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How to conduct fair performance reviews

Fair performance reviews result in greater staff loyalty and a stronger organization. We offer tips and b...

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How to conduct fair performance reviews – Canada

Knowing how to conduct fair performance reviews that are unbiased and helpful to your team can grow your ...

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10 best company holiday gifts for employees

Encourage team members to stick around when you choose the best holiday gift ideas for employees. We offe...

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6 ideas on how to support working parents

Knowing how to support working parents helps your organization retain employees while boosting loyalty an...

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6 ideas on how to support working parents – Canada

Understanding how to best support working parents helps ensure your organization remains an employer of c...

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How to balance flexible work arrangements and productivity – Canada

Make flexible schedules work for your organization. We offer tips that combine flexible work arrangements...

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How to balance flexible work arrangements and productivity

Flexible schedules are now a need-to-have in every office. We share tips plus discuss the relationship be...

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How to improve employee surveys

Obtain even more valuable information about staff and customers by creating effective staff surveys. We s...

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How to improve employee surveys – Canada

Get more responses—plus better data—with effective surveys. We offer 8 ideas and best practices to he...

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How to retain talent: Ideas and employee recognition gifts to re-recruit top staff

Make staying with your company for the long haul an easy choice for employees. We offer ideas and employe...

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How to retain talent: Ideas and employee recognition gifts to re-recruit top staff – Canada

When staff feel seen, heard and understood, they’re more likely to stay with your company. We offer ide...

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5 ways to improve employee productivity

Put a stop to productivity killers. From eliminating unnecessary meetings to streamlining communication, ...

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5 ways to improve employee productivity – Canada

Productivity killers prevent your team from getting work done. Improve employee productivity with streaml...

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5 ways reduce distractions at work and improve employee focus

Distractions at work raise stress and lower productivity. We offer 5 tips to help employees maintain focu...

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5 ways reduce distractions at work and improve employee focus – Canada

Emails, text messages, phone calls and office chatter. Maintaining focus in today’s work environment is...

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The new flexible work schedule: Making the switch from where to when – Canada

Allowing your team to decide when they want to work is a great way to make them want to stay. We offer id...

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The new flexible work schedule: making the switch from where to when

A flexible work schedule is no longer considered just working from home—now, it’s about deciding when...

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Creative ways to communicate with employees

Finding creative ways to communicate with employees helps ensure they see and read your messages. We shar...

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Creative ways to communicate with employees – Canada

Boost your internal messaging using creative ways to communicate with employees. We offer ideas to grab t...

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Performance management best practices: How to revise the annual review

Improve your employee assessment process. Performance management best practices recommend frequent feedba...

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Performance management best practices: How to revise the annual review – Canada

Bid adieu to the annual review. Performance management best practices say frequent feedback, goal setting...

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5 workplace wellness ideas to get employees moving

Employees with sedentary positions can benefit from taking a break to move. These workplace wellness idea...

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5 workplace wellness ideas to get employees moving – Canada

Use these workplace wellness ideas to get your staff moving—and improve their productivity.

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Strengthen your wellness program with gamification

With gamification—turning a non-gaming activity into a game—and a few health and wellness giveaways, ...

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Strengthen your wellness program with gamification – Canada

With a few health and wellness giveaways, you can increase involvement. In fact, one company boosted part...

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Simple ways you can better the employee experience

Employee engagement seems to be the buzzword as companies strive to recruit and retain staff.

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Simple ways you can better the employee experience – Canada

While employee engagement comes from the top down, employee experience is bottom up.

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Get your team up to speed on blockchain technology

Blockchain was designed for bitcoin transactions, but now it is transforming healthcare, insurance, real ...

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Get your team up to speed on blockchain technology – Canada

In the simplest form, blockchain is a digital ledger.

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Ergonomic basics to help keep employees in good form

Ergonomics, or the study of how people interact with their work environment, aims to eliminate injuries c...

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Ergonomic basics to help keep employees in good form – Canada

Statistics Canada (PDF) reports that nearly two million Canadians suffer from some form of disabling repe...

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Improve employee health with a workplace fitness initiative

Help your employees get fit by incorporating physical activity into the workday. Hold a fitness challenge...

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Improve employee health with a workplace fitness initiative – Canada

Kick your organization’s wellness plan into high gear!

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This year’s best holiday gift ideas for employees

According to the results of an Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) study, about 40 percent of compani...

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This year’s best holiday gift ideas for employee – Canada

According to the results of an Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) study, about 40 percent of compani...

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4 simple initiatives to help go green at work

Taking steps to reduce your organization’s carbon footprint and become more eco-friendly isn’t just g...

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4 simple initiatives to help go green at work – Canada

These tips, coupled with ideas for environmentally friendly gifts, can jump-start your efforts to go gree...

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5 reasons to give employees gifts that they’ll love

Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings, Inc., handwrites 7,400 birthday cards every year—one for each e...

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5 reasons to give employees gifts that they’ll love – Canada

Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings, Inc., hand writes 7,400 birthday cards every year—one for each ...

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How to engage employees in workplace safety – Canada

The key to a successful safety program is employee engagement.

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How to engage employees in workplace safety

Safety standards, specific to your industry, are important to help keep your workers safe.

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4 effective and creative ways to recruit employees – Canada

According to a recent survey published by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., more than 60 percent of emp...

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4 incredible sales incentives to motivate teams without raising salaries

Incentivize your sales team to reach their goals by using employee recognition gifts as rewards.

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4 incredible sales incentives to motivate teams without raising salaries – Canada

Non-monetary incentives and employee recognition gifts may be better motivators than money when it comes ...

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3 Reasons to Encourage Daily Reading

Daily reading is like a workout for the brain. Encourage employees to pick up a book every day by promoti...

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3 Reasons to Encourage Daily Reading – Canada

Daily reading is like a workout for the brain. Encourage employees to pick up a book every day by promoti...

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How training giveaways can help with conflict resolution strategies – Canada

Unresolved conflict wreaks havoc on employee health, morale and productivity. Check out these tips that c...

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5 positive conflict resolution strategies

Unresolved conflict wreaks havoc on employee health, morale and productivity. Check out these tips to res...

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5 Ways to Celebrate Employee Anniversaries

Celebrating employee anniversaries improves employee engagement. Explore 5 employee anniversary gift idea...

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5 Ways to Celebrate Employee Anniversaries – Canada

Celebrating employee anniversaries is a great way to improve employee engagement. Explore 5 employee anni...