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4 Conflict Management Strategies For Virtual Teams

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of our daily lives; from the way we spend our leisure time down to our work routine. To prevent the spread of the disease, many non-essential businesses have embraced the shift to remote work. Though this is great for enforcing social distancing measures and reducing exposure, working from home is not without its pitfalls.

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Impossible Goals: What Are They & How To Set Them In 2022

It’s a new year. And while some of you may have set expectations for the year, there may be some of those that didn’t set goals at all. Instead, you’d like to move through the motions and do as you wish throughout the year, especially during a year where unpredictability has become the norm. As we reflect and look back on 2021, you most likely have a few dreams you consistently imagine yourself doing as time passes. Goals that may seem too impossible to reach.

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Get Back to Giving

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an intentional choice to contribute to the well-being of society and the local community. There is no one “right” way to go about it and no one “right” answer when interpreting what it means in practice.

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Benefits of a Global Workforce: 5 Reasons to Hire Employees Overseas

Employees are still feeling tremendous pressure to keep up with increased workloads. Since the start of the pandemic, people have been putting in more hours to complete their daily tasks.

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Four-Day Workweek: Does It Make Employees Happier & Healthier?

The idea of working less to accomplish more is not a new one. A growing number of companies are adopting this approach to increase productivity and help employees maintain a healthy lifestyle. Studies have shown that increasing your work hours doesn’t necessarily result in productivity.

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5 Gestures of Customer Recognition

Whether you’re an up-and-coming startup or an established business, you should make a habit of practicing customer recognition from day one. Customer recognition is a way of showing respect and gratitude to individuals or other businesses who buy your products or services.

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Is Working from Home Better for the Environment?

People who work from home have benefited from less commute stress, lower expenses, and better work-life balance. As a bonus, we’ve also discovered that working from home is better for the environment.

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Employee Volunteering: 5 Mental Health Benefits of Helping Others

Giving back to others can positively impact your employees’ mental health and overall well-being. In fact, there is a direct link between volunteering and psychological and physical health.

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Thank You

Client appreciation? There’s never been a better time. I remember it so clearly. That night in February 2020 when it seemed the world had stopped for just a second. My wife and I were on our way home from a dinner celebrating the life of a dear friend who had passed away unexpectedly. And suddenly, we heard a word that has, in some way, touched every one of our lives since that day: pandemic. It was on the news, but nobody quite grasped just how much life as we knew it was about to change. A storm was coming.

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Planning Live Events in 2022: Challenges and Solutions

Live events are coming back, but they are not in full swing yet. According to a recent EventMB State of the Event Industry survey, about 78% of event professionals from across the globe are currently planning live events. But if you thought planning a live in-person event was a challenge before the pandemic, post-pandemic live events pose even more obstacles.

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Show Me the Love! Individualized Recognition Done Right

Employees across all professions have realized that if they aren’t happy with their current employer, there are plenty of other fish in the proverbial sea. So, it’s no wonder why the current job market resembles a sports arena where employers are fighting tooth and nail to win over and retain high-value talent.

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How Fun & Gamification In The Workplace Fosters Employee Development

In our Team Building Saves the World podcast episode Keeping Employee Engagement Fun, we spoke with guest Stephen Baer, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Game Agency, and an expert in game-based training strategies and solutions. Baer shares the importance of having fun in the workplace, a management strategy known as “gamification”.

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How Encouraging Failure at Work Increases Employee Engagement

Expecting that your employees will never fail can be demoralizing to the entire workforce and detrimental to the company culture. When employees believe that failing at work is not an option, they become burned out and their engagement crumbles.

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Empathetic Leadership: The Key to Employee Retention

Maintaining high retention rates is critical to the overall success of your business and long-term profitability. After all, advertising for new employees and then interviewing, selecting, and training them takes time and money that you can’t afford to waste. In the long run, it’s much better for your business if the people you’ve invested in stay with you.

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The Employee Turnover Formula & Why It Matters

What Is Employee Turnover? Employee turnover is the percentage of workers who leave your organization, the employment relationship ends and they are replaced by someone new. This is not the same as employee attrition. When attrition occurs, the position is not filled with a new employee. There are two types of employee turnover: involuntary turnover and voluntary turnover.

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How to Avoid the Great Resignation

If you read or watch the news, you’ve probably heard the term “The Great Resignation” recently. The pandemic has led to many people reflecting on their lives and reassessing what’s important to them. They are evaluating what they want from life, as well as how their job and the work they do fit into that vision.

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Location Location Location | Choosing the Right Party Venue

Half the battle of planning a holiday party is figuring out where it’s all going to take place. (more…)

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Easing Holiday Prep in Uncertain Times

As we went into summer, things were starting to look up. With the number of Covid cases declining, events were being scheduled again, and workers started returning to the office. But as we make the turn into fall, things aren’t looking quite as optimistic. Events are once more being canceled, and companies are pushing off the return to the office.

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Ultimate Guide To Work Holiday Party Planning in 2022

Planning holiday work parties can seem like a huge undertaking. But with proper guidance and expertise, you’ll realize that planning a holiday work party is much easier than it seems and can be a lot of fun.

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12 Reasons Team Building Is Important For Your Company

What is team building?

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7 Ways to Build Resilience In The Workplace and Why It Matters

In the latest episode of the TeamBuilding Saves the World podcast, Rob Fletcher, founder of Quixote Consulting, takes a look at the concept of “resiliency,” and why it matters. Fletcher is an award-winning author, speaker, and consultant that specializes in building passionate and committed teams.

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