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High Morale Doesn’t Guarantee Employee Retention

Chart Your Course

based employees described morale at their organization as “very good” or “good” in a November 2012 Accountemps survey. The threat of downsizing and the need to do more with less has increased employee stress levels, he noted. High morale may not correlate with retention, recent studies suggest.

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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

We stand today on July 27, one year away from the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Lord Sebastian Coe, chair of the London 2012 Olympic Games, summed up this attitude, saying, "In every time of adversity lies opportunity.never let a good crisis go to waste." Britain is well ahead of schedule. billion under-spent.

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No One Should Have to Choose Between Caregiving and Work

Harvard Business Review

If you spend all your time as a caregiver stressed out and figuring out logistics, you may miss out on the good stuff – and that includes being engaged in your job while spending precious time with your family. Employee retention Stress Work life balance' This is a wonderful blessing.” My own three children are grown now.

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The Power of Believing the Best | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

November 19, 2012. Article Preview: Stress Test. Human Resources (4). Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives. Thoughts for the Everyday Leader. by Nathan Magnuson. Home / Communication / The Power of Believing the Best. The Power of Believing the Best. — 2 Comments. How to Complete an Individual.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

“Our instructors were teaching better, and our students were learning better,” Webb noted in The Red Circle , his 2012 SEAL memoir. Webb’s hardcore perspective poses an existential challenge to most organizations’ views of human resources.

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How the U.S. Army Personalized Its Mental Health Care

Harvard Business Review

So during initial rollout from May 2012 through February 2014, we examined 80,000 BHDP surveys in four military-treatment facilities. Early on, providers using BHDP expressed concern about the time required for soldiers to complete the standardized screening instruments before they actually saw the provider.