How Remote Employers Can Nail 3 Essential Workplace Activities

The drumbeat keeps getting louder: More employers around the world are calling workers back to the office. Even companies that previously embraced remote work are having a change of heart. Being onsite, they now say, is essential for such things as boosting productivity, fostering collaboration, and strengthening company culture.  While some of these arguments are

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Why Retailers are Taking the Lead on Skills-First

Best Buy employees take six-to-12-month leaves from their current jobs to rotate through other departments and develop new skills. At Walmart associates undergo training to earn commercial driver’s licenses and become members of the retailer’s private fleet, where they can make up to $110,000 in their first year. In the U.K., Marks & Spencer has been

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The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

In a recent survey, consulting firm McKinsey & Company found that disengagement and attrition could cost a medium-size S&P 500 company up to a whopping $355 million per year in lost productivity.  So what should leaders be doing to address this problem? McKinsey suggests grouping employees into what they call a “satisfaction spectrum,” which includes

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