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Favoring Employees Who ‘Kiss Up’ to the Boss Can Have Negative Consequences
Executives might want to think twice about how they favor employees who "kiss up" to the boss at work to boost their careers. A new Oregon State University study says employees who rely on the ...
Younger Employees Remain at Employers if Trust Is Strong
While the secret to attracting millennials may remain unsolved for some carriers, a new survey involving multiple industries offers at least one fresh recruitment clue. Trust turns out to be one ...
It’s Time for Leaders to Eliminate These Two Words From Their Vocabularies
For all the time and energy that companies invest in improving their customer experience, many are unknowingly sabotaging those efforts. How? Simply by using two words that should be stricken from ...
How to Use Feedback Loops and Recognition to Improve Employee Satisfaction
For a business to thrive, it needs to keep its employees happy. Organizations with engaged employees regularly outperform competitors with lower levels of employee satisfaction and engagement. ...
Old-Fashioned Employee Surveys Can Still Give Executives Vital Insight
Scoff at employee surveys all you want. While some may see them as outdated, employee surveys remain a solid way to determine employee engagement, help build morale, shape behavior and learn about ...
A Gemba Walk Helps Leaders Lead Better: American Family CEO Salzwedel
Take a Gemba walk. That's a leadership tip from Jack Salzwedel, chairman, president and CEO of American Family Insurance. In a Dec. 1 LinkedIn blog posting, Salzwedel outlined what the word means and ...
Motivate Employees by Staying Positive, Cultivating Relationships
Leaders play a critical role in how motivated and energized their employees are on a daily basis, says a recent article from The Muse, an online career resource. While behaviors like nutrition, ...
Moving Past ‘Boring’: How P/C Carriers Can Foster a Silicon Valley-Inspired Culture
Experienced leaders will tell you that their most important asset is their people. "Good to Great" author Jim Collins said, "Great vision without great people is irrelevant." The question then ...