Wellable

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As employers develop long-term workplace strategies, one question continues to linger on the minds of human resources professionals—how much time, if any, should employees be on-site? Although there are several factors that determine the optimal balance between in-person and remote work , employee performance and productivity is high on the list. Employers are quickly realizing that the flexibility benefits of remote work come with unintended consequences.

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Insperity

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For leaders who are new to virtual work environments, managing remote teams can feel especially complicated. After all, you can’t just walk down the hall to see and talk to everyone. You can’t conduct an impromptu meeting whenever you want. You can’t check in with employees on a whim. To a certain extent, the separation, distance and lack of in-person interaction can create mystery and disconnection.

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The Receptionist

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Are you looking for some fun ways to build your virtual team? In this guide, we focus on virtual team-building activities that will improve your organization. One of the best ways to build a successful organization is to focus on team building. Your team is at the heart of your organization. And team building is the ongoing process of strengthening the relationships between your employees.

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Teamwork Communication Learning Creativity 130

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As I mentioned in some of my episodes for my podcast “Leadership Biz Cafe”, 2021 marks the 10th year that I’ve been hosting this podcast. Although this is without question a major milestone to reach for any podcast, I never got around to making plans to celebrate this achievement on. Click to continue reading.

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Leadership Planning Teamwork Communication 145

Wellable

DECEMBER 27, 2021

According to a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report , artificial intelligence (AI) and organizational culture can form a mutually beneficial relationship. Researchers found that when properly utilized, AI can help organizations strengthen their cultures and that strong cultures can help companies make more effective use of AI.

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Technology Reporting 246

Insperity

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We track HR key performance indicators (KPIs) to understand how our HR practices are contributing to our organizations as a whole and to gauge their impact on profitability. But how does an HR team go about measuring the success of their HR strategy at year-end? How are HR KPIs best reviewed? And what are some core HR KPI examples? Whether you’ve closely monitored your HR scorecard all year or just want to pull some helpful statistics retroactively, conducting a thorough annual review of your HR

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Planning Reporting Software Prioritization 227

Success

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact. By Jenn Lim. Author Jenn Lim knows a little something about happiness. She co-founded the workplace culture company Delivering Happiness with Tony Hsieh, the late CEO of Zappos.com. Their goal? To teach businesses how to make their employees happier while also improving their ROI.

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All Work

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In 2022, there will be some new changes to the workplace that have been impacted by current trends spurred on by the pandemic. The role of the office has changed. As we move into 2022, the office will serve as a hub for company culture and collaboration. Furniture that provides both flexibility in use and privacy will be popular as workers return to the office.

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Influencing Technology Home Office Real Estate 111

Bonnie Low-Kramen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

No doubt you’ve read about “The Great Resignation” and Americans quitting their jobs in record numbers. The headlines report alarming labor shortages that we see in our own towns with stores that have shorter hours or that have closed entirely. In fact, the data shows that a whopping 50% of Americans are looking for new work this year. Since April, 2021, 11.5 million workers have quit their jobs which is the highest level since the year 2000.

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Salary Training Onboarding Learning 105

Success

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Sometimes in life, pain and difficulty can be positive signs. To the bootstrapping entrepreneur , for example, feelings of burnout may be inevitable, but it might actually mean you’re on the right track. If there’s more and more work to be done, your business is probably growing. Many entrepreneurs experience burnout because they mistakenly believe they have to do all the work themselves.

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Delegation Coaching Time Management 133

Productivityist

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Find out how to move from survival to thriving with your business with economist-turned-entrepreneur John Meese. John is on a personal mission to eradicate generational poverty by helping entrepreneurs create thriving businesses which is why he wrote ‘Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (Including This One)’. John is CEO of Cowork.Inc, Co-founder of Notable, and host of the Thrive School podcast.

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Problem-Solving 98

Go Burrows

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The amazing and challenging year of 2021 is almost over. As I reflect on all that’s happened this year, I find it helpful to consider a more personal version of the question, “What have I learned this year?” So I thought I’d share a few quick answers to the more specific question, “What have I learned about myself this year?

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Learning Construction Problem-Solving 89

Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Another year full of surprises is drawing to a close, giving way to a new one full of possibilities and hope. And now is the ideal time to thank your employees for their unwavering dedication and work ethics with some meaningful new year messages. These employee new year texts will demonstrate how much you value them and help end the year pleasantly.

