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3 Ways to Prepare for a Better Performance Review

Let's Grow Leaders

Don’t say you conducted three teambuilders; share that absenteeism went down 20% and that you have a 10% YOY improvement in the employee survey metrics. As you plan for 2015, be sure you’re also planning which measurements and correlations you’d like to be using to showcase your performance this time next year.

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Do Workplace Wellness Programs Save Money? We Find Out.

HR Digest

A study conducted by Harvard in 2015 found for every dollar spent on wellness programs, the employer saves $3 in healthcare costs and another $3 in absenteeism. Less absenteeism, a healthier workforce and lesser time away from tasks mean more work getting done. . Do they drive down a company’s health investment costs or not?

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A French Employee Sues His Employer for Depression

HR Digest

He was with the company till 2015, before the Frenchman sues his employer in 2016. Clinical depression costs the US economy over $51 billion in absenteeism from work and lost productivity. His doctors related his deteriorating mental health to boredom and signed off on a six month leave. In the US, clinical depression is on the rise.

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How to Use a Career Page to Positively Show off Culture to Candidates

Chart Your Course

The Harvard Business Review reports culture directly impacts employee satisfaction, job performance, business creativity, commitment and loyalty, retention and absenteeism, and — perhaps the most important quality to executives — the bottom line. Consider Millennials.

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

Inappropriate humor can stifle people’s creative confidence in any organization – not to mention contributing to reduced morale, absenteeism, the elevation of dysfunctional internal competition, and even company-level reputational damage. Galinsky (2015). Sources: Beard, A. 2008) How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity. Huang, Li, F.

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The Most Common Type of Incompetent Leader

Harvard Business Review

My friend was experiencing absentee leadership , and unfortunately, he is not alone. Absentee leadership rarely comes up in today’s leadership or business literature, but research shows that it is the most common form of incompetent leadership.

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Psychology Is the Key to Detecting Internal Cyberthreats

Harvard Business Review

One survey in 2015 found that on average, just 3.6% In behavioral science research , certain negative emotions, stressors, and conflicts have long been associated with incidents of workplace aggression, employee turnover, absenteeism, accidents, fraud, sabotage, and espionage.

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