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Quotes on Work Life Balance To Motivate You and Brighten Your Day

These quotes on work life from famous people are sure to give you a much-needed lift. Enrich your mind with a more balanced perspective on work and life!
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Mary Madhavi Reddy
Culture

Safety First: 30 Workplace Safety Quotes to Motivate and Inspire

The ultimate resource for the motivational safety quotes for work of all time to encourage a safety-first culture at your workplace.
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Culture

Top Goal Setting Quotes to Motivate You in 2021

When you are feeling demotivated, all you need is some words of inspiration such as these goal-setting quotes to pep you up and get you back on track.
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Rewards and Recognition

Employee Rewards: Discretionary Expense or Indispensable Investment?

Employee rewards are an amazing gift wrapped in the recognition flair, but are they really needed? Can they be skipped? Let’s find out the reality.
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Culture

Characteristics of Democratic Leadership in the Workplace and its Advantages

What are the characteristics of democratic leadership? Learn the advantages and disadvantages of following this leadership style in the workplace.
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Employee Engagement

Active Listening in the Workplace: Why It Matters and How to Do It

Active listening is a valuable skill for the workplace. Like most soft skills, it is an essential trait of successful and good leaders.
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Employee Engagement

Why Micromanagement in the Workplace does not Work Anymore?

Micromanagement in the workplace does more harm than benefit for companies. Learn why it's no longer a popular attribute in managers.
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Employee Engagement

Evolving Role of HR in Employee Engagement

An Hr serves as a facilitator between workers, managers, and executive leadership. So HR teams have a critical role to play in maintaining Employee Engagement.
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Culture

10 Great Team Leader Skills to Know and Maintain

Being an advantageous leader is crucial for any employee, no matter the job position. Read about ten great team leader skills to maintain when stepping on your career path. 
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Rewards and Recognition

The Power of Positive Reinforcement in the Workplace

Positive reinforcement in the workplace drives employee motivation and overall employee experience. Here are the different types and examples of positive reinforcement you can use. 
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Employee Motivation

How to Motivate and Engage Frontline Workers: 7 Effective Tips

Front line employees are the field staff of a business. Let’s explore the 7 strategies to motivate frontline employees to create a high-performing workplace. 
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Culture

Examples of Smart Goals for Human Resource Professionals

Fast-track company growth, enhance brand reputation, create a happy, productive environment for employees with these smart goals for human resources.
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Remote Work

How to Engage and Support Introverts in Remote Teams?

How do you engage introverts at work? Avoid them? Well, that's not the right way. By the time you know it will be too late. So here are 10 ways to engage introverts.
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Culture

Gratitude: The Business Case for 'Thanks!'

In a give-&-take economy, gratitude is the ‘give’. It must follow every ‘take’ to turn our transactions fair, meaningful, and magical.
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Employee Engagement

How To Improve Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Increase productivity and happiness with these diversity and inclusion activities for your business. Use these methods to take your business to the next level.
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Employee Engagement

Employee Happiness - The Key to Business Success

‍It doesn’t matter what the question is. When it comes to engaging and optimizing talent and teams, happiness has the answer to all your niggling queries, conundrums and challenges.
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Employee Engagement

The Best Diversity and Inclusion Quotes for the Workplace

Building a diverse and inclusive workplace isn't just cosmetic, it is the long haul. Here are diversity and inclusion quotes for the workplace to get started.
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Employee Engagement

The 50 Best Icebreaker Questions for Work

You need to put space on the agenda in the beginning of the meeting for team icebreaker questions and watch the magic. We have some ideas for your next meeting.
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Culture

Culture vs Engagement: What is the Difference?

Can you spot the difference? Oh yes, there’s plenty. To win with your talent, figure it out - fast.
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Employee Motivation

The 35 Best Thank You Messages for Colleagues

We’ve created a list of 35 heartfelt thank you messages for colleagues. No matter how large or small the task, you’re on the way to make someone’s day brighter.
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Remote Work

How to Keep Remote Employees Engaged and Happy?

Keeping remote employees engaged is an art and not everyone is an artist. So, to make you one here's how you keep your remote employees happy.
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Employee Engagement

Everything You Need to Know About an Employee Development Plan

Employee development plans are not to be slept on. Here's how to create and design an employee development plan in the best way possible.
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Employee Engagement

7 Reasons Why Internal Communication Is Crucial

It is all about customer experience. While customers are crucial to business’s success, no business should overlook the importance of internal communications.
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Employee Engagement

7 Best Practices to Improve Employee Relations

Running a good organization requires employees to be comfortable with each other. So, here are some techniques and strategies for improving employee relations.
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Employee Engagement

How to Be an Effective Manager in 2021?

