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Inspire Uninspired Employees: How to Spark Motivation
Written by: Jon Harris | June 13, 2017
Does it sometimes feel like you’re wasting your breath trying to inspire uninspired employees? Managers make their best attempt at coaching employees to harness their own sense of motivation to achieve their personal and professional goals. But many tactics aimed at motivating uninspired employees have one major flaw: they don’t account for the person and the impact emotions, feelings, thoughts, and mindset have on their ability to feel drive.
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The Global Workforce Is Changing with Millennials in Mind
Written by: Kristof De Wulf and Joeri Van den Bergh | June 12, 2017
Four years from now, Millennials will make up half of the global workforce. They were raised in different times and in a different way, and this often leads to misconceptions. Older generations often accuse Millennials of being entitled, less accountable and even lazy. More than 6 out of 10 HR professionals believe that Millennials are “hard to manage” and perhaps even “unprepared for the workplace”. Millennials themselves also seem unhappy, with only 29 percent feeling engaged with their work. As a result, 6 out 10 Millennials leave their companies in less than 3 years at an estimated cost of $20,000 per person to replace. As the Baby Boomer generation retires in the upcoming years, it is critical to understand Millennials’ different working perspectives in order to develop the right HR approach to attract and retain Millennial talent.
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How to Strengthen Your Team with Intentional and Open Communication
Written by: Daniel Matthews | June 8, 2017
I once worked in an office where, at some point along the way, management instituted the policy that creatives shouldn’t communicate directly with managers in charge of client services. Staff managers were interlocutors with whom we creatives communicated with client services. As a result it took hours, and sometimes days, to perform tasks we could have done in minutes. Let’s just say the system was flawed because, without open communication, it created frustration…. Read More»
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Work With a Purpose: 10 Ways to Effectively Share Company Goals with Your Employees
Written by: Young Entrepreneur Council | June 7, 2017
The responsibilities of any business leader include setting company goals and developing plans to reach them. Setting goals, however, is only half the battle. To achieve success, you need your employees to buy into those goals and dedicate themselves to meeting them. You can’t run the business by yourself, but your employees can’t help you if they don’t know what you want to accomplish. So, how do you effectively share company goals with your employees? We asked the experts at the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) to weigh in.
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Accountability: Keeping the “Count On” in Relationships
Written by: Chip Bell | June 6, 2017
Accountability is both the sweet spot and Achilles heel of many leaders. Leaders learn early the importance of “holding associates accountable” for results. Despite its downbeat reputation accountability, effectively executed, remains the keystone for trust between leaders and associates, and associates with their customers…. Read More»
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Four Things Only Highly Engaged Companies Understand
Written by: Greg Harris | June 5, 2017
Imagine your workplace utopia. Is it one of the more engaged companies? Are you picturing Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in The Internship? Napping pods, pop-up cafes, and gyms? Some trending startups even have in-office beer kegs. While I can’t deny naps and endless streams of coffee sound enticing, their efficacy for truly engaging employees may not be as high as you think. These fun perks seem interesting at first, but after a while the novelty wears off, and companies are left with napping, smoothie-drinking, sandwich-eating disengaged employees. Here’s how to go beyond on-the-surface perks and dive deep into building a strong employee engagement foundation…. Read More»
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How to Create a More Personal, Productive Workspace
Written by: Ron Damon | June 1, 2017
When you think of your workspace, you probably think about a featureless desk you labor at every day. The truth is, you spend more time at your desk than anywhere else except your bed. And just as an uncomfortable bed means you won’t get good sleep, an uncomfortable, impersonal desk means you won’t be productive. Get more out of your work hours by creating a more personal, productive workspace…. Read More»
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Eight Ways to Support Team Mental Health and Wellbeing
Written by: Young Entrepreneur Council | May 31, 2017
To close out the final series of posts supporting Mental Health Awareness Month we asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) to share policies, philosophies, resources or programs they have successfully implemented to support team mental health and the well-being of the people within their company. It’s encouraging to know that organizations continue to make positive strides towards raising awareness and supporting workplace wellness…. Read More»
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Boost Productivity by Promoting Employee Physical and Mental Fitness
Written by: Roy Rasmussen | May 30, 2017
Your employees’ physical and mental health has a direct impact on your company’s culture, productivity and bottom line. According to a study published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, productivity losses from depression costs the U.S. economy $5,524 per worker each year with an additional $390 lost as a result of depression-related absences. Employers can, however, take proactive steps to boost productivity by promoting employee physical fitness and mental health…. Read More»
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Employee Mental Health: The Diversity Issue No One Talks About
Written by: Ron Damon | May 29, 2017
Diversity has become the watch-word in building a modern workforce. As companies strive to overcome traditional workforce diversity issues like adequate gender and racial representation, new concerns arise. Adapting company culture to meet the broad spectrum of human needs presents an almost overwhelming challenge. Although the business community addresses these issues regularly, employee mental health often fails to enter the discussion…. Read More»