different answers. This article will introduce you
to two of the most popular performance management theories--and what really works.
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Managers Motivate NO ONE! Nature vs. Nurture
Want to know the real secret to motivating people?
Hint: It's not about money!
This issue of Great Ideas features a wonderful article that will show you how to tap your staff's internal motivators to produce exceptional levels of performance.
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Revving Up Productivity
Is your company filled with motivated, focused, trustworthy employees who are ready, willing and able to take your company to the next level? Or will your people jump ship as soon as the job market begins to improve?
This article will show you how to re-engage your employees...how to get them once again energized and working
toward achieving success.
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Leaders Energize and Engage the Workforce
Top executives from some of the country's leading organizations are turning to fun and outrageous stunts to energize their employees. Read this month's feature to discover some unique ways to increase productivity, reduce turnover and engage your workers.
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Alternatives to Hiring More People
Here are forty-two ideas to help you get more done--without adding to your headcount. These ideas will allow you to extend your resources without making permanent increases to your overhead.
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10 Ways to Use Temporary Employees to Drive Performance and Increase Productivity
Nearly every organization today is focused on ways to drive performance and increase productivity. Today's economy is constantly changing and in order to succeed, businesses need to be flexible. This is especially true in your staffing strategy. Here are ten examples of how you can use temporary employees to help drive performance and increase productivity.
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