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Work from Home Policies Encourage Telecommuting Success

Employees and employers alike can benefit from telecommuting. Work from home policies help ensure the tra...

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What is upskilling? – Canada

Upskilling is teaching current employees new skills to better prepare them for future positions. We share...

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What is upskilling?

Upskilling is training your employees to be ready for your industry's future. We share tips to help teamm...

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Welcome new employees with customized desk accessories and gifts

Custom desk accessories add a special touch to the onboarding process. Try one of these gifts for new emp...

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Welcome new employees with custom desk accessories and gifts – Canada

Custom desk accessories are a thoughtful way to welcome new team members. Check out these gifts for new e...

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Training giveaways and games to keep your audience’s attention

Keep training sessions, presentations and other times you are addressing an audience engaging by bringing...

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Training giveaways and funky new rooms make learning fun

Training and professional development are a must in every organization. We share some of our favorite tra...

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Tips and new hire swag to get freelancers started

According to a recent poll, 1 in 5 American jobs are held by a contract or freelance worker.

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Tips and employee appreciation giveaways to best handle a staff shortage – Canada

Being short-staffed presents unique challenges—but there are easy-to-implement solutions. Try our pract...

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Tips and employee appreciation giveaways to best handle a staff shortage

Being short-staffed presents unique challenges—but there are easy-to-implement solutions. We offer prac...

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The importance of giving feedback to students – Canada

Giving feedback to students takes the focus off grades and shifts it to learning instead. We offer tips f...

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The importance of giving feedback to students

Giving feedback to students puts the focus on learning, not letter grades. We share reasons to offer feed...

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Phone Etiquette in the Workplace

The phone is still the preferred method of contact for most businesses. Ensure you deliver a seamless cus...

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The best new-hire swag ideas to start employees off on the right foot

Help new employees ease into their roles with the best new-hire swag ideas. We offer suggestions like app...

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The Benefits of Stretching at Work

Sitting at a computer all day can be hard. These stretches can help improve employee wellness.

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Teach authentic learning experiences and watch engagement soar – Canada

One of the challenges in education is keeping students engaged. Recent statistics show that student engag...

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Teach authentic learning experiences and watch engagement soar

Recent statistics show that student engagement drops with each passing grade level.

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Standout tips to make your students’ presentations remarkable – Canada

Just saying the words “public speaking” will cause many Canadians to break out in a cold sweat.

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Standout tips to make your students’ presentations remarkable

Just saying the words “public speaking” will cause many Americans to break out in a cold sweat.

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Safe students: Teaching digital citizenship for kids – Canada

These five tips for keeping kids safe online can encourage them to make good choices on the internet.

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Safe students: teaching digital citizenship for kids

Keep your students safe online. These tips will help you teach digital citizenship for kids to ensure the...

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Recognize employees who put safety first – Canada

Safety giveaways can help encourage participation in important workplace safety regulations.

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Recognize employees who put safety first

Encourage participation by implementing safety recognition ideas and rewarding those who excel in cautiou...

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Promotional Gel Pens That Help Prevent Check Fraud

Unlike ballpoint ink, gel permeates the fibers on documents making it difficult to alter. We offer promot...

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one by one® story: Harmony House

Harmony House’s Jobs First program wants to give people the skills to maintain employment. Learn how a ...

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Millennials

Millennials are our future business leaders. This generation’s workforce attitudes and offers tips to a...

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Micro-credentialing programs put teachers at the top of the class – Canada

With a new micro-credentialing program and some training giveaways, your educators will be better able to...

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Micro-credentialing programs put teachers at the top of the class

In the world of education, students aren’t the only people learning. According to one study, teachers s...

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Making a Career Change

This Blue Paper explores the questions to ask when making a career change, what it takes to win career ch...

Listen up! Tips and training giveaways to master effective listening.

Effective listening improves communication, rapport and retention. Promote better communication among tea...

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Learn from your employees with company giveaways – Canada

Learning from your staff can create educational opportunities for your organization and its team. We shar...

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Learn from your employees with company giveaways

Finding educational opportunities can be as simple as looking to your staff members. We offer tips and co...

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Improve staff morale and productivity with technology upgrades – Canada

Old machines and slow internet waste time and hurt staff engagement and productivity. We discuss how up-t...

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Improve staff morale and productivity with technology upgrades

Slow web access and old hardware not only waste time, but also hurt productivity and staff engagement. We...

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How to use customer advocacy to create customer advocates – Canada

When you need customer advocates, start with customer advocacy. We share ways to care for citizens that�...

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How to use customer advocacy to create customer advocates

Customer advocacy can create customer advocates. We offer several ideas on getting and using feedback to ...

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How to thrive during a recession – Canada

Knowing how to thrive during a recession is a lot like knowing how to thrive during economic booms. We sh...

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How to thrive during a recession

Knowing how to thrive during a recession can strengthen your business even when economic times are tough....

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How to teach financial literacy – Canada

Knowing how to teach financial literacy can help you give students a leg up on their monetary life. We sh...

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How to teach financial literacy

If you know how to teach financial literacy, you can help students from preschool to high school understa...

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How to promote lifelong learning for your agency’s staff – Canada

Help empower your agency’s staff and prepare for the future with ways to promote lifelong learning. We ...

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How to promote lifelong learning for your agency’s staff

Promote lifelong learning for your agency’s staff as a way to empower employees and prepare for the fut...

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How to praise students while sparking discussion – Canada

Telling a student, “Good work!” misses the chance to discuss and learn. We offer tips on how to prais...

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How to praise students while sparking discussion

Saying, “Good job!” doesn’t start a discussion—it unintentionally ends it. Learn how to praise st...

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How to motivate students – Canada

Help students get the most out of every lesson. We offer tips and motivational giveaways to motivate stud...

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How to motivate students

Knowing how to motivate students helps keep them engaged along their learning journey. We share tips and ...

How to help employees transition from peer to team leader

In this edition of our Blue Papers®, we share the benefits of having an employee transition from peer to...

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How to build a future-proof workforce for your agency – Canada

Providing on-the-job training and opportunities to learn technology skills can help build a future-proof ...

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How to build a future-proof workforce for your agency

Invest in on-the-job training and opportunities to master technology skills to build a future-proof workf...

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How to boost productivity with employee upskilling and reskilling – Canada

Help your staff meet changing workplace demands by encouraging employee upskilling and reskilling. We off...