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Never Answer the Question You’re Asked Until You Do 3 Things

Never Answer the Question You’re Asked Until You Do 3 Things

You love giving answers, but great answers to wrong questions are wearisome. Irrelevance is annoying.Wrong questions: Don’t expect honest responses for accusations. “Why did you do that?” might feel genuine to you, but coming from the boss it’s an accusation. Don’t deflect with fake curiosity....

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Return-to-Office Push? These Staffers Like the Pull

Return-to-Office Push? These Staffers Like the Pull

Many firms set September as a deadline to start enforcing in-person work policies. Not everyone is upset. Returning to the office is supposed to be a drag. But for many employees, the recent push to resume in-person work is proving to be something unexpected: a positive experience. Call them the...

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What Employers Should Have Learned from the Great Resignation

What Employers Should Have Learned from the Great Resignation

The Great Resignation forced leaders to think of effective ways and alternatives to retain staff. Here are the main takeaways employers should have grasped by now. There is no denying that the world has shifted during the height of the pandemic. In the years 2020 to 2021, there has been a historic...

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It’s Time to Streamline the Hiring Process

It’s Time to Streamline the Hiring Process

A bad hiring decision is expensive. Replacing an employee costs companies anywhere from thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. And this might just be the tip of the iceberg, as a poor hire will also have indirect costs, for example in regards to morale and company culture. But...

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Freud’s Answers for the Great Resignation

Freud’s Answers for the Great Resignation

The father of psychoanalysis had a theory about love and work—lieben und arbeiten—which offers great opportunity for leaders willing to consider it. Business leaders are constantly presented with warnings about new trends, often accompanied by prescribed actions that must be taken to avoid serious...

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