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Managing the Generational Knowledge Gap

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently posted an article, How to Avoid a Generational ‘Train Wreck’, focusing on the knowledge gap that most companies will be facing in the coming years, as Baby Boomers retire and Gen Y and Millennials move up the ranks. As many HR departments now deal with managing and adapting to the differences of working habits and preferences of the various generations that currently makeup the …Read More

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Getting to the Heart of Employee Engagement

Tucker Robeson, CEO of CDL Helpers, says, “You need to wake up to the fact that if you’re not engaging your employees, you’re hurting them– and your company.”
Although Gallup estimated in 2004 that disengaged workers were costing U.S. businesses a staggering $300 billion a year in productivity losses, engagement is one issue that often goes unaddressed. The reason, I suspect, is that there’s a lack of consensus on what the term …Read More

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Social Media and Reputation Management

Every tactic, connection, and piece of content posted online contributes to an organization’s reputation and now it is more important than ever for companies to have a presence in social media. Other than brand awareness and customer reach, it is necessary for companies to manage corporate social media accounts so they can react quickly to any negative (or positive!) attention it may be receiving. Another reason for this is reputation …Read More

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Workday Social Media – Distractions or productivity enhancers?

It’s easy to make the assumption that updating your Facebook status or scrolling through your friend’s tweets is limiting your time to get your real work done at the office, but recent reports are finding that these social media “shorts” may actually be increasing employee productivity.
Before jumping to conclusions and siding with the “unproductive” stigma that surrounds social networking at the office, consider these points:

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Is social media a threat to your organization’s security?

The main issue surrounding security and privacy with social media is that employees may share confidential and/or highly classified personal and business information with people they perceive to be legitimate or unintentionally.
Social media is now a necessity to all companies who want to compete for a successful business and it needs to be understood that no company is immune to the threats of social media. With more social sharing sites …Read More

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