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 »

Failed Flexible Work Models Widen the Gender Gap in High Pressure Jobs

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(From Business Wire) -- A new study (Flexible Work Models: How to bring sustainability in a 24/7 world) of 3,300 professional men and women published by Bain & Company on the adoption and effectiveness of flexible work models finds that a lack of availability of the... 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 »

Risk of Losing High Performers Increases Post-Recession

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(From PRWEB) -- A new study shows, North American employees are twice as likely to head for the door as they were before the recession, according to the latest findings of global consulting firm BlessingWhite. An alarming 19% of high performers who scored low on job sat... 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 »