“Nearly one-third of U.S. employees work while listening to music via an iPod, MP3 player, or similar personal music device,” according to a 2006 poll conducted by Harris Interactive for Spherion.
Why is this important? According to a recent article in HR Magazine entitled, “Working to the Beat,” many companies are incorporating music into their recruiting […]

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Despite the war for talent and the estimated gap in the workforce in the coming years many companies, instead of sourcing new candidates of out desperation, are taking on a new approach to ensuring top talent or “A” players are recruited and developed within their organization . According to Brad Smart in Workforce Magazine and […]

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Research across many world-class organizations has shown that implementation of these best practices will enable a company to achieve its goals for a succession management program.
Leadership development
• Create specific, individual development plans for each employee. The development should be simple for the employee to follow, and easy for human resources to monitor.
• Offer a combination of approaches […]

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