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Influencing Teamwork Work Ethic 84

Success

DECEMBER 31, 2021

How loud is your inner critic these days? It’s a good question to ask yourself in 2022 to take stock of the beliefs you held in 2021. After all, you don’t want those old narratives holding you back in the new year. Instead, you’ll want to tame the doubtful voice in your head and the stories it tells. “If we’re not careful, these stories can lead us to a place we don’t want to be, and if we’re intentional, they can lead us to some really great places,” Kindra Hall says.

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Controlling Influencing 128

Bonnie Low-Kramen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Join Bonnie and Jen for Heads Together – A Send Off to 2021 on Wed Dec 29! What tip or trick did you learn in 2021 that you can share with all of us? What do you need to learn in 2022? Do tell! The post Ep 69. A Send Off to 2021 on Heads Together with Bonnie Low-Kramen – 12/29/21 appeared first on Bonnie Low-Kramen.

Learning 52

Learning 52

Go Burrows

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Giovanna de Beij has worked as an executive assistant for 16 years at companies like Mattel, Philips, and HERE Technologies. In this episode, Giovanna shares insight from her years of experience as an executive assistant, including tips on working across cultures (here’s the Culture Map book she recommends, by the way) and what she would tell new assistants as they begin their career.

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Technology Networking Coaching Interviewing 85

Ruby

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Confession: I’m that person—the one who asks people to be their friend. Under normal circumstances, I suppose, friendships evolve through social interactions. But after moving halfway across the country in my early 30s, I needed friends to survive all the changes in my life—so I straight-up asked people I connected with if they wanted to be friends with me.

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Verbal Communication Learning Communication Coaching 52

Success

DECEMBER 29, 2021

My head is about to explode. In the past few weeks of my work as a freelance writer , I’ve penned a feature story about retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., done a ton of research on wearable technology for my next piece, rode my bike 250 miles across Missouri for another project, overhauled my social media strategy, hired someone to manage it, and laid the groundwork to launch an entirely new part of my career.

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Technology Sales Coaching Planning 128

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This post, update: I’m in recovery and my office just moved above a bar , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who was in recovery and their office had just moved above a bar ?

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Salary Interviewing Learning 43

Success

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Meditation dates back hundreds if not thousands of years. Cultures around the world have used meditation for religious ceremonies, a sense of calm and personal development. Today, tens of millions of people have rediscovered meditation as part of a greater health and wellness routine. Many have found greater overall happiness through meditation. Meditation apps have unsurprisingly surged in popularity.

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Coaching Learning Reporting 124

Success

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The modern entrepreneur community has long been fascinated with wealth consciousness and money mindset. What used to be deemed fluffy or surface-level content—something I would even admittedly roll my eyes at—is now considered mainstream and essential to an entrepreneur’s money toolbox , which makes every online business owner rethink the importance of mindset work in their creative and business pursuits.

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Mentoring Influencing Food Creativity 122

Success

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Her name is Polar Seal. She’s 40 feet long, bright white with a thin blue stripe down each side and a monochromatic logo of a seal at the helm. To the sailing community, she’s a 2007 Beneteau Oceanis 40 with a two-cabin layout. To Ryan Ellison and Sophie Darsy ( @ryan_and_sophie_sailing ), she’s a vehicle to carry them across the Atlantic (for the third time); she’s an office for their respective careers; but most importantly, she’s been home for nearly four years.

Learning 122

Learning Flexibility Flexibility Logistics 122

Success

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The thinking was that Facebook might quickly go the way of MySpace, or Instagram would just be another Friendster—here for a good time, but not for a long time. The mediums have continually evolved, but by now it has long been clear that almost every business, no matter how small, needs a strategy to keep up and connect with customers socially. Over the past year I’ve been able to grow my presence on social media dramatically.

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Real Estate Problem-Solving Sales Leadership 119

Success

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As examples of good customer service, we chose brands most of you will know. Although the companies are large, the principles of great company service are universal. Tailor these successes to even the smallest startup, and keep your clients coming back for more. Surprise customers with a gift. The little, personal touches delight customers and increase feelings of brand loyalty.

