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How to stay on track with your team’s New Year goals

Every year, when January 1st approaches, there’s a rush of excitement in the air. People the world over assess the twelve months behind them and then develop resolutions to guide them for the year ahead. But did you know that only 8% of people actually end up accomplishing their New Year goals? In fact, less […]

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4 questions to ask for your team’s year in review

The end of the year is a great time to look back on the past 12 months through a year in review and assess your team’s performance in the workplace. We’ve written at length in the past about how to maximise individual employee performance reviews, as well as how to conduct more effective evaluations in […]

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5 must-have apps for busy professionals

Leaders and managers are some of the busiest people on the planet. Between managing teams, developing people, overseeing projects, holding meetings, and more—sometimes it can get overwhelming to keep track of your nonstop schedule. Fortunately, we live in a time when there seems to be an app for just about everything. And if you’re like […]

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The top 9 TED talks on leadership from 2019

One of the best ways you can invest in your leadership development is through continual learning. Fortunately, in the age of the internet, there are scores of opportunities online to do just this—often for free. Podcasts, for instance, have become increasingly popular in recent years, allowing leaders to learn top strategies from some of the […]

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The importance of soft skills when hiring new employees

In today’s article, we discuss the importance of soft skills in the workplace… Hiring new employees is always a challenge. Sometimes, it’s a struggle simply to find qualified candidates. Other times, there can be a mountain of resumes to go through as you try to determine the best fit for an open position. Traditionally, companies […]

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How to communicate effectively with remote employees

Over the past few years, the number of remote employees, i.e. people who work from home, has been growing. More than two-thirds of professionals from all over the world spend at least one day working at home, and more than half spend more working days working from the comfort of their living room couch. This […]

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How to recognise and nurture leadership potential

True leaders can be few and far between in even the most powerful of industries. Nurturing the leadership potential of star employees now will reward your business immensely in the future. Before you can do this, it’s important to know how to see their leadership potential in the first place. You’ll then be able to […]

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5 tech trends to improve your workplace productivity

We live in a world of emerging technologies where a variety of technological trends can impact workplaces. According to a report published by Gallup’s State of the American Workforce, teams that are engaged achieve 21% more profitability, but only 51% of employees feel engaged in their assigned work. Keeping in mind these findings, it is […]

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The benefits of millennials in the workplace

Millennials are soon to be the largest population in the global workforce. Traditionally, companies have found it challenging to attract, and more importantly retain, millennial talent. Job seekers from this generation (which is comprised of those who were born between the years of 1981 and 1996) tend to possess different values when it comes to […]

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4 secrets to attracting millennials to your workplace

In 2016, millennials (a generation usually defined by those born between 1981 and 1996) became the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. In the years to come, the members of this generation will be the ones to eventually assume the managerial reins of companies the world over. To ensure the security of your company’s future […]