• Want to Boost Productivity? Get Employees Moving!

    Despite evidence that sitting for more than four hours per day can negatively affect health and life expectancy, the average working adult spends much of their waking life sitting. What's worse, millions of seated workers have no choice in the matter: Due to their office's setup, they're tethered to one chair, bench, or stool all day. And their companies are paying the price.Data collected about people ...
  • The Recruiting Reel: How to Find and Retain Top Talent in a Fast-Growing Company

    Not all change is bad — especially the change that comes when your successful company is growing quickly.That said, periods of massive growth are still often intimidating. Ensuring you maintain a high quality of hires, a strong company culture, and a positive employee experience is possible, even if it seems a daunting task during such fast-paced times.So, how can a company maintain hiring standards while expanding? The key is finding a process that works specifically for yo
  • Such Sweet Sorrow: 4 Ways to Leave Your Job Without Burning Bridges

    You're ready for a career change, but you're not going to tell your boss until the last minute. After all, isn't the standard operating procedure of jumping ship to sneak off for lunchtime interviews? Or duck out in the middle of the night, à la the Baltimore (now Indianapolis) Colts?As a COO, I can say neither situation ...
  • Does Your Internship Program Fail to Teach Your Interns?

    What do interns mean to your business?While each company has its own view of interns, and each intern is a unique individual, it's important to remember that your interns are real-life students. When they're wondering whether to accept your internship offer, their most important concern is: "Am I going to get real-world experience and exposure, or am I going to get stuck filing papers and doing coffee runs for the duration of my summer?"You want to make sure your
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  • How to Network With Comfort and Ease

    You want a new job — but what's the best way to find it?Networking, of course.Networking is hard, however. You have to go out and meet people, and then you have to ask those people for help. It's a daunting task — but it doesn't have to be. You can become more comfortable with networking if you learn to view it as honest communication between people.The Old View of ...
  • 4 Strategies to Build Talent Pipelines the Right Way

    With the unemployment rate falling to a new low of 3.9 percent in July, the job market is growing increasingly competitive. That's good news for job hunters, but it has made it more difficult than ever for HR professionals and recruiters to attract the right employees.So instead of working harder, work smarter: Build a sturdy ...

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