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Listen Up, Nerds: Hiring and Leadership Lessons from Tina Fey and Liz Lemon

The series finale of NBC’s ‘30 Rock’ has recently come and gone, but insight on what it means to be a leader from both ’30 Rock’’s creator and star, Tina Fey, and her alter ego, Liz Lemon, lives on. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Talent Acquisition

HR and C-Suite

Do This, Not That: 7 Tips for Communicating with the C-Suite

“It all comes down to how they want to be communicated with and what they value,” says business advisor and author Beverly Flaxington of communicating with the C-Suite.

As many human resources professionals can attest, getting buy-in from the often time- and attention-challenged C-Suite isn’t always a trip to Disneyland. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement

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“Success Will Be Your Greatest Obstacle”: The Best Sound Bites From Inc. 500/5000

With all due respect to Barbara Walters, the next time she’s putting together her ‘Most Fascinating People’ list, she might want to consult the list of keynote speakers for the most recent Inc. 500/5000 Conference.

The annual event, which honors the fastest-growing businesses in America, also features some of today’s most intelligent, interesting and charismatic thought leaders. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Events, Small Business

WorkplaceFun

Organized Fun: Why and How Employers Should Mix Business and Pleasure

“Times have changed. In the past, fun was looked at as frivolous from the employer level,” says Michael Civello, Director of Client Relations for Plum Benefits, which provides companies with entertainment focused services for their employees.

Today, however, fun is increasingly seen as not just acceptable, but essential to building relationships within the workplace, which Civello says is crucial to increasing morale and decreasing turnover. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement, Retention

Remote Workforces

Benefits of Remote Workforces Outweigh Challenges, Says Wells Fargo Exec

While there are plenty of challenges to managing remote teams, finding talent with the right skills – as many employers today struggle to do – isn’t one of them at Wells Fargo.

According to Wendy McKoy (pictured),  Senior Vice President and Head of Talent Acquisition for the Technology & Operations Group at Wells Fargo, enabling employees to work remotely makes “recruiting 10 times easier [because] we can source where we know the skills are available.” Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Corner Office, Employee Engagement

TheLevityEffect

Laughter is the Best Medicine…for Your Business

Employers today need to lighten up. Why? Because, according to Scott Christopher, it literally pays to do so.

The speaker and co-author of The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up gave a session at last month’s SHRM 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition to discuss how and why employers should allow – and even encourage – employees to have fun in the workplace. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement, SHRM 2012

Rebuilding America

Turning Tides: Company Brings Hope to ‘Depressing’ City

Some companies might consider being headquartered in one of the five most depressing cities in America a setback for employee recruitment and retention, but Turning Technologies isn’t one of them.

Thanks to its “unique work atmosphere and innovative approach to technology and business,” the Youngstown, Ohio-based company continues to attract and retain top talent, empower employment in the city and contribute to the area’s overall economic growth. Continue reading

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Ryan Canada

Want to Lower Turnover? Count Results, Not Hours, Says Firm

“Flexibility doesn’t mean, ‘My personal life takes precedence over my work.’  It means, ‘I have the ability to make both work, but I’m going to make sacrifices in both arenas at times,’” says Delta Emerson, executive  vice president and chief of staff at Ryan, LLC. Continue reading

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Crazy Corporate Cultre

Avoid Culture Shock at Your Growing Organization

As your company grows, make sure it doesn’t leave behind the culture that makes it so great.

Organizational culture is one of those things that you don’t really notice – or appreciate – until it’s gone. Unfortunately, losing sight of one’s organizational culture is a common side effect of growth: You get so busy growing your business, you tend to forget about working to maintain the unique workplace culture you established as a smaller business. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement

The future of recruiting

Back to the Future (of Recruiting): Is Your Company Prepared for What’s Ahead?

In CareerBuilder’s recent webinar, Future of Recruiting, hosted by Beth Prunier and Chuck Loeher, area vice presidents at CareerBuilder, it became clear just how much recruitment has changed since — well, since shows like M.A.S.H. (you ‘ll just have to listen to know what I mean). Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Emerging Media, Employee Engagement, Insights & Trends, Retention, Talent Acquisition, Trends, Webinars

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