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How to Keep Your Employees from Getting Poached
Great talent waits for no one. I often say, talented people always have options. In the world of business, the war for talent is always raging and good people will always be a sought-after commodity. As leaders, you must constantly think about the employee life cycle of hiring, progression, and,...
Moved During COVID? A Third of Bosses Say They’ll Cut Your Pay
Any savings from relocating to a cheaper place might disappear. As many as a third of remote workers who move to a cheaper place to live during the pandemic could end up getting a pay cut that offsets any savings, Willis Towers Watson found in a survey released recently. About a quarter...
The Virtual Trainer (Part 1)
Transferring face-to-face classroom energy strategies to the virtual environment. I conducted my first virtual training program in 1986 via satellite. It was for the United States Chamber of Commerce. It was three hours long on the topic of “Creative Presentation Techniques,” and it was delivered...
Cyber Crime Costs Predicted to Hit $10.5 Trillion Per Year by 2025
The inability to effectively detect and prosecute cyber crime is a driving force. Cybersecurity Ventures, a trusted resource for cyber security statistics and predictions, predicts global cyber crime costs will reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. This would more than triple the $3 trillion in cyber...
E.D.N.Y. Judge Warns Frequent-Filer Plaintiffs’ Firm: Continue Filing Frivolous Cases Like This and You’ll Get Sanctioned
You can add Judge Frederic Bock to the list of judges within the Eastern District of New York (E.D.N.Y.) who are getting tired of the endless, hyper-technical "lawyer's cases" that come across their dockets alleging Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations. Last week in an order that...
5 Steps Every Company Should Take to Avoid Data Theft Risk
It's never been easier for employees to download company data and take it with them to their next gig. The accelerated shift to remote workforces resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has exasperated the challenge of protecting corporate data and intellectual capital. It has never been easier for...
How to Manage and Improve Employee Retention
Employers can't afford to have high turnover, which is why employee retention is so important. Employee turnover can get extremely costly if companies don't treat their employees correctly. To retain top talent, you have to offer more than a competitive strategy; you must keep employees engaged,...
Four Ways a CRM Can Improve Marketing Campaign Success
Every hour of every day, we bear witness to hundreds of marketing messages. In fact, it has been reported that we are exposed to any number between 4,000 and 10,000 ads each day. It is therefore unsurprising to know that 78% of UK consumers are frustrated by marketing messaging from brands who...
Recruiting Remote Workers is Different. Here’s How to Tackle the First Step
Attracting the strongest remote workers begins with your approach to writing a remote job description. Here are 8 things you must include. According to a new FlexJobs survey of people who have been working remotely during the pandemic, 65% would prefer to work remotely full-time post-pandemic,...