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This year, it seems that employee engagement has clinched the top spot, cited by 41% of HR as their biggest worry.

80% think they’re better than average.

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To get the most out of your workforce, treat them like they don't have to be there.

The study, by California-based Adobe, looked at whether reviews at work were beneficial or detrimental to employee morale. Around 18 per cent of women claim they have cried after a review.

Are your staffers working overlong hours? Disabuse them of the notion that that's the way to get ahead.

See what Edelman's analysis of CEOs and social media use means, and why and how your executives may want to follow suit.

Forget slogans and posters. Forget mission statements. Forget culture decks. A survey of over 400,000 people across the U.S. found that when employees believe promotions are managed effectively, they are more than two times as likely to give extra effort at work -- and to plan for having a long-term future with their company.

 

But wait, there's more: When employees believe promotions are managed effectively, they are more than five times as likely to believe their leaders act with integrity.

 

The result? At those companies, employee turnover rates are half that of other companies in the same industry. Productivity, innovation, and growth metrics outperform the competition. For public companies, stock returns are almost three times the market average.

Via The Learning Factor

by Jive Guest Author     Thursday, July 13th, 2017. It seems like in the past week I’ve been deluged with questions like this: I cover the news. I’m not supposed to be part of the news story so how do I build a personal brand?

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