Office Dynamics
AUGUST 22, 2016
How do you deal with conflict? Are you a person who holds onto everything or do you let your anger out? Conflict affects our attitude, which impacts our ability to be productive. Conflict is destructive if not positively handled. It damages peace and orderliness within us as relationships are broken. Our ability to trust people is hindered, and we pull away rather than build relationships.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 22, 2016
The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) recently released a study showing that nearly 30% of the U.S. workforce are gig workers. This works out to be about 44 million Americans. They also found that contingent workers represented $792.4 billion in staffing buyer spend. That's a lot of money and you can see why corporations are trying to better manage this spend.
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On The Job
AUGUST 22, 2016
Isn't it nice when everyone at work seems to get along? Decisions are often made easily and unanimously and life seems to flow smoothly among the cubicles. But a new study says that such harmony may have a downside. Specifically, researchers found that teams can benefit from a "skewed conflict." While that may sound like another "Divergent" sequel, it means that a small group -- or even just one person -- plays devil's advocate and pokes holes in a team's approach to a problem.
Energage
AUGUST 22, 2016
Five Employee Survey Tips to Help You Spot the Warning Signs. “I had no idea we have so many disengaged employees.”. Sure, there are the vocal – maybe even disgruntled – employees who stand out in the crowd. They gossip around the watercooler. They wish they were anywhere but at work. They’re unproductive. And even worse, they’re spreading their toxic dissatisfaction around your organization like a cancer.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Small Business CEO
AUGUST 22, 2016
Speed optimization and converting users to customers in the next digital era. The internet age brings with it one absolute guarantee : file sizes are increasing, and content quality is improving. The result is that page load-time is under threat, and your online shop or startup faces real risk. The Aberdeen Group reports that a 1-second delay in page load-time leads to: 11% fewer page views. 16% decrease in customer satisfaction. 7% loss in conversions.
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