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Taking the Long View: Give Big Data Long Context
Big data, while vast, has its limitations. As time goes on, executives might consider putting a longer time scale on their analysis when making decisions.
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Get the Most Out of Leading an ERG
Daniel was feeling terrible. After four years as the chairman of one of his company’s employee networks, otherwise known as an employee resource group (ERG), he was feeling a bit tired and did not see much personal return for his efforts in terms of …
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Crabs in a Barrel: The Importance of Minority Mentorship
Mentors who aren’t positive, supportive or fair prevent minorities from advancing.
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The Week That Was
Is there a better Father’s Day primer out there than these top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of June 10? I doubt it. 1. Are Your New Hires Feeling Lost?: Failing to teach corporate culture could thwart a new hire’s progress and jeop…
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Commencement Speeches: Worth the Time?
For the last month, thousands of commencement speeches have been delivered, listened to, remarked upon and viewed on YouTube. I guess you can say it’s a time-honored tradition to invite a celebrity or someone of status to inspire graduates with addre…
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Hair Today, and Tomorrow
This past Saturday, in a two day interactive public art exhibit called “You Can Touch My Hair,” live models in New York City’s Union Square Park made themselves available for passersby to feel the goods, so to speak. When I read about the event, m…
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Breaking News: Employees Are Not Thrilled With Their Jobs
The verdict is in: Employee engagement is bad. Like, really bad. Gallup released its annual “State of the American Workplace” study on engagement Tuesday, reporting that a whopping 70 percent of American workers are “not engaged” or “actively dise…
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Engagement at Work Derives From Happiness
Stuff or vision? Money or meaning? These are the questions every leader needs to ponder when trying to motivate employees. Last week Talent Management kicked off a series of reports exploring whether satisfying employees or engaging them drives th…












