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The Week That Was
It’s good practice to wait 30 minutes between eating and swimming. So use that time wisely by reading these top five stories from the week of Aug. 5. 1. Career Advice for Modern Times: When you look for a new position, focus on what you can contri…
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The State of Salary Budgets
The improving U.S. economy is good news for the strength of salary increases in the near term. The sagging economy abroad presents a different story in the long term.
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One Person Really Can Make a Difference
Recently I had the honor of accompanying a great friend and her son to an amusement park to celebrate his birthday. It was something he had been planning since Christmas. We arrived the night before and plotted our strategy for experiencing the “happ…
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Call Centers: Heaven or Hell?
If Dante were alive today, one of his circles of hell would be a call center. Low-slung buildings in forgettable office parks in places where unions are scarce and land is cheap, the only thing missing are the demons and pitchforks. “Abandon all hope…
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Creating the Right Recipe for Transformation
As senior vice president and CHRO for Hillshire Brands, Mary Oleksiuk is mixing in cultural and behavioral expectation ingredients to create a brand-new organization.
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Guidelines for Measuring the ROI Impact of Inclusion
Workforce diversity and inclusion is a concept that appears to have taken hold in companies worldwide. According to a survey conducted by SHRM, 55 percent of respondents say their organizations “strongly promote” diversity and inclusion. However, the…
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Bring in the Big Team
Have you heard that numbers are back? Big data is not just about pulling reports, it’s about producing quality data.