Managers can help unleash the best in their employees. But what makes an exceptional manager so exceptional compared to an average manager? Here is how.
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Culture

Thought-provoking Change Management Quotes

Implementing and managing change is a continuous process. Here are 15 change management quotes that can inspire leaders to be effective change managers.
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Employee Motivation

Motivational Quotes For Managers Aspiring To Be Leaders

Driving teams towards shared goals requires inspiring leadership. Here are 30 motivational quotes for managers from inspiring leaders and their experiences.
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Employee Motivation

9 Ways to Improve Motivation in the Workplace

What are the creative ways to motivate your team? Here are some neat tricks that would put your employee motivation software to good use.
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Employee Engagement

Employee Absenteeism in the Workplace: A Complete Guide

Fed up of empty desks? Here’s a comprehensive guide to employee absenteeism at the workplace. Curb it, eradicate it, and make it your close friend.
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Rewards and Recognition

10 Best Employee Recognition Award Ideas You Must Try

Are your employee recognition awards being done right? Here are some creative employee recognition award ideas for a prolific & happy workforce.
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Employee Engagement

Your Secret Sauce to Engaged Employees (+6 Benefits of Keeping Employees Engaged)

How to keep employees engaged at work? The answer lies at the workplace and within the management.
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Rewards and Recognition

A Detailed Guide To Creating A Budget-Friendly Employee Incentive Program

A structured and budget-friendly employee incentive program motivates the workforce, makes them happier and boosts productivity. This guide covers employee incentive ideas and programs.
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Employee Motivation

The Comprehensive Guide to Employee Motivation

Can't crack the motivation-code? Here's everything you need to know about Employee Motivation: the benefits, importance, theories, strategies & techniques.
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Employee Motivation

How Social Media Can be Used for Employee Motivation?

Getting employees involved on social media sounds like a two edged sword, but there’s a way to make it work for the organization.
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Culture

Organizational Values are More than Mere Words on Walls

Do you walk into the office, read those words, and just forget them? Here’s why Organizational values are more than a wallpaper accessory.
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Culture

The Overwhelming Case for Inclusion & Diversity in the Workplace

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace is no longer an activity-- it’s a dire need. This is why it should always be a top priority.
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Culture

5 Key Components Needed to Successfully Drive Organizational Change

Need to drive a successful transition? Here are 5 components of organizational change that you must adapt to.
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Culture

5 Stages of Your Leadership Journey

It’s not where you begin, but who you begin with. Here are 5 stages of your leadership journey that take any project to its north star.
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Employee Engagement

The What, Why, and How of Employee Net Promoter Score and Why you Should Care about it

Employee engagement matters a lot be it a startup or a multinational enterprise. Here is all that you need to know about employee net promoter score.
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Retention and Turnover

Guide to Building a Great Employee Value Proposition

Developing an employee value proposition builds your enterprise's name across the entire value chain. Here's how you build on it.
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Employee Engagement

Key Employee Engagement Trends to Watch Out for in 2021

Understand employee engagement is one of the greatest attributes to ensure the success of your organization. This blog will talk about the latest employee engagement trends in 2020.
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Employee Motivation

How to Boost the Morale of Burned-out Employees?

How to improve morale at work? Well, it's no longer about gift bags anymore. Check out the systematic approach.
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Retention and Turnover

How to Determine Employee Turnover Rate and Why It's Crucial For Your Business

How to calculate the cost of employee turnover and more crucially, how to reduce it? Here are all the answers.
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Wellbeing

Employee Wellbeing Programs that your Employees will Thank You For

Are your employees doing just fine? These employee wellbeing programs will make your workforce grateful for the VIP treatment.
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Employee Engagement

5 Horrific Employee Engagement Strategies To Avoid

Employee engagement is done wrong in most instances and these morbid employee engagement strategies must be avoided for a stellar culture.
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Employee Motivation

30 Best Inspirational Workplace Quotes

Words are the food of the soul and these inspirational workplace quotes are the fire to someone's workaholic mood.
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Employee Motivation

Why is Employee Motivation Important?

It's no longer about paychecks and ambiences, then what's the catch? Here's why employee motivation is important in the future of work.
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Employee Motivation

5 Employee Motivation Theories That Actually Work

Figuring out the best ways to motivate employees? Well, here are the 5 best employee motivational theories that actually work.
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Retention and Turnover

8 Innovative Employee Retention Strategies That Work

You cannot lose your most valuable employee, right? So, here are the 8 best employee retention strategies that are tried, tested, and are sure to work.
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Wellbeing

The Overlooked Essentials of Employee Wellbeing

Employee-not-so-wellbeing? This employee wellbeing framework ensures that crucial pillars are never missed out upon.
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Rewards and Recognition

70+ Best Compliments for Coworkers at the Workplace

How to compliment a coworker for a job well done? These 70-odd ways would set you up for years to come.
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Employee Engagement

What is Employee Involvement & Why it Matters?

