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Reskilling: What is it and why is it important?

Insperity

For example, a retailer might reskill its in-store salespeople to work as remote customer service agents to support a change in focus from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce sales. A subset of reskilling, called upskilling , can help prepare your people for major changes in their current roles.

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Are Annual Employee Performance Reviews Really Dead?

Insperity

Companies should also consider investing in a way for managers and employees to share feedback easily, such as an online program, an app or another outlet that is easy, quick and enhances the ability to give real time feedback when conversations may not be logistically feasible.

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6 stay interview questions that top employers ask

Insperity

You can treat these similarly to performance reviews from a logistical standpoint, but the objective should remain different. For instance, HubSpot offers many free certification courses for sales and marketing professionals through its online academy.

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How to Prove the Value of HR to Your Company’s Decision Makers

Insperity

You need answers to the company’s basics, such as how the company makes money, how sales and operations communicate, customer characteristics and what differentiates your company from its competitors. In the case of business executives, that usually means dollars, threats to profitability, logistics and other business metrics.

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6 ways to combat workplace incivility

Insperity

“He brings in all the big sales, so we have to put up with it.”. If you hear yourself thinking or saying anything along these lines, it’s time to remind yourself that people problems cost a business just as much, and sometimes more, than logistical or technical problems. It’s happened to all of us. Welcome to the club!”.

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How to Prove the Value of HR to Your Company’s Decision Makers

Insperity

You need answers to the company’s basics, such as how the company makes money, how sales and operations communicate, customer characteristics and what differentiates your company from its competitors. In the case of business executives, that usually means dollars, threats to profitability, logistics and other business metrics.

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What do US consumers want from e-commerce deliveries?

McKensey

As US e-commerce growth slows, retailers and logistics providers face rising delivery costs. A survey of consumer preferences for package shipmentsspeed or reliability?could could help inform priorities.