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20 Things that will Disappear from the Workplace by 2020
May 9th, 2013
The same leaders who urge employees to embrace change equally hang onto their own outdated business beliefs. Although we will always have slow-to-adopt leaders, change that leads to improved business performance will not be stopped. In fact, it will continue at an increasingly faster pace. Workplace norms and tools will quickly disappear while new leadership ideas, inventions and technological developments will rapidly appear in the marketplace.
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Are Baboons In Your Midst? A Story About Alpha Males
April 22nd, 2013
A Special Earth Day Article Okay, it’s Earth Day so let’s have a quick lesson on Baboons. Did you know Baboon alpha males and corporate alpha males (females too) have a lot in common? If your company culture and productivity is held hostage daily by infighting, disagreements or generalized
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How Do You Measure Accountability in a Results-Only Work Environment?
April 5th, 2013
Posted by Guest Blogger: Cali Ressler, Co-Founder, CultureRx, LLC Giving your employees the freedom to do whatever they want, whenever they want as long as the work gets done does not equate to a no rules free for all. We are, after all, focused on results and employees must
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7 Good Reasons to Fire a Bad Boss
April 4th, 2013
Leaders possess great power over their people. A good boss delivers exceptional results with the dedication of her people. A bad boss delivers unpredictable results, along with chaos, confusion, and a toxic work environment that threatens the health of his employees. Simply put, bad bosses are bad for a
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7 Reasons CEO’s Should Go ROWE
March 25th, 2013
Over the last few weeks there has been a great deal of press coverage concerning the remote employee. The remote working arrangement meets specific needs of highly trained talent who need the ability to determine their work hours, allowing employers to recruit the best talent. With the rapid development of
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5 Tips to Recruit for a Cultural Fit
February 18th, 2013
Guest Post by Megan Webb-Morgan, ResourceNation Hiring employees who fit with your company’s culture is an important element of the recruitment process. Since 46% of employees fail within 18 months – with the primary reason being lack of culture fit – it’s important that your new hires are a
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The Psychopath Test for Bosses
January 21st, 2013
Toxic bosses wreak havoc and bring significant financial risk and actual costs to corporations every year. That is why we thought you would enjoy reading about The Psychopath Test for Bosses. A version of this article appeared in the July 2005 Fast Company Magazine. However, it is still applicable
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Failure can be a stairway to success
January 14th, 2013
Failure is not the end. It is the beginning of an important learning process. Documented research proves we learn more from failure than success. Reading about workplace failures (bad bosses, toxic cultures, etc.) allows us to climb out or avoid similar situations.
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The True Cost of a Bad Boss
January 9th, 2013
The True Cost of a Bad Boss There are only two kinds of bosses: those that support their teams and have a positive overall impact on productivity and those that do not. Unfortunately, a lot of U.S. bosses are just making work harder to do well. Today, nearly one-third
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America’s Worst Bosses for 2012: The workplace freak show continues
January 9th, 2013
America’s Worst Bosses List for 2012 has been announced by eBossWatch, a leading career resource that enables job seekers and employees to share information about prospective employers. The list is evidence the workplace freak show continues to open daily at 8:00 a.m. all across the United States. However, if you are
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