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September 2013

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September 16, 2013

A Shift in Knowledge Management May Mean Improved Performance

According to a report published in July by the University of Greenwich, many organizations have built and rely upon training programs that focus on the wrong thing.  Transforming Knowledge Management stresses placing less focus on learning about things to focus more squarely on learning how best to do things.  Practice…
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September 13, 2013

On Candidates: Determining Factors

Chances are, your selection criteria for potential new hires is pretty rational.  On the whole, they are probably even relevant to the job at hand.  You’re primarily concerned with a candidate’s knowledge, capability and past performance, yes, and narrowing the field based on those criteria is simple enough.  The resume…
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September 12, 2013

Hire A Speaker to Motivate Your Employees

One thing that can bring down a company quickly is mood.  To be specific, a bad mood. Why is that? Mood can make employees feel like they are having their best day at work, which means productivity, but a bad mood can lead to unhappiness and low productivity in the…
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September 11, 2013

Leadership: Hire the Best…Then Get Out of Their Way

Great leaders actually do less than mediocre leaders in managing their staff. A great leader will invest considerable time in recruiting top talent, but once on board she will provide the hire freedom to accomplish what needs to be done. She will not tell the hire how to do his…
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September 10, 2013

Is Your Talent Community Worth It?

Along with the boom of social media, the expansion of building talent communities has come about. Now that you have developed your talent community -- or maybe you are just starting to -- how do you know if your talent community is actually delivering? Here are three signs that your…
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September 9, 2013

Employers: This is Only a Test

Pre-employment testing can be a daunting proposition. Yet, particularly during a period of high unemployment, when job seekers may be tempted to fudge information on their resumes or in an interview in order to land a job and a steady paycheck, the need to vet candidates is especially great. Jackye…
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September 9, 2013

Better Productivity through Learning

If you’re considering implementing a continuing education program or incentive for your employees, you’ll be interested to know that the payoff can be huge. The advantages of continuing education are numerous, of course, but the gains don’t begin and end with the employee. While staff deepening their knowledge bases and…
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September 6, 2013

The Dish on Open Workspaces

Several business giants, from Google to the federal government’s General Services Administration, are known for doing away with cubicles in favor of open workspaces.  The idea there is to foster collaboration and innovation while saving space (read: a buck).  But, while dismantling cube walls can mean breaking down communication barriers,…
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September 6, 2013

Measuring Cultural Fit: The Importance and the Danger

A recent study by Leadership IQ found that little less than half of new employees fail within 18 months of hire, and a staggering 89 percent of those don’t work out either due to an improper cultural fit or an attitude misaligned with the company’s needs. Clearly cultural fit is…
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September 5, 2013

Does Your Resume Turn Heads?

Job seekers, you've got mere seconds to make a positive impression with your resume.  Make 'em count. Infographic courtesy of Infographicsmania.com
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