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People seconded from other roles come up with the best ideas

Workplace Insight

In their research, they used information on secondary employees serving at the National Science Foundation (NSF) between 2000 and 2012 and retrieved information on grants awarded between 1998 and 2012. The post People seconded from other roles come up with the best ideas appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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Business Spotlight: How Cox Enterprises Successfully Promotes Sustainable Employee Behavior

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Cox Conserves and You is an employee engagement platform that promotes sustainable actions and behaviors. In 2012, we introduced the Chairman’s Cup – named for our Chairman Jim Kennedy – an internal recognition program that rewards locations for creating and implementing sustainable practices. Getting Social for Sustainability.

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Los Angeles Celebrity Stylist Kim Apodaca Reveals How to Dress Well for Zoom Calls

Success

In March 2020, we learned how to dress for Zoom calls from the shoulders up. And for those of us whose business cards are gathering dust, it’s time to level up. Galinsky’s 2012 research into “enclothed cognition” was examined again in the midst of work-from-home orders. Are you showing up in black every day?

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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The goal is to increase capability—whether through offering new products or services, expanding in capacity or geographically, or cross-promoting,” she says. Then call up past business partners, employers and employees.” Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships.

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Product/Program Promotion Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned Expert Interview

Stephanie LH Calahan

You have a strategy and training and you've done all of your warm ups.    You are ready to get your promotion "out there." Introducing Product/Program Promotion: Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned.    What were you promoting (book, program, teleseminar, etc.)?

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

Endometriosis: Affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, endometriosis is a condition marked by severe pain and infertility, with an average diagnosis taking up to 10 years to confirm. A question that often comes up is whether employers need to support women’s health and what role they should play. days per year ( BMJ , 2012).

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How to Name Your Business

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The key is to come up with a name and tagline combo “that hits you between the eyes in one eyeful,” Joyner says. Sales rose by 23% in 2012. We get lots of engagement with Facebook campaigns and click-throughs on Google AdWords as well as email promotions. Isen offers this test for any potential monikers: Is it short and simple?

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