Here’s some quick advice on what not to include on your resume.
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Why Employees Leave
Engaged employees feel that there are opportunities for them to grow within your organization, and that growth will lead to an increased ability to impact on the success of the organization.
Those who don’t, leave. http://www.forbes.com/sites/reneesylvestrewilliams/2012/01/30/why-your-employees-are-leaving/
Respond to Criticism
Here are twelve ways to shift your response to criticism.
In addition, listen carefully to the criticism and learn from it. Learn what your weaknesses are and deal with them.
http://www.businessinsider.com/12-ways-to-successfully-defend-yourself-against-critics-2012-2
Balanced Scorecard
How do you align your business activities to the vision and strategy of your organization? Check out the balanced scorecard:
http://www.balancedscorecard.org/BSCResources/AbouttheBalancedScorecard/tabid/55/Default.aspx
Insecurity
This is a good reminder to stop being so hard on ourselves.
Myths of Employee Engagement
Do we get too excited about the concept of employee engagement and forget what it really means? Here’s some interesting work by BergHind Joseph and David Zinger Associates on the common myths that we too often believe.
Quick five keys to employee engagement
http://www.pauseworks.com/wp/?p=2930
- Being treated with respect
- Work-life balance
- Type of work they do
- Quality of people they work with
- Quality of leadership in the organization
Thanks for this reminder, Pat Katz.
43% of employees aged 25-34 are seriously considering leaving their organization at the present time. Their responses vary from those employees not considering leaving. The largest gap is that the 43% don’t believe they have a long-term future with the organization.
Link to download the survey summary yourself: http://inside-employees-mind.mercer.com/referencecontent.htm?idContent=1419310
Great tips on investing in yourself and your business
Body language mistakes women leaders make
Occupy
The ‘Occupy’ movement is an interesting social phenomenon. Some say it may be the mark of a new generation. Some Occupy camps have been taken over by people with other issues and the homeless. One consultant thinks they are vital stakeholders busineses should connect with (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/why_companies_should_listen_to.html)
What do you think?