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Self-Regard: Warts & All

Workplace Psychology

According to the Bar-On model, “emotional-social intelligence is a cross-section of interrelated emotional and social competencies, skills and facilitators that determine how effectively we understand and express ourselves, understand others and relate with them, and cope with daily demands” (Bar-On, 2006, p. New York, NY: AMACOM.

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Boosting Your HR with a Gamification Program

EmployeeConnect

Using a combination of challenges and social media, like McDonalds did with the launch of its online game “World of Good” in 2014. It increases efficacy and creativity and takes advantage of the mix competencies of the group to achieve a business goal. How to design a HR gamification program?

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Positive Psychology Strategies for Keeping Stress at Bay Through the Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis

Thrive Global

natural disasters, war, campus tragedies) report lower rates of PTSD (Chen, 2017; Lies, 2014; Vieselmeyer, 2017). When tensions rise, stress increases people’s confidence in competing with others. 2002; Owren & Amoss, 2014). 2002) Perceived attributes of health-promoting laughter: a cross-generational comparison.

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10 Rules for Employee Retention Your Competition will Hate

Insperity

Use this as a comparison to your own offerings. For example, Indiana Pacers guard Paul George received a $7 million bonus when he achieved the honor of being selected to the All-NBA team in 2014. Non-compete agreements. If this is a concern, then a non-compete agreement could be a good way to protect your company.

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

Various local, state, and federal legislative proposals provide competing FMLA visions. That is in comparison to 63% of above-median paid employees. In 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13706 that require federal contractors to provide their employees with paid leave. Even the large picture of FMLA usage is not rosy.

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10 Rules for Employee Retention Your Competition Will Hate

Insperity

Use this as a comparison to your own offerings. For example, Indiana Pacers guard Paul George received a $7 million bonus when he achieved the honor of being selected to the All-NBA team in 2014. Non-compete agreements. If this is a concern, then a non-compete agreement could be a good way to protect your company.

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The Solution to Talent Shortages Facing Life Sciences Companies

The Perfect Hire

In fact, according to a Bersin study, more than 60 percent of organizations in 2014 are increasing their investment in talent analytics – a scientific, evidence-based approach to hiring employees. Do these candidates possess the right competencies, values, behaviors, and critical thinking skills that the specific job requires?