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5 Unusual Factors That Stifle Employee Productivity

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Are you taking the right steps to motivate employee productivity, or are you unwittingly making mistakes that are counterproductive to efficiency? [Read more...]

Proactive Management Makes Employee Feedback Dead Simple

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Matthew Swyers wrote an excellent piece for Inc. today about why ultimatums don’t work in employer-employee relationships, but all I could think about was how proactive management would eliminate the need for an ultimatum in the first place. [Read more...]

Monday Must-Reads: Employee Feedback Methods

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Managers and employees alike often dread performance reviews, but when done effectively, they’re vital to company growth. [Read more...]

Fostering Internal Competition: Counterintuitive to Productivity?

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Many managers think that fostering internal competition incentivizes employees to continually do their best, but for some workers, this practice can actually hamper productivity. [Read more...]

21 Million Americans to Quit Jobs in 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Some 21 million Americans will quit their jobs in the next 12 months, which will cost employers over $2 billion. [Read more...]

5 Must-Reads on Motivation

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Good morning! This week’s Monday Must-Reads turn the lens inward. [Read more...]