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U.S. Employee Engagement Plummets to 11-Year Low

Allwork

This marks the lowest engagement rate since 2013. However, some organizations have managed to avoid this trend. million engaged employees. The record-high percentage of engaged employees was recorded in 2020, at 36%. The current downward trend in engagement poses big challenges for U.S. companies this year.

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Assistants as information managers

Practically Perfect PA

Back in 2013 HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland released the Management Assistant 2020 report , which detailed how the role of an Assistant will change by 2020. One of the predictions centred around the idea that Assistants would become information managers in their organisations.

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5 Ways Instagram Can Increase Your Business Productivity

Small Business CEO

Most businesses around the world see social media as a new opportunity to enhance their market presence, boost their revenue, and ultimately increase their business productivity. According to a study done by Microsoft in 2013, approx. Many companies are incorporating various social media platforms in their marketing strategies.

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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

Success

meetings (totaling 18 hours) per week,” numbers which increase as “management level and number of direct reports increases.” Additionally, non-management employees reported that only 11.9 In hard dollars, the price of meetings that aren’t productive is enormous. Ground rules for more productive meetings.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2013

Small Business Labs

Our overall economic outlook for 2013 is for continued moderate growth with U.S. 2013 will see rapid increases in the number of small businesses using powerful yet inexpensive cloud-based data and analytical tools.    We borrowed this trend from the 2013 Future Workforce Trends from our friends at MBO Partners.

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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner, says, “ We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color or LGBT in the United States. In 2019, working with companies interested in using them, she began mass production of smart kiosks to roll out later the same year. I personally identify as all three.”

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US employee engagement plummets to lowest level in over a decade

Workplace Insight

This figure marks the lowest level of engagement recorded since 2013. Gallup emphasizes the link between employee engagement and crucial performance metrics, including productivity, retention rates, customer service quality, and overall profitability. This translates to a staggering 4.8 This is a significant drop from 2.1

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