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The Watercooler Blog is full of workplace tips and trends related to employee retention, engagement, interviewing and more. The Watercooler is frequently refilled, so gather ‘round often.

Is Your Company Culture Something to be Proud Of?

Company culture – the embodiment of your core values, mission, vision, and objectives – should be a source of pride for everyone associated with an organization. The benefits of a healthy culture and work environment are critical to morale, profitability, and competitive success. In such a culture: Employees are fully engaged and highly productive. Operations [...]

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3 Reasons New Employees Fail (And How to Avoid This)

Research has shown that 46 percent of employees fail within 18 months of starting a new job – and it’s not because they lack the necessary skills. During the hiring process, managers tend to focus too much on technical and educational requirements and not enough on interpersonal relationships and finding the right cultural fit. In [...]

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How to Avoid the “Deadly Sins” of Hiring

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates the cost of a bad hire at 30 percent of an individual’s first-year earnings. So, you do the math. For an employee starting at a salary of $50,000, that’s a $15,000 hit to your bottom-line health. It’s beyond sobering to think of the cost when a senior-level hire goes [...]

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