employees
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Brain power
The impact of departing employees on firm performance
Firms should invest in their employees, but should be aware of the potential for extreme events to undermine some of…
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Brain power
On the job learning and listening to employees builds resilient teams
Teams can be more resilient and effective when managers encourage speaking up with suggestions, taking risks, and learning from this…
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Brain power
How training helps with employee retention
Many companies labor under the false belief that upskilling workers will result in them jumping ship.
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Brain power
Employers need to take a proactive approach to learning at work
The ability for employees to learn throughout their career will play a growing role in their success, both as individuals…
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Brain power
The rise of the modern elder
Airbnb’s Chip Conley argues that we should be seeing the rise of modern ‘elders’ who can impart distinct wisdom, especially…
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Systems & complexity
Tailoring your knowledge approach to the people you employ
Employee career choices in turn affect the dynamics, knowledge creation, and reuse patterns in organisations, and ultimately the performance of…
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Brain power
How employee engagement affects the bottom line
A recent study explores the relationship between happiness at work and the financial performance of workplaces.
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Brain power
An empowered employee equals a proactive one
The benefits of a proactive workforce are fairly well established, from improvements in productivity to creativity.
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Brain power
The potential for strengths-based performance conversations in HR management
Could an appreciative inquiry approach be successfully applied to human resources (HR) performance management?
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Systems & complexity
Are team building events great or awful?
Shared activities in the workplace can improve employee wellbeing, but it’s by no means guaranteed.
