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Non-Cash Motivators for a Successful Workplace

HR Digest

The HR Digest: Workiva was recognized as one of the “Bes t Workplaces in Technology 2022”. Emily Forrester: Workiva’s values-based culture is really what drives our success as an award-winning place to work. A key part of being successful in the technology field is how well you can innovate.

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2018 Workforce Forecast | Herman Group

Chart Your Course

In fact, according to the global staffing agency Ranstad, “many workers are seeking project or consultant-based work, with as much as 61 percent of the workforce choosing agile* careers by 2019” Greater use of Big Data in HR. Advancing work technologies are changing the ways in which companies and their employees work.

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84% of B2B Sales Start with a Referral — Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business Review

Sales reps, according to Forrester , tend to prioritize a sales agenda over solving a customer’s problem. If organizations don’t change their outdated thinking and create effective sales models for today’s digital era, Forrester warns that 1 million B2B salespeople will lose their jobs to self-service e-commerce by 2020.

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How Companies Can Learn to Make Faster Decisions

Harvard Business Review

Managers at the aerospace manufacturer wanted to make faster decisions for one of their big clients — NASA — by finding alternatives to the high volume of meetings and cumbersome spreadsheets used for tracking projects. At this company, each product had 250 variations for global distribution, so the complexity quotient was high.

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Morning Advantage: Employees Want Freedom, But Not Too Much

Harvard Business Review

Managers who don’t give their employees choices in how to do their work are perceived as dictators or authoritarians,” Iyengar says. Managers who give employees limited choices in their approach to work (some options, but not too many) are perceived as both warm and competent. The key is to find the right balance. Forgive the emphasis.

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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business Review

companies can’t fill their open positions, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study that found that analytical, engineering, and management roles are the hardest to fill. Winning in the future will require a rigorous approach to accessing and managing independent workers. For instance, 40 percent of U.S.

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Engaging Employees in Health Care Data Security

Harvard Business Review

How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. Health Care’s New Frontier. Sponsored by Optum. Healthcare is a high stress environment, where, understandably, information security training is often not the top priority. That said, it seems much lower on the priority list than it should be.