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Microstress: Protect Your Team - and Their Performance

From difficult co-workers to tech that just doesn't work right, we all experience small stressors in our everyday life. Here's how to prevent these "microstressors" from accumulating - and undermining productivity and performance.

Humans and AI: The Dynamic Duo in Today's Workplace

Explore new ways to get things done faster, safer, and smarter - and why your team will always need humans.

Employee Re-engagement: How to Get More From Your People

Are your employees doing the bare minimum – or giving you their best every day? Learn practical tips for motivating employees to go the extra mile, even when times are tough.

12 Ways to Beat Task Paralysis 

Feeling overwhelmed by your constantly growing to-do list? Task paralysis is real! Here’s how to get unstuck (and maintain your sanity).

10x Your Thinking - And Build a Culture of Innovation

Here's how to build the right culture, processes, and team to go from "better" to "truly revolutionary" in your industry.

Fact or Fiction: Younger Workers Demand a Different Approach to Work

From training opportunities to flexibility and paths for advancement, learn what our workforce’s youngest cohort really wants from you.

Quiet Quitters? Ways to Beat Your Team's Engagement Slump

Tired of employees who merely "put in their time"? Use these twelve tips to turn quiet quitters into high performers!

Operation Skill-Builder: Your Ultimate Guide to Workforce Training in 2023

Outperform your competitors during tough times and create happier, more loyal and more productive employees. Here’s how to prepare your workforce for the future!

GET IT DONE: 52 Weekly Productivity Tips for 2023

We’re sharing 52 of our favorite tips to make each one more productive for you, personally and professionally!

(Re)Build Trust to Boost Performance

If the last two years have eroded your employees’ confidence in you or your organization, here’s how to rebuild it!

Be Ready for Anything: Managing Effectively During Uncertain Times

How can you keep your workforce loyal, productive and flexible? Start here!

5 Questions To Build a Bulletproof Workforce Plan For 2023

Setting up a successful strategy for 2023 means asking tough questions about the prior year and what’s to come in the 12 months ahead. Answer these five questions to design a strategy to crush your goals next year!

Build a More Productive Team!

Being busy is one thing. Getting good work done is quite another. It’s up to you to make sure your team is working well together and accomplishing something. Here’s how to build a team that doesn’t just stay busy; it gets things done.

What You Get Back From Giving: A Practical Guide to Well-being in the Workplace

How do you make practical changes that drive results? Here's how to move the needle!

New Dangers: Hiring and Interview Bias

Want to build more dynamic, diverse and productive teams? Understand why and how bias occurs -- and use these tips to neutralize it.

You Gotta Sell It: Convincing Top Candidates to Say YES

"What's in it for me?" In today's candidate market, you need to sell the opportunity -- and your company -- in the interview. Here's how.

50+ Questions to Identify A-Level Candidates

Whether you're hiring an entry-level worker or a remote manager, these questions will help you identify people with the right skills, work ethic, and culture fit to thrive in your company.

When They're Tough, but Good: How To Manage Difficult People

Managing them drains you, but dang it – they're great at their job. Here's how to hold difficult yet high-performing employees accountable and get them to "play nice" with others.

12 Ways to Be THE Difference-Maker in Your Company

Need proven ways to move the needle on employee productivity, job satisfaction and retention? Good news: It starts with YOU.

10 Ways To Stay Optimally Staffed in the New Year

Whether you have a clear picture of your workforce needs for 2022 or are unsure what future demand will be, use these tips to keep your team performing at their peak by ensuring optimal staff levels.

Are you maximizing the first 90 days?

With nearly one-third of new hires quitting during the first three months, you need to do everything possible from day one to ensure they get off to a great start -- whether they're on-site or remote, temporary or direct.

Your Guide to Solving the $95,000 Problem!

The rules for optimizing employee performance have changed; this guide will help you turn productivity losses into gains and get more output from your team.

Will the "return to normal" tempt your best employees to leave?

Here's how to drive loyalty and performance at every stage of the employee experience.

It's time to bring this back to the workplace...

Creating a more lighthearted workplace can reduce stress, boost morale and increase productivity.

Here's How to Go From Talk to Action

Whether they come from you, your team or higher ups, here's how to take new ideas and practical feedback from concept to reality!

Your Guide to Giving Better Employee Feedback!

In this issue:

Skip the Sugar: The Modern Manager's Guide To Providing Feedback Effectively

Are you asking the right interview questions?

