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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.

What’s Your Leadership Style?

Every leader – just like every person – is different and unique. But there are some common leadership styles that you’ll adopt, whether you’re heading up a project, a team, a department, or an entire company. Here are a few common samples. Can you identify yourself in any of them? (Hint: To achieve optimal effectiveness, [...]

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Useful Ways to Get Remote Employees To Work Together As a Team

Managing remote employees requires a different strategy than an in-person environment in order to facilitate productivity and collaboration, while also cultivating a positive culture. Although remote work can be advantageous for employees due to having autonomy over their work environment and being able to focus without common workplace distractions, there is a common obstacle managers [...]

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Setting Goals for Personal Development

If you play soccer, hockey, lacrosse, handball, or polo, you know first-hand the value of scoring a goal. Getting there requires planning, skill, perseverance, and practice. And the feeling of reward afterwards is awesome! The same is true in life and in your career. To develop into a superstar, you need to determine what matters [...]

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