Your organization's key to success is employee involvement and motivation, but why? Here's the guide to employee involvement and how you can improve it.
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Rewards and Recognition

How To Write The Perfect Employee Recognition Letter [+ 6 Templates]

Employee recognition fosters positive sentiment and boosts their motivation. Here are the 6 Employee Recognition Letters for your employees.
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Employee Engagement

12 Ways to Bridge the Gap Between a Job and Career to Increase Job Satisfaction

An employee engagement software allows organizations to recognize and reward their team members, thus increasing job satisfaction and bridging the gap between a job & career.
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Employee Engagement

10 HR Automation Best Practices To Improve Business Efficiency

Here is how your HR automation best practices can skyrocket your business efficieny for maximum results.
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Employee Engagement

Do Your Employees Feel Alive?

Disengaged employees are as good as pieces of wood and talent management strategies make them valuable. Here is how it's done.
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Employee Engagement

Guide to Buying the Right Employee Engagement Software

Buying the perfect employee engagement software is always a tough choice, but no more. This guide will walk you through it.
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Employee Engagement

The Perfect Employee Suggestion Program Recipe: From a Box to the Boardroom

Suggestion boxes are dead, but employee suggestion programs live on as a highly productive tool. Here's how management can salvage big money from it.
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Employee Engagement

Improving the Employee Experience Through Total Rewards

Total rewards revolutionize the employee experience and here's the blueprint to do it with monetary and non-monetary rewards.
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Feedback & Surveys

15 Employee Pulse Survey Questions You Should Be Asking

Do you have what it takes to ask the right questions? Here are 15 crucial employee pulse survey questions that you must ask.
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Employee Engagement

Tips on How To Engage Your Managers

Why is employee engagement important to management? Here's how to engage managers and get a grip on motivating them to max levels.
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Employee Engagement

How to Motivate Millennials at the Workplace So They Don't Quit

How to motivate millennials in the workplace? Motivating young employees is an art and there's more to it than being trendy.
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Feedback & Surveys

The HR Leader's Guide to Employee Pulse Surveys

What are employee pulse surveys all about? Here's everything that an HR leader should know about this powerful tool in their arsenal.
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Employee Engagement

8 Traits of Engaged Employees in the Workplace

Are your ideal set of employees engaged enough? Here are the traits of engaged employees that empower the workplace to be the change they wish to see.
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Wellbeing

How to Support Employee Wellbeing Through Furlough And Redundancy?

In these uncertain times, how can the organization support employee wellbeing with the news of furloughs and redundancies? Here's how it's done.
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Employee Engagement

eNPS - Net Promoter for the People, of the People

People's power is what makes a workplace what it is. Here are some Benefits of Employee Net Promoter Score that can make/break your workplace's credibility.
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Feedback & Surveys

A Complete Guide to Employee Engagement Surveys - The Best Way to Measure Engagement

What is an employee engagement survey and how does it move mountains? Here's everything you need to know about it in detail.
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Feedback & Surveys

What To Do With Employee Engagement Survey Results?

What to do with employee engagement survey results and findings? How do they help? Here's how those numbers redefine your culture.
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Employee Motivation

51 Motivational New Year Messages for Employees

With 2021 nearly upon us, here are 51 motivational New Year Messages for your colleagues, boss, peers, and employees. Welcome the New Year with jovial spirits!
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Employee Engagement

How to Craft a Robust Employee Referral Program that Works Every Time?

Employee referral brings amazing people to your workplace. Here is how you craft one that works along with benefits of employee referral program rewards.
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Wellbeing

6 Ways To Prevent Burnout in Your Employees

How to prevent burnout at work? That's a toughie, but burnout is tougher and mentally exhausting. Here are some tips to avoid burnout at work.
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Employee Engagement

How To Crack Jokes at Workplace [+Best Jokes For Coworkers]

Everyone's a standup comic, but only a few know the importance of good humor in the workplace. Here are some funny jokes for coworkers to begin with.
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Rewards and Recognition

6 Reasons Why Employee of the Month Recognition Falls Flat

The employee of the month recognition is a classic reward with diminishing popularity because it's not done right. Here are some reasons why EOM fails.
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Remote Work

How To Write A Best Welcome Message For A New Employee? [+Templates]

Got someone new on the team? Here's how you write the perfect welcome message for new employees joining in. And there are some welcome message examples too.
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Employee Engagement

Top HR Certifications for the Perfect People Professional

Becoming the best people person is no more a game of sweet-talking. Here are top HR certifications that one must have on their resume for 360-degree growth.
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Remote Work

Encourage Corporate Wellness in a Remote Environment

Corporate wellness initiatives are pretty classic, but the remote work scenario calls for virtual wellness programs. Here's how one can encourage it.
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Feedback & Surveys

Selecting The Top Employee Engagement Survey Vendor

Tired of browsing through the list of best employee engagement survey vendors? Here's some advice that'll definitely make your choice a whole lot easier.
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Employee Motivation

Top 10 Motivational and Inspirational Quotes For HR Professionals

Managing people isn�??t easy, but these Inspirational quotes for HR Professionals will surely give you the motivation you really need to get through the day.
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Feedback & Surveys

35 Fun Survey Questions For Employees To Increase Engagement

From knock-knock jokes to ice-breaking games, here are some fun survey questions for your employees and coworkers to shake the awkwardness off.
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Feedback & Surveys

Why Should You Conduct Employee Satisfaction Surveys?

