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Creating a Desirable Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

HR Digest

The good news is that 28% of businesses reported raising compensation in order to give bargaining power to talented workers. According to LinkedIn 2017 Global Recruiting Trends report, the deciding factors for candidates remain to be career advancement opportunities (both financially and intellectually) and challenging work.

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With Flextime, Bosses Prefer Early Birds to Night Owls

Harvard Business Review

Flextime programs have never been more popular than they are today. Yet the question lingers of whether employees who take advantage of flexible work policies incur career penalties for doing so. make the case that depending on what the manager attributes the flextime use to, the employee may be either rewarded or penalized.

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The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career

Harvard Business Review

But I do believe we could all benefit from a bigger awareness of the impact — the weight — of our outside lives on our work performance, and by “we” I mean the organizational we, too: The Powers That Be. Both of the studies I mentioned are thought-provoking, but the second is truly remarkable. Brittany C. Solomon and Joshua J.

Career 15
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The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career

Harvard Business Review

But I do believe we could all benefit from a bigger awareness of the impact — the weight — of our outside lives on our work performance, and by “we” I mean the organizational we, too: The Powers That Be. Both of the studies I mentioned are thought-provoking, but the second is truly remarkable. Brittany C. Solomon and Joshua J.

Career 15
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The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career

Harvard Business Review

But I do believe we could all benefit from a bigger awareness of the impact — the weight — of our outside lives on our work performance, and by “we” I mean the organizational we, too: The Powers That Be. Both of the studies I mentioned are thought-provoking, but the second is truly remarkable. Brittany C. Solomon and Joshua J.

Career 15
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Getting Japanese Women Back on Track

Harvard Business Review

Even though more highly qualified women have moved into "career track" positions in recent years, there's a huge earnings gap: On average, women only earn 72% of the compensation paid to men for equivalent jobs. Even those lucky enough to find a job face serious penalties in terms of earning power and progression.

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Microfinance Is Good for Women, but It's Only Part of the Solution

Harvard Business Review

Ellen Kullman (DuPont), Maria das Graças Silva Foster (Petrobras), and Chua Sock Koong (Singapore Telecommunications) lead three of the most powerful companies in the world. Many companies also need to adopt more progressive policies regarding flextime, career stops, job sharing, and other alternative career paths.