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Psychological Safety Is The Key To Successful Teams, According To Google

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Looking to figure out what makes the best team, in 2012 Google embarked on a 2-year long study of 180 of its teams , which revealed some significant findings about how teams function. . Google’s Project Aristotle showed that a team’s success does not depend on who is in the group; instead, success depends on how a team functions. .

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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In 2012, the American Psychological Association identified “ feeling valued at work ” as a top indicator of well-being and performance, with half of the employees who say they don’t feel valued intending to look for a new job. Stonehouse says he’s even seen this happen in the form of gift cards.

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. Crew members follow their choice of tracks including “digital technology training,” “work-readiness training,” “community/social engagement” and “IT support.” Els for Autism is now global with entities in Canada, South Africa and the U.K.

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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Some self-owned business opportunities require expertise, such as consulting, or can take significant capital investment and possibly training, such as real estate investing and franchises. The major investment in most self-owned businesses is the investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence.

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What can assistants expect in 2013

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Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. With the assistant role now encompassing so many varied tasks we should expect to see a rise in training for assistants in 2013. If you have been asked to take on additional work then expect to be trained in the new aspects of your job.

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The Green Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Workforce

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As a matter of fact, in the fall of 2012, Business Week did an entire feature on why many companies have decided to be virtual. One of the greatest resources that any of us have comes in the form of green paper known as money. It’s cost-effective. A virtual office space is about software, not paper.

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

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Last week I went along to Confex 2012, for those that don’t know Confex is a large exhibition aimed predominately at event organisers. During this year’s event the powers that be put on a PA day which along with the exhibition including specific training sessions for PAs. Filed under: Regulation , Training and Guidance.

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