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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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Foster says he learned a few things after the company’s first eight years of growth. A major lesson learned at Excel in the early days is the virtue of hard work. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. Still, he kept his eyes on the prize—making Excel viable. “I

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” Women in business: a look at the numbers A 2022 annual report by the National Women’s Business Council found that women owned 20.9%

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says. Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way. Then call up past business partners, employers and employees.”

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

Fewer toxins in the environment mean healthier human populations across the board — including, more than likely, fewer sick days taken by employees. If you’re a business leader or decision-maker interested in zero waste, learn how to develop an effective and sound strategy. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040.

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

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As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. Image courtesy of SmithGroup. ” Image courtesy of SmithGroup.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. The most highly engaged employees hail from emerging economies, where people have different expectations of their work environments than those in established economies.

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Cost Effective Ways to Greenify Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

Therefore, as we explore some cost-effective ways to greenify your business, just keep in mind that we’re providing suggestions on how to make your company more energy efficient, which is not only better for the environment, but your budget too: Travel differently. photo by: 401(K) 2012.