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The 18 Most Interesting Articles and Interviews in 2015

WalkMe Change

John F. Kennedy once said that “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”. There is absolutely no doubt that he was right. Change happens all the time, and it is up to you to lead your organization towards it, and not from it. Change Your Management Mindset. What is the difference between supervisory management and leadership? 

High Performing Companies Know How to Manage Change

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Want a competitive edge? The key is all about the way a company knows how to manage change. It totally makes sense. Dr. Peter Senge shared with us that learning organizations strive to continuous improve. And continuous improvement makes the organization better. Well, learning and continuous improvement involve the way we manage change. Change is a critical differentiator in today’s business world.

THE REAL COST OF HIRING WRONG

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Companies spend a significant amount of time and money filling open positions. Regardless of the position, the benefits of finding and hiring the right person for the right position are self-evident. But what about the cost of hiring the wrong person? And the impact of a bad hire goes well beyond the monetary. SALES. That’s because every opportunity lost is a direct hit to the bottom line.

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This Sink Or Swim Social Recruiting Reality Check

TalentCulture

What a difference six years makes. Or doesn’t make. At least when we’re swimming in the parallel pools of social marketing and social recruiting. When you dive into those social pools with me, you’ll find that way back in the latter half of 2009 there were about six million monthly Twitter users. You can actually still download it. Right on. Jump on in. But what about for job seekers? Makes sense.

Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance

Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

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Jelf

It’s been a while since we updated our followers on the topical coverage that Jelf Employee Benefits regularly feature in (and often lead). So below are a selection of topics from last month that may be of interest to our followers: A flexible future for healthcare benefits? ONS data regarding the number of over 50’s in the workplace. Expat maternity costs. Employers say that they will use the Fit for Work service. Jelf launch Financial Education courses for young employees. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and benefits strategy. Best regards. Steve.

three more updates from letter-writers

Ask a Manager

Here are three updates from letter-writers who had their questions answered here this year. 1. My coworker insists that I’m mad at her. In the end, I took Alison’s advice to avoid engaging in any sort of third party coworker mediation. She asked to be moved and was relocated to a different part of the office. This made things awkward, to say the least, as everyone was understandably curious about why she had moved. My manager never said anything to me about it, and I avoided talking about it or her to anyone else. It’s been pretty quiet since then. 2. steeled myself an braced for the worst.

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The 18 Most Interesting Articles and Interviews in 2015

WalkMe Change

John F. Kennedy once said that “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”. There is absolutely no doubt that he was right. Change happens all the time, and it is up to you to lead your organization towards it, and not from it. Change Your Management Mindset. What is the difference between supervisory management and leadership? 

I threw up on the floor during an interview, former employees are banned from our holiday party, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. threw up on the floor during an interview. recently had an interview with a company about a position that I was excited about. I was just getting over being sick when I scheduled the interview, so I pushed it back a couple days just to be safe. On the day of the interview, I still had an intermittent cough, but overall I felt fine. Toward the end of the interview, which was going well, I ended up having a coughing fit, with a deep dry cough that would not go away. Is there any chance of recovery here? Should I call them and apologize? Oh no!

Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.