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The Downside of Feeling Powerful
Most of us strive to climb the corporate ladder and gain power in the workplace, but there may be a downside, according to a new post on the LSE Business Review blog from The London School of ...
Use Structure to Make Creativity a Company Priority
Trying to promote creativity and innovation in your organization? It's not enough to simply hire people who demonstrate creativity during the interview process, says a recent post on human resources ...
4 Tips for Encouraging Innovation
Looking to build an innovative team? It's not about bringing innovative new people into your workforce but rather empowering the people already in your organization, says a recent Harvard Business ...
Fun at Work: Carriers Using Games to Build Teams, Spur Creativity
Ever just want to drop a bunch of your team members off at a strange place and lose the key? Here's your chance. Big insurers are delving into one of the newest aspects of corporate team building: ...
Promoting the Wrong Person Can be Right for Your Company
Consider this: Sometimes it can be in a company's best interest to promote the wrong person for the job. Yes, that sounds counterintuitive, and a new blog posting based on research by Daniel Barron ...
Create a Feedback Culture to Improve Employee Engagement, Retention
Employees who feel unmotivated and disengaged are more likely to seek opportunities elsewhere. To combat this tendency, create a "feedback culture" to show employees that you care about their ...
Focus on Managing Human Capital
Most executives spend their time managing balance sheets when they should really be focusing on their human capital—the time, talent and energy of their workforce, says a recent Harvard Business ...
What Can Richard Branson Teach Us About Loyalty in Insurance?
Leave it to Richard Branson to so perfectly sum up the essence of what it takes to create a loyal team of employees: "Train people well enough so they can leave; treat them well enough so they don't ...