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6 Tips to Change the Workplace Climate

The American workplace has an engagement problem, and much of that has to do with how employees are responding to the office climate. A manager’s behavior toward his or her employees greatly influences the workplace climate—and can make or break a team’s morale and productivity. Here’s how a manager can change the workplace climate for the better.

Supporting Employees as They Go Global

International posts give companies an edge, but also can be challenging for employees. HR professionals can help with the transition. Here are seven steps to help balance the needs of the company with employees’ needs.

Retail Excellence at Dollar General

Dollar General’s signature store manager training program, “Retail Excellence, Every Day,” focuses on improving new store managers’ application of key operational processes and goals: serving customers, increasing sales, reducing shrink, and managing inventory.

Getting Real Business Impact from Integrated Leadership Development

High-performing organizations (HPOs) have moved from investing in leadership development as a separate talent endeavor to integrating it with all other talent processes.

The Cure for “The Curse of Knowledge”

The Curse of Knowledge occurs when experts know their content so well that they forget what it’s like to be new to it.

Meeting Users Where They Are

By considering and quickly embracing three ideas—that employees are mobile, employees are social, and employees like bite-sized pieces of information—your organization can do a better job of meeting your users where they are.

5 Tips for Virtual Career Fairs

Virtual recruiting environments can reduce costs and eliminate the need to travel, speed up hiring, and improve your access to the global talent pool—so you can find people with the right skills, whenever and wherever you need them.

13 Tips for Choosing a Coach

Companies often are unsure what to do and what to think about hiring a coach as the act of coaching in general requires so much to consider. Here are some factors to keep in mind before making a decision.

Florida Blue’s Sales Talent Management Program

Florida Blue’s Sales Talent Management Program immerses students in a variety of knowledge, behavior, and skills-based courses and activities aimed at increasing retention of knowledge, driving desired sales competencies and behaviors, and enhancing skills essential to any sales role at the company.

Developing Leaders: Creating an Effective Strategy for the Future

Ultimately, leaders need to be upfront and honest, possess true business skills, be able to build relationships, have a strong presence, be honest, and be receptive to feedback. To do this effectively, organizations must be ready to develop and execute responses to several key questions.

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