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Exercise and childcare facilities, flexible hours, telecommuting and healthy food options all have a positive impact on the wellbeing of employees. So what are the essential components of an effective employee health and wellness program? And what are the key benefits for both the company and the ...
In our latest Executive Horizons survey, 67.5% of respondents rated the impact of lifelong learning on employee performance as 5 out of 5. The average rating for the impact of lifelong learning on company performance was 4.6 out of 5. But what exactly is lifelong learning, and what are the main ...
Recent debates over telecommuting raise important issues - not just about workplace flexibility or working from home, but about the fundamental nature of work itself. By 2020, more than 40% of the US workforce will be “contingent workers”, according to a study conducted by software company Intuit ...
40% of companies will be dead in ten years, according to former Cisco CEO John Chambers. Those that do survive, he said, will turn into digital techie versions of themselves. Others will fail trying.
In our latest Executive Horizons survey, nearly 70% of respondents said their company actively promotes innovation and the majority gave their companies an average rating of 4 out of 5. But what are the main challenges facing companies that need to speed up innovation? What practical steps can they ...
According to award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman, 81% of people lie during their job interviews. This staggering statistic implies that job interviews might soon become a thing of the past. Friedman suggests that interviews create a situation in which applicants are dishonest because they ...
High engagement levels have long been the holy grail of talent management and considered a key catalyst for wellbeing in the workplace. Many HR leaders are familiar with the Gallup statistic that seven in ten US employees feel unengaged, but does solving the engagement issue really lead to a happier ...
64% of CEOs say innovation and operational effectiveness are equally important to the success of their company, according to PwC report.
Every year companies spend over a hundred billion dollars on corporate education. This staggering sum is a clear illustration of just how seriously organizations take investing in their teams, but research shows that employees often find it difficult to remember what they've learned. In fact, the ...
Brands have become a strategic tool. And as Professor Jean-Noël Kapferer highlighted in his latest book on brands, The New Strategic Brand Management (5th edition), branding goes far beyond the marketing department – it involves the entire company. Here he challenges some common misconceptions on ...