In this issue:

Modern Interview Questions

What's Next? 6 Ways Your Staffing Partner Can Help

Do you know who your team's heroes are?

In this issue:

Discover Your Team's Hidden Heroes

When Every Day Feels Like Groundhog Day... Try This

Is your team ready for 2021?

In this issue:

You've Got This: Retooling Your Team's Skills for 2021

Leadership skills you'll need for a new year!

In this issue:

-Turning Over a New Leaf: Retool Your Leadership Skills in 2021
-Get It Back! Reclaim Hundreds of Unproductive Hours

Do your employees have these skills?

In this issue: -Job Skills for the Modern Workplace -Monkey Mind: Beating Distractions in the Workday

How to Get Your Workforce Back to 100% (or better!)

In this issue: -Up and Running: How to Get Your Workforce Back to 100% (or better!)

Namaste...in the workplace??

In this issue: -Meditation: Productivity Miracle or Muck? -Build a Smarter Sick Leave Policy

Get them trained! Get them productive!

In this issue: -Cutting the Learning Curve -9 Emails to Improve Your Work Life

How quickly do you need that?

The Need for Speed: Your Guide to Faster, Better Hires

Do you really know your employees?

In this issue: -Sizing Them Up: How to Assess Soft Skills -Judging a Candidate's Character

Critical Skills for a High-Performance Workforce

In this issue: -The Right Stuff: Critical Skills for a High-Performance Workforce -Better Meetings, Happier Team

Your Modern Guide to Management Efficiency

In this issue: -Work Less and Get More Done: A Modern Guide to Management Efficiency

Is your team dreading this?

In this issue: -Team Builders That Won't Make Your Team Cringe -Hot Desking: Productivity Booster or Musical Chairs?

Why is everyone so angry?

In this issue: -Can't We All Just Get Along? The Essential Guide to Workplace Harmony

The heat is on!

In this issue: -6 Steps to Get It All Done When the Heat Is On -You CAN Vacation With No Regrets – Here's How

Are you asking these questions?

In this issue: -[Free eBook] Hiring for the Long Haul: Questions to Gauge Fit, Performance and Potential

We've got the secret...

In this issue: -Secrets to Hiring More Productive Employees…even in this market! -Are You an Evenhanded Manager? 4 Characteristics of Fairness.

Eye-Opening Stats on Workplace Productivity

In this issue: -Eye-Opening Stats on Workplace Productivity -10 Tips for Maximizing Temp Worker Productivity

Reader, we feel your pain!

Where are the skills gaps and what happens if it's not bridged?

Struggling to find candidates? (You're not alone)

Struggling to find skilled job candidates? You're not alone.

Stop with the secrets!

Discouraging employees from discussing salary? Time to rethink that approach. Pay transparency is essential to recruiting and retaining engaged employees.

Equal Pay: Are you being fair?

Equal pay for equal work: It’s fair. It’s the law. And it’s a policy that will help you recruit and retain a diverse, high-performing workforce. Take pay equality from concept to practice with this comprehensive guide.

Are You Paying Fairly?

As an employer, are you doing your part to close the gender pay gap? Here's how to ensure you're paying employees fairly -- and minimizing your risk of pay equity claims -- by conducting a pay equity audit.

There's a goldmine in this email!

Employee referrals deliver more than 30% of all hires. Improve quality of hire and retention. And lower hiring costs. So, what are you waiting for? Here's how to create a killer referral program that's a recruiting goldmine for your organization.

6 HR and Workforce Trends You Need to Know

Widening skills gaps. Increasing reliance on contingent workers. Mounting wage pressure. How will these and other trends impact your organization this year -- and beyond?

Watch out, Reader

Could that employee you recently reprimanded or terminated be seeking revenge by claiming discrimination? Here's how to recognize -- and reduce -- your risk for retaliation claims.

Snapchat for recruiting? You bet!

Social tools are becoming indispensable in business. But Snapchat for recruiting -- seriously?! Learn how to build your brand and recruit amazing talent with the latest social recruiting tools, and why a strong recruiting partner is more important than ever.

Your employees want this!

Macaroon-baking classes and ping-pong tables are trendy perks -- but do they attract and satisfy top talent? Here's what today's employees want, and how leading employers are delivering. And, use these steps to stare down fears, work through them and get more accomplished.

Thought you would find this interesting...

Who's on Facebook these days? Your future employees. Learn about the features, pros and cons of this new recruiting tool -- and determine if you should add it to your hiring toolbox. And, they're cute, they're cuddly and with a little planning on your part, pets can make your employees happier and more productive.

