Nearly One-Third of Companies Don’t Have Succession Planning

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(From CareerBuilder) -- When a high level leader leaves a company, theres a lot of pressure associated with the selection of his or her successor. Even with so much weight placed on future leaders, many companies reveal they dont have a formal plan of action to replace ... More »

Flexible workplace schedule reduces work-family conflict

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(From Daily News & Analysis) -- A workplace environment that allows employees to change when and where they work, based on their individual needs and job responsibilities, positively affects the work-family interface, according to a new research from the University ... 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 »

Male and Female Leaders Are Not That Different

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(From Business Wire) -- OnPoint Consulting studied the influence skills of 223 leaders (116 men and 107 women) across organizations and industries to examine the extent to which there are gender differences. The research specifically looked at the use of four core tacti... More »