Cornerstone OnDemand White Paper Examines Why Employee Empowerment is Crucial to Business Success

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(From Business Wire) -- Workforce empowerment should be a priority for businesses if they want to retain top talent and stay competitive as the market recovers, according to a new white paper from talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand. The Empowered W... More »

Workers Agree: Company Culture Matters

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(From Business Wire) -- As many companies continue to focus on recession management strategies such as cutting costs and increasing operational efficiencies, Randstads latest Work Watch survey reveals company culture is a critical driver of business success. In fact, tw... More »

Workers Acknowledge Economic Recovery But Still Worry A Lot

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(From Forbes) -- Just because the National Bureau of Economic Research formally declared last week that the Great Recession ended a year ago doesnt mean those with jobs are about to start spending again. A summary of the periodic Mercer Workplace Survey, out today, says... More »

More Than Half of Large, Downsized U.S. Businesses Plan to Rebuild Their Workforces to Pre-Recession Levels by 2012

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(From Business Wire) -- More than half (54 percent) of large U.S. businesses that reduced staff in the past 12 months plan to rebuild their workforces to pre-recession levels within two years, according to a study released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The Accenture H... More »

Employers reshaping talent management programs as economy shifts toward growth

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(From The Financial) -- Anticipating greater emphasis on talent management and competition for key talent, employers are planning to reshape their talent programs as the economy shifts out of the recessionary period, according to the new Future of Talent Management surv... More »