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3 Keys to Engaging Young Professionals

Lead Change Blog

Or are they responsible, creative, and productive? Intrinsically, we all know that purpose is critically important, but there is a lot of confusion about what purpose is, how we can identify it, and how to put it to productive use. Where past generations tended to pursue career options for more practical reasons (e.g.,

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Net Zero Undermined By The Lack Of Skills

The Horizons Tracker

The Levelling Up White Paper makes explicit reference to the Net Zero agenda, stating that the transition “could have large and long-lasting effects on virtually every aspect of the economy, including jobs and skills, infrastructure and technology, and investment and innovation”. times more productive compared to the regional average.

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The Rules of Retention

Chart Your Course

Productivity slows, customer service falls short. Training entry-level employees is critical so they can be productive, autonomous and customer-oriented. Too many workers, especially Generation Xers and younger, see changing employers as the only way to advance their careers. Give people the training they need to succeed.

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Build Your Brand by Promoting Yourself

Women on Business

You started your company or career because you have something to offer. Share your industry knowledge by writing white papers or articles for sites like Ezine. This is a fantastic venue for sharing information like new product releases, additions to the team etc. If you don’t – no one else will.

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Highest Paying Jobs for 2020 : Jobs With Highest Salary

HR Digest

Choosing an ideal career path can be like overcoming a difficult terrain with no sight of what the future might behold. Petroleum engineers establish the best methods for extracting oil and gas, design and develop extraction equipment, optimize production, manage drilling sites, formulate and implement drilling plans.

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Replacing the cold call with: ANYTHING!

Strategy Driven

I am a living example of what writing can do to change a career. Write an industry white paper. White paper, or brochure? Contact current customers who aren’t using 100% of your product line. Write an article. Nothing breeds attraction like the written word. Which one earns you respect? Give referrals.

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Motivating Millennials Takes More than Flexible Work Policies

Harvard Business Review

Chamber of Commerce emphasized flex-time as one way to do this — it found that three out of four Millennials reported that work-life balance drives their career choices. Loosen up the notion of the career ladder. A 2015 report on Millennials from the U.S. wrote in a recent PwC report.