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What the sudden shutdown of a rewards platform means for HR, employees

HRExecutive

Founded in 2014, Blueboard allowed employers and managers to distribute recognition to employees for any reason, from work anniversaries to team building, in the form of experiences. A former employee stated that the platform had more than 500 clients when the firm shut its doors.

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Top 10 quick Team Building Games to Energize Your Team

CuteHR

In 2014 Google was named the “best company to work for” by the great place to work institute and Fortune magazine for the fifth time. A popular way of achieving maximum cooperation and teamwork in a company is team building exercises. Team building games are not only educational, but they are also fun and enjoyable.

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Best Event Management Companies in Dubai

Bayzat

Emerald’s portfolio spans across diverse sectors like festivals, exhibitions, conferences, gala dinners, large conventions, and golf days. It has successfully managed numerous events and campaigns, such as the LinkedIn events, The Knowledge Summit 2014-2015, and the Nobel Museum campaign at Burj Khalifa.

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Organizational Culture: Definition, Importance, and Development

Achievers

Microsoft, known for its cut-throat competitiveness under Steve Balmer, has been positively transformed by Satya Nadella, who took over as CEO of the company in 2014. If you’re working with a remote team , video conferences can help keep this nonverbal channel of communication open.

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100+ Top HR and Recruiting Podcasts

SelectSoftware

The show is hosted by Steve Boese, the Co-Chair of the HR Technology Conference and Trish McFarlane, CEO of H3 HR Advisors. Inside Team Building Host: Katharina Wolff , D-Level About: Inside team building is a podcast aimed at a prominent feature of successful employing businesses - team building.

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Evolution of a company retreat: from product updates to breaking bread

Workable

Six months later,” Nikos recalls about the 2014 event, “there were 15 of us. Remote employees were put in a hotel and local Greek colleagues would drive in for the day, and they’d have a full-day gathering in a rented conference room at that hotel. As a team-building activity, it was fun. That escalated quickly.

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Don’t Believe The Hype: Unlabeling Millennials

TalentCulture

Ever since the CoBies — Google’s multidirectional Conference Bikes that transform going for lunch into a team-building exercise — the image of millennials in the workplace has turned into a kind of perpetual second-guessing. So young, so self-possessed, so smart, so not into phone calls! So what else do they want?