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Interact with Employees and Impact Productivity

Coaching Tip

Gallup''s findings are the same across the board no matter what type of business and should serve as a reminder that employee well being is critical to company success, says Dr. Noelle Nelson, a career and workplace expert and author of " Make More Money By Making Your Employees Happy.". Only 36% said they had not. John Agno: Ask the Coach.

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Answering “Why did you quit your last job” in an interview

HR Digest

Work is not challenging enough or you see no career advancement. I worked with XYZ for three years, and I had the opportunity of working with some of the best managers who taught me a lot about organizational culture and branding. I got wholesome opportunities to get an all-round view of positioning branding and marketing.

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Flextime Is Declining, But “Flex Around the Edges” Is Up

Harvard Business Review

Are such “right to request” laws indicators of a rise in flextime? Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction.

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Be Flexible, Attract Talent

Marshall Goldsmith

One innovative firm in the Bay Area, Flexperience, has created a different talent market: experienced professionals who seek flexible work opportunities. I spoke with Lisa Kay Solomon, vice-president of business development for Flexperience, about how organizations can build sustainable talent management strategies through flexible work.

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How to Keep a Job Search Discreet

Harvard Business Review

Since how you leave your current job can be as important to your career as how you perform in the next one, you need to know the answers to these questions. The job market may be bleak, but that doesn't mean you're stuck. Priscilla Claman, president of Career Strategies, Inc., Then reality-check that with the market.

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Increase Workplace Flexibility and Boost Performance

Harvard Business Review

The potential benefits of workplace variability are numerous — increased morale, motivation, and the ability to attract and retain talent — yet many managers don’t know where to start. Even the most employee-oriented managers have concerns about having employees work outside of normal work hours or at places other than the office.

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Elder Care, Child Care, and the Struggles of Chinese Women

Harvard Business Review

Mao Zedong may have famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the sky," but many of today's Chinese career women feel their high-flying ambitions have feet of clay. Yeah, we hold up half the sky," recently quipped a female senior manager for a multinational pharmaceutical company, "but there are 5,000 years of history dragging us back.".