The results of a recent Gallup survey on employee engagement are, in a word, disturbing. Of 350,000 employee respondents, 70 percent reported they were “disengaged” or “actively disengaged” from their work. The annual cost to U.S. companies as a result? Between $450 billion and $550 billion in lost productivity.Ouch. Rather than be part of these [...]
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Keeping your employees happy and motivated is crucial to the overall success of your organization.Happy, satisfied employees are more productive and much better at working collaboratively with their co-workers. On the flipside, when morale is low in your organization, your employees are far more likely to underperform, experience conflicts with one another and, in some [...]
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New research by Oxford Economics is presented in a paper entitled "Global Talent 2021: How the New Geography Will Transform Human Resource Strategy". The paper examines the global changes that are affecting the staffing and HR industry and what the future role of locally- and globally-recruiting companies might be. Technology innovation, globalization, shifting labor demographics, [...]
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Being out of work takes a real toll on your confidence and emotional well-being. When you’re searching for a job while unemployed, it can be…
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Let’s face it, employees who are happy and motivated to work for you are much more productive than employees who are “stressed out” – or…
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It’s not uncommon for temporary employees to feel a little awkward in the workplace. Especially in an environment where staff has been together for many years, it’s easy for a temp to feel like the odd person out. While everyone else is familiar with each other’s personalities, working styles and probably even personal lives, a [...]
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Most employers say that choosing a staffing partner was one of the single most important decisions they ever made for their organization.If you’re beginning your search for the right agency, there are a number of factors to consider. The most important, of course, is what your company needs and what you’re looking to get out [...]
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Change of any kind can be hard. There’s simply no way around it. And it’s no different in the workplace.Yet change is sometimes necessary. For example, if outdated company policies and procedures are no longer meeting your organization’s needs today, something has to change whether your employees like it or not. Ineffective polices can act [...]
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Keeping workforce costs down is a primary concern for any manager or organization leader. When labor costs begin to rise steadily, this can have a major impact on revenue.In addition to auditing your internal processes and cutting down on unnecessary costs, a common way of developing a strategic and cost-effective workforce plan is to leverage [...]
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Like it or not, social media is now part of our daily lives. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn make it possible for employees to externalize their professional lives and broadcast it across the Internet.Sometimes this type of free speech online runs up against certain limitations in the workplace. For example, many [...]
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October 2, 2013
