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Workforce issues, including finding and keeping good employees and engaging the ones they have, are on the minds of a majority of executives, according to DDI's Global Leadership Forecast, and Bob Richards, the CEO of Rhenus Automotive North America, says leaders can create an inviting culture by banning micromanaging, giving teams a sense of direction and paying them well. Boost engagement by limiting meetings, rewarding effort over results and building relationships with, and between, team members, writes Lolly Daskal. Full Story: CEOWorld Magazine (3/21),The People Equation blog (3/28),Lolly Daskal (3/28)
It's worth the time for leaders to build a culture of respect, says S. Chris Edmonds in this video, because it will result in more productive and engaged workers who will enjoy collaborating with one another "to achieve common goals." "A respectful work culture creates a positive, purposeful and productive environment," Edmonds says. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (3/28)
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How businesses can use AI as a career counselor Artificial intelligence can help business owners identify employees capable of unexpected career paths, even if they lack experience specific to the job, author and Wall Street Journal columnist Alexandra Levit says. Levit's research shows most workers would stay with a company if it gives them the learning and growth opportunities they seek. Full Story: Small Business Trends (3/27)
Layoffs by email pose risks to employers Carefully planned conversations can render layoffs less likely to cause legal or reputational problems for companies -- especially in comparison with email layoffs, employment attorneys Danielle Bereznay and Paul Huston write. Many employees prefer discussions, even awkward ones, to impersonal emails and want them to be in person if possible, the attorneys note. Full Story: The National Law Review (3/27)
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HR leader: Workforce sharing fills hourly employee gap Traci Chernoff, senior director of employee engagement at Legion Technologies, suggests companies with multiple locations address the need for hourly employees by using a workforce sharing strategy, in which employers allow people to work at more than one site and give them additional hours. "It seems like this mind-blowing idea that someone from store A could also work at store B, but that's how we revolutionize the workforce," Chernoff says. Full Story: Human Resources Director (3/27)
What's new in corporate events, meetings Organizers of corporate events and meetings are looking for a full and immersive experience that calls on hotels to offer a more creative approach, such as presenting Instagram-worthy menus that can be shared on social media and planning innovative team-building activities like pizza-building competitions. Other popular trends include less-structured networking that lends itself to more group interaction, experiences that highlight local food and customs and smaller meetings where pop-up board rooms can be set up on outdoor patios or other less conventional settings. Full Story: Hotel Management online (3/28)
Satchel Paige, Kansas City Monarchs (Bettmann/Getty Images)
Jackie Robinson officially broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he donned a Dodgers uniform for the first time in April 1947. Robinson began his career in the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League. Now, for the first time, the premier MLB video game, MLB The Show, will feature Negro League greats, including Robinson, Satchel Paige, Buck O'Neil, Rube Foster, Hilton Smith, John Donaldson, Hank Thompson and Martin Dihigo. For a new generation of fans who otherwise might not have any context of the Negro Leagues and their history, this inclusion could be very fun and educational. Full Story: The Associated Press (3/28)
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In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi province uncovered a terra cotta army complex that was traced back to which Chinese ruling dynasty? Check your answer here.
