Category: Talent Management

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Failure is an inevitable part of life, and it is no different in the workplace. In fact, the ability to learn from failure and bounce back from it is an important quality for any employee or employer to possess. Despite this, failure is often stigmatized in the workplace and people are often afraid to admit […]


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It’s been suggested that you can increase team performance by creating values that all members share. Sounds like a great idea, right? What could be better than if everyone had the same red lines, if everyone held themselves to a particular code of ethics, or insisted on a minimum standard of work? Just imagine the […]


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Talent flight refers to the sense of a sudden exodus of highly skilled people from the current organization. It’s not a term that employees would use of themselves. Employees would simply say that they were taking advantage of opportunities that, until now, weren’t available to them. Leaders and managers, on the other hand, would describe […]


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It’s self-evident that managers manage people. Some of those who manage, however, are also managed. Even in the flattest of hierarchies, unless you’re “No. 1,” then you, too, have a manager. You also know what it’s like to work for good managers and bad ones. The purpose of this article is two-fold. It’s to look […]


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Does your organization rely on teamwork? Are all of your teams functioning the way that you would like them to? Do you think that there’s room for improvement? Given the amount of interest in team effectiveness, it’s reasonable to assume that you would like some tips on how to improve yours. That’s nothing to be […]


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Make your intranet relevant, current and useful Many organizations rely on an intranet to serve as a core employee communication channel. After all, an effective intranet provides easy access to essential tools, lets everyone know what’s happening and allows employees to connect with one another. But an intranet isn’t like The Field of Dreams—you can’t […]


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The business of business has always been to provide products and services to customers. Throughout the ages, plans have been made, resources organized, people recruited (or conscripted), and everything coordinated together so that as near as possible the desired outcome was realized. Of all these elements, however, there is one on which the success or […]



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