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To Cope with Labor Shortage, Raise Emotional Compensation

Michael Lee Stallard

When I spoke at Costco’s annual managers conference one year, I witnessed video after video of employees from warehouse club locations all around the world who proudly shared ideas they came up with to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve member and employee experience. In addition, it gives employees a voice to share their ideas.

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

Last year, The Conference Board published a report with the subtitle “America’s Unhappy Workers.” ” The report pictured storm clouds on its cover and concluded that employee satisfaction was at its lowest point since The Conference Board began surveying it more that 20 years ago.

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What Is Real-Time Speech to Text and How Does It Benefit Businesses?

Strategy Driven

Either way, the technology offers several benefits, such as competitive advantage, increased efficiency in day-to-day operation, and enhanced customer experience. The turnaround time for documents, such as minutes of the meeting, seminar, discussion groups, forum, conference or lectures is quicker. It also reduces paperwork.

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Treat Job Interviews on the Phone, Via Skype or Video Conference as You Would In Person

Strategy Driven

More companies are conducting interviews with job candidates via phone, Skype or video conference, especially for first interviews where a hiring manager is simply trying to pre-screen candidates for the team or when a candidate lives too far away to justify flying in for a quick interview at this early stage in the process.

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Top 10 Servant Leadership Tweeters in 2012

Modern Servant Leader

The conferences and programs run from SLI are top notch and receiving high praise from participants everywhere. Jessica’s contributions frequently top my stream of social media tweets as she shares great posts, news and events. I continue to be thrilled with the expansion of Greenleaf Center’s presence in social media.

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Writing From the Chick-fil-A Leadercast

Michael Lee Stallard

It’s nice to see a conference sponsor that has a reputation for virtuous leadership and values! For many people, building community and connections is extremely motivating, something I wrote about for changethis.com in The Connection Culture: A New Source of Competitive Advantage. It’s a mission to be proud of.

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Women Are Today’s Brand Champions

Strategy Driven

Now, women share the same bond virtually through social media and blogging, sharing recipes on Pinterest or swapping stories and pictures of their kids on Facebook.”. Michelle is also the CEO of Women Network LLC, an online digital media platform dedicated to giving women a voice and a platform to share their message.

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