Why you're not attracting the best candidates...

Job postings attracting deadbeats (or no one at all)? Let's fix that! Learn how to write postings that really stand out -- and get better applicants, every time. And, these quick tips will help you get better performance from your entire team, by managing introverts and extroverts properly.

Create an iron-clad attendance policy

Lateness, last-minute call-offs and no-shows aren't just irritating -- they're bad for business. End attendance issues and absenteeism by knowing the law and creating an iron-clad policy. And, if you have older workers on your payroll, can they really be as productive and valuable as your young whippersnappers?

Bridging the Generational Gap

This month's how-to guide will help you build more cohesive, high-performing teams by bridging generational gaps.

2017 Employment Law Updates

When the calendar flips, will your company be ready for these important changes? Make sure these issues are on your radar. And, here's how to light the fire -- and keep the productivity you've worked so hard to build rolling into the new year.

Are you stereotyping millennials unfairly?

They're tech-obsessed. Entitled. Disloyal. REALLY? If you're recruiting millennials (or other generations) based on stereotypes, you may be missing out on great talent. And, these productivity hacks may be a little offbeat, but they work.

Oh hey, one more thing...

From sharing "snackable" content to live streaming, here are seven fresh ideas for recruiting your next generation of talent. And, with the average worker experiencing 56 interruptions per day, it's a wonder anybody gets anything done. Here's how to keep daily disruptions from zapping productivity and momentum in your company.

Important facts on "on-call" employees

Waiting time. On-call time. Exempt vs. hourly. When employees are not technically "working," do you still need to pay them? Get the facts here. Plus, steps to dial-up your team's focus -- and instantly boost their performance!

Special Report: The Future of Your Workforce

Here's how to identify and develop promising young employees -- and help them grow into your company's future leaders. Plus, if your team's productivity, engagement and motivation flag during the summer months, use these fun ideas to rally your troops.

Are your competitors beating you to top talent?

Do you invest sufficiently to recruit A-level talent, or find yourself "peering through the slats" as your competitors hire the best? In the long-run, mediocre talent is no bargain. Here's how to invest in recruiting wisely -- and land superstars without breaking the bank. Plus, how eating meals together can help improve team performance.

Cannabis Controversy -- Get the Facts

Does the Americans with Disabilities Act protect medical marijuana users? This fact-filled article clears the haze around this contentious issue. Are you frustrated with employees who just don't care about your company or their jobs? Here's why they "check out" -- and what you can do about it.

5 Workforce Trends for 2016

Changes in technology, legislation and workforce demographics will dramatically impact staffing and workforce management in 2016. Stay ahead of these trends -- and make it a breakout year for your company. Plus, who performs better on the job: A hard worker, or someone with innate talent?

Checking References? 10 Questions You Need to Check Out

Reference checks are a MUST for making great hires. Use the questions in this month's newsletter to stay legal -- and hire smart. Plus, learn six ways to control "infobesity" with more effective triage.

Hiring Challenges Survey

In today’s volatile employment market, automatically rejecting job hoppers may cause you to miss out on exceptional hires. Hiring and HR expert Dr. John Sullivan shares 10 reasons to consider frequent job changers -- and how you can keep the best ones from leaving you too soon. Plus, how you can increase your employees' motivation by giving them a greater sense of purpose and ownership.

How "friendly" are you?

It's no surprise: Star performers seek employers with great corporate cultures. The tips in this month's featured article will help you up the "friendly factor" in your company -- to attract and keep great people. We'll also share some tips on how to keep your team from wasting time on unproductive activities.

Reader, don't forget to call your mom!

In this issue:

-Purple Squirrels and Unicorns

-Productivity Tips: Call Your Mom

Don't panic!

In this issue:

-STOP Panic Hiring!

-Productivity Tips: Home-Grown Talent

Why you need to hire under-experienced candidates

In this issue:

-Experience? Why It's Not All it's Cracked Up to Be

-Productivity Tips: 5 Best Ways to Build -- or Break -- Trust at Work

Need talent?

In this issue:

-Need Talent? Build a Community

-Productivity Tips: Tearing Your Hair Out?

Ready for Your ICE Audit?

In this issue:

-Ready for Your ICE Audit?

-Productivity Tips: Learn a New Parlor Trick in 2015

Start improving employee retention today

In this issue:

-The Stay Interview: an Essential Weapon in the War for Talent

-Productivity Tips: Working on a "Farm"?

