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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Despite its perceived importance, for the most part, companies have a miserable track record when it comes to managing their people. Seventy percent of corporate “change programs” fail to achieve their stated goals. B USINESSES are really bad at establishing an engaging culture. But what does this mean?

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How To Develop Employee Handbook

HR Digest

Employee handbooks serve as an important player in a company’s success. This guide will teach you how to make an employee handbook and how your small business can benefit from one. What Is An Employee Handbook? . First off, let’s talk about an employee handbook and why it’s so important.

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5 Steps to Give Autonomy without Blowing Everything Up

Leadership Freak

One goal of managing is to supervise less. Managers work too hard because they supervise too much. Giving autonomy to supervisors scares the crap out of incompetent managers. Control requires management and supervision. The bigger the employee handbook the more you need to supervise.

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Employee Handbook Policy Updates: New California Laws for 2021

HR Digest

As we approach another year, California employers should reexamine their employee handbook to ensure that it is up to date. The CFRA currently varies fundamentally from the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in a few ways, with the end goal that in the event that you have a joined FMLA/CFRA strategy you should split them apart.

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The Returning to Work Handbook: Reflections and Strategies for Managers

The Center For Leadership Studies

In the transition to “normal,” managers will be responsible for maintaining performance and motivation while their teams grapple with another shift in the way they work. To ensure success and engagement within their teams, managers must communicate consistently and effectively and provide clarity to their teams.

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The Returning to Work Handbook: Reflections and Strategies for Employees

The Center For Leadership Studies

This handbook is designed to guide employees navigating this transition through the lens of Situational Leadership ® by providing strategies that will help you process the change that has occurred and evaluate your goals and performance, as well as the tools to “Take Charge” of your own performance.

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How To Reach Your Goals

Eric Jacobson

Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson , wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. In her 260-page book, Halvorson covers : • How to set a goal that you will pursue even in the face of adversity. •

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