What's the point of those employee satisfaction survey questions? Here's something that exemplifies the crucial nature of employee engagement surveys.
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Rewards and Recognition

25 Creative Ideas For Employee Appreciation Week Celebration

Did someone say Employee Appreciation week? Here are the best creative employee appreciation week ideas to cherish the occasion of a happy workforce.
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Rewards and Recognition

Sample Employee Appreciation Letters That Really Work

Feeling appreciated in the workplace can really go a long way. Here are the 6 best employee appreciation letters template that will really work.
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Feedback & Surveys

5 Open Ended Employee Engagement Questions You Should be Asking in Your Surveys

Strike deep conversations with these open-ended employee engagement survey questions that get down to the bottom of what's going on with your employees.
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Feedback & Surveys

30 Employee Onboarding Survey Question To Ask New Hires

How to interview your new joiners? With survey questions for the onboarding process! Here are some questions that you simply can't forget to ask.
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Remote Work

How to Write Farewell Emails to Colleagues and Employees [+5 Templates]

Here are the 5 heart-warming farewell message templates for bidding adieu to employees and colleagues that strike a chord in them.
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Employee Engagement

What is Employee Branding and How is it Done? [+Checklist]

What is this marvel known as employee branding and how does it work? It's more than just showing off what your workforce does during the day. Check it out.
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Feedback & Surveys

A Complete Guide to Employee Satisfaction Surveys

What is an employee satisfaction survey and how does it work? Here's a 101 guide on how to keep employees satisfied by asking these questions.
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Feedback & Surveys

20 Employee Engagement Survey Questions You Should Ask

Want to feel the employee pulse? Here are the best employee engagement survey questions that hit the ground running with your workforce.
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Feedback & Surveys

Excellent Employee Feedback Examples

Giving feedback is the toughest job for superiors. Here are some positive and negative employee feedback examples to let them up or down easily.
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Rewards and Recognition

30 Employee Appreciation Quotes that Really Hit Home

These employee appreciation quotes and sayings from visionary leaders will make you want to thank your colleagues for what they do because they deserve it all.
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Employee Motivation

40 Best Motivational Quotes for your Employees

Need a pick me up? Here are the best motivational quotes for employees that'll get them all pumped up from the very next minute at the grind.
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Remote Work

5 Work From Home Quotes to Motivate Remote Employees

Hustling in your PJ's and in need of some motivation to get through? Here are some work from home inspirational quotes to get your work mode on!
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Wellbeing

Why Sharing Gender Pronouns at the Workplace Matter?

To "He" or to "They"? Here's everything you must know about gender pronouns in the workplace and why using preferred gender pronouns is crucial.
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Employee Engagement

Know All About Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace and Why it is a Must-Have Skill in Today's Time

To speak and to speak well are two things! It all depends on interpersonal skills. Here is all you need to know about interpersonal communication in the workplace.
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Wellbeing

The Golden Rule: Importance of Respect in the Workplace

Before respect is earned, it has to be given. Here's why employee respect in the workplace is crucial and the causes of disrespect that shatter the workplace.
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Employee Engagement

What Great Project Managers Know About Their Employees

Why are project managers so successful in driving the whole team towards a single goal? It's all because of everything that managers know about their employees.
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Employee Engagement

25+ Remote Team Building Activities for Employees

Here are some easy virtual team building activities for your remote employees that make them feel like they're vibing with the culture.
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Culture

Leadership Qualities to Look for When Hiring a Manager

What are the leadership qualities of a good manager? It's not just about MBA degrees and an ocean of experience, but so much more. Read away.
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Retention and Turnover

Calculating Employee Turnover Rate & Strategies to Reduce it

How to calculate employee turnover rate? With everyone hustling to reduce employee turnover, here's how it's done with an excerpt from global benchmarks.
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Culture

Importance of a Workplace Orientation Program

What is it with a workplace orientation that makes it a mountain to climb? Here's how the employee onboarding process takes a turn for better orientation programs.
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Culture

History and Evolution Of The 40 Hour Work Week

Ever thought about who created the 40-hour workweek? Here�??s the evolution and history of the 40-hour workweek that changed the corporate setup forever.
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