More jobs were added last month even as the Miami unemployment continued to grow. During August, the Miami area’s unemployment rate increased from 13.3 percent to 14.4 percent, which is much higher than the national average of 9.6 percent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall area had a total non-farm […]
Posted on September 30th, 2010 by admin
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Engaged employees create financial success. Gallup has found causation. “We find that the path from the individual engagement elements to financial performance is stronger than the path from financial performance to engagement.” What does that mean? Focus on the people first, not the numbers. If you have more engaged employees, they will generate greater financial […]
Posted on September 30th, 2010 by admin
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Those seeking Denver finance jobs (Click here) should consider a position as a teller. Tellers, the majority of whom work at banks, are responsible for quickly and accurately processing routine transactions conducted by customers. This may include cashing checks and making deposits, loan payments, and withdrawals. Most employers require applicants for teller positions to have […]
Posted on September 30th, 2010 by admin
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What’s your strategy for retaining key staff during “disruptive periods” (M&A, overseas transfer of a division, recession, etc.)? A recent report from the McKinsey Quarterly notes: “Too many companies approach the retention of key employees during disruptive periods of organizational change by throwing financial incentives at senior executives, star performers, or other “rainmakers.” The money […]
Posted on September 29th, 2010 by admin
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Have you ever worked for a bad boss? If you have, how’s your heart doing? A recent report in the McKinsey Quarterly showed: “For more than 75 percent of employees, dealing with their immediate boss is the most stressful part of the job. … Those with bad bosses suffered 20 to 40 percent more heart […]
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by admin
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Are you concerned about your levels of employee engagement and how your employees are responding are we approach year two of pay cuts, no pay raises, increased workloads, and little appreciation? If not, you should be. Hewitt recently released startling figures from their Global Engagement Database that show employee engagement is continuing to decline, even […]
Posted on September 24th, 2010 by admin
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On Monday this week, I wrote about Symantec’s incredible success with peer-to-peer recognition programs that span departments and teams. But the only reason Symantec is able to allow employees from any department to recognize each other is because they launched their employee recognition program globally – to all employees – on the same day. They […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by admin
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A new network focused on four core areas will support Phoenix education jobs and help students graduate with the skills they need to succeed. Gov. Jan Brewer recently announced that the state will provide $100,000 to Science Foundation Arizona to create a Statewide STEM Action Network. That network will work to form a proactive and […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by admin
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What’s your company culture? Are you aware of how powerful your company culture is? This is the main theme of our new book, Winning with a Culture of Recognition, which I co-authored with Globoforce President & CEO Eric Mosley. Here’s just a taste of our approach to company culture: “Organizational culture is the most powerful […]
Posted on September 21st, 2010 by admin
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Do you have some kind of an employee recognition program in your workplace? What level do you offer? The bare minimum of years of service or performance-based annual review recognition? Middle-of-the-road manager-to-employee only schemes? Or do you go top-of-the line with peer-to-peer recognition in which employees are actively encouraged to notice and appreciate the behaviors […]
Posted on September 20th, 2010 by admin
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