What's hot in workforce management?

In this issue:

-Help Wanted! When it makes sense to get outside recruiting assistance

-What's Hot in Workforce Management?

Can we have your opinion, Reader?

In this issue:

Hiring Challenges Survey

Productivity Tips: The Zero Waste Workweek

Tools: Get it Off Your Plate!

You're working too hard

In this issue:

-10 Fresh Ideas for Managing Virtual Teams

-Productivity Tips: Work Smarter, Not Harder!

Contractor Compliance- What You Need to Know

In this issue:

To Employ, or Not to Employ?

Got Slackers?

HR records - Are you keeping the right stuff?

In this issue:

-What's In? What's Out? (When it comes to personnel files, that is.)

-Biggest Productivity Killers

-Tools: 5 Ways to Boost Temporary Employee Productivity

No more excuses!

In this issue:

-Own It! (So your employees will, too)

-Productivity Tips: What's Your Style?

-Interview Questions to Assess Work Style

Another day, another crisis

In this issue:

-Expect the Unexpected: How to Manage a Crisis While Maintaining Workplace Productivity

-Productivity Tips: The 25 Hour Day!

-Results at Work: A New Approach to an Old Problem Improves Productivity and Saves Money

2013 EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidelines -- Are you in compliance?

In this issue:

-To Check or Not to Check? Straight Talk About EEOC Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

-Productivity Tips: Keep Interviewing Simple

-Tools: Dos and Don'ts for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

[eBook] Win the War for Talent in Today's Economy

Recent statistics reinforce that while hiring remains sluggish, finding and keeping qualified, skilled workers is getting tougher. If you want to win the war for talent, read this eBook. It examines the true cost of turnover and outlines today's best retention strategies, geared to the unique needs of each of your workforce segments.

What's dirtier a keyboard or toilet?

In this issue:

-Business lessons from the Staffing Industry Executive Forum

-Want to stay productive? Stay healthy!

Free eBook: MBO for 2013

In this issue:

-The Shredder Ate my Report--Improve Performance with "Management by Objectives" (MBO)

-Productivity Tips: What's Out? Multitasking. What's In? Mindfulness!

-Case Study: Simplification. Streamlining. Single-source options.

Welcome to the new Great Ideas!

In this issue:

-Hiring in 2013? Key Talent Acquisition Trends to Watch

-Five Ways to Make This Your Most Productive Year Ever!

-Why questions can be your most powerful employee motivation tool.

Hiring Failure: Do Tech Skills Matter?

You know how important fit is, so you'll want to read this month's Great Ideas. It's a quick guide to the most important soft skills: what they are, why they're important and how to identify them.

The Idiot's Guide to Being the Boss

There's no denying it--once you're the boss, the rules change. Say or do the wrong thing, and you could lose the respect of your team--or worse, create a legal liability for your company. Do you know the new rules of office interaction? This month in Great Ideas, we'll give you some tips on how to be the boss without coming off the wrong way.

Got a Minute?

This month in Great Ideas, we'll show you how to find the time you need to reclaim your work week and get your job done--leaving you more time to enjoy your life.

What will your company look like in 2020?

An organization's success and competitiveness depends upon its ability to embrace diversity and realize the benefits. But managing diversity is more challenging than it seems.

How temps can help tackle your business challenges

Increase profits...Reduce payroll expenses...Improve retention And you thought staffing firms were only good for providing fill-ins. We wanted to take a little break from the normal format of 60 Second Solutions to provide you with some great case studies of companies that--through the creative use of staffing--were able to tackle significant business challenges!

60 Second Solutions: Why reward systems fail

Does your reward system need a check-up? Check your system against the points in this issue of 60 Second Solutions.

60 Second Solutions: Keep millennials from walking out the door

Employees in their 20s are notorious job hoppers. And companies are losing billions on their training investments in the millennial generation. So how can you end the turnover?

60 Second Solutions: Doing more and spending less

Would you like to... - Get more work done...without having to work harder? - Have more resources to take on new projects? - Eliminate overtime expenses? - Prevent staff burnout? - Reduce turnover? If so, then keep reading! In this 60 Second Solution, you'll discover one of the most powerful ways you can actually do more and spend less!

60 Second Solutions: Reducing resume overload

Are you overwhelmed with unqualified candidates? HR professionals recently reported that resume overload is their number one hiring challenge. In this 60 Second Solution, you'll find out how you can cut through the clutter--and reduce your headaches!

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