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Customer Service Food Sales Training 117

Success

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you realize it or not, you are constantly telling stories in your own head. Self-stories: Stories you tell about yourself. Some are good, some are bad. All of them have a powerful effect on you, even if you’re unaware of them. As a storytelling expert, I believe that you can change the story of your life by changing the voice in your head , that changing the way you are on the inside can change your results on the outside.

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Cleaning Real Estate Salary Security 116

Success

DECEMBER 30, 2021

S??ue Keever Watts has a simple story she likes to tell. One day she was lounging by the pool with a good magazine while her daughter practiced diving. “Rate my dives!” her daughter called. After each splash, Watts, immersed in her reading, rattled off random numbers. “Nine!” she exclaimed. “10!” “Eight!”. At that, her daughter suddenly froze. “Wait,” she wondered aloud.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The term personal development first entered my world as a teenager when my father gave me a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Of course, the idea of getting better occurred to me long before then, which is why I’ve always thought it was a little funny that there’s a name for this genre. I’m not sure we need an official category for the things we often do without conscious thought.

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Success

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Organizations of all shapes and sizes have one thing in common: people. . But if you ask leadership experts Three and Jackie Carpenter, they’ll say people aren’t just part of an organization—they’re the most important. It’s a timely message. As the pandemic and advances in technology have led to mass resignations and increased volatility in the labor market, the Carpenters are advising leaders to approach their organization’s people with greater intentionality.

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Leadership Problem-Solving Customer Service Technology 105

Success

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Sorry is supposed to be the hardest word, yet many of us live in a constant state of apologizing for who we are. Especially marginalized people. We’re sorry for being too opinionated, too talented, and for not meeting other people’s expectations. Luvvie Ajayi Jones is done with apologizing, and she wants more people to join her. You may know Luvvie from her best-selling book I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual , published in 2016, or from her TED Talk, Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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Coaching 94

Success

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Here they come. Holiday feasts followed incongruously by healthy eating tips, after which we will be inundated with advice as to which diet will help you shed the weight you put on over the holidays. What if—hear me out here—you just said, “Screw it, I’m going to eat what I want this holiday season?” What if you walked past the plate of fudge, stopped, cut yourself a big ol’ piece, stuffed it in your face, and didn’t feel guilty about it, didn’t run extra laps to make up for it, didn’t do anythi

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Food Interviewing Coaching Controlling 90

Success

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As the new year approaches, it’s tempting to think about all of the ways you’re going to overhaul your life and make this “your year.” But before you go all out changing every aspect of your life, remember that trying to focus on more than one thing at a time can waste a lot of energy, and before you know it, you’re burnt out and right back where you started.

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Finance 87

Success

DECEMBER 29, 2021

On this week’s episode of SUCCESS Line , I talk to a very special guest and member of the SUCCESS family: Madison Pieper, host of SUCCESS Stories. Madison also manages all of the social assets for SUCCESS. Overseeing accounts with a reach of 4.5 million people is no small task, and Madison has learned a thing or two about how to excel in the overwhelming world of social media along the way. .

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Planning Prioritization Learning Coaching 84

Success

DECEMBER 28, 2021

One day our 4-year-old son expresses his never-ending love for waffles. The next he only wants to eat oatmeal bars. On Monday, his favorite toy in the world is the red truck, but by the end of the week he can’t put down his blue sports car. For a preschooler this is normal, obviously, and there are no costs associated with changing your preferences.

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Retail Banking Purchasing Technology 82

Success

DECEMBER 27, 2021

(Editor’s Note: The SUCCESS Interview tests the foundational principles of this 125-year-old personal and professional development magazine against modern realities. Editor-in-Chief Josh Ellis will sit down with newsmakers, opinion-shapers and undisputed achievers to find out how we can all thrive in a world changing faster than ever. In this edition, Ellis chats with Sarah Jakes Roberts, founder of the Woman Evolve ministry and movement and New York Times best-selling author of Woman Evolve: Br

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Interviewing Influencing Planning Networking 73

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This post, update: did I make a mistake by sharing my salary with a coworker? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer wondering if she had made a mistake by sharing her salary with a coworker ?

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This post, updates: not having to work, employer doesn’t understand I’m in high school, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This post, updates: the poor work ethic, the misgendering employee, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. How do I talk to my husband about his poor work ethic and bad attitude?

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