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What Is a Psychological Contract: Types With Examples

Analytics in HR

The psychological contract significantly affects what keeps employees engaged and motivated. One of the most challenging factors of the psychological contract is that it’s unwritten, intangible and sometimes based on unarticulated expectations that employers and employees hold.

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HR, Training and the ‘Gig’ Economy

HRExecutive

New survey data finds few organizations are investing in their employees’ training and development these days, and I’m beginning to think the “gig economy” may have something to do with it. For those companies that are providing training, only 35 percent are offering career development opportunities online.

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Brooks: Want better managers? You need to develop better employees

HRExecutive

and that’s exactly what we need to tell the four out of five employees who aren’t managers. I’m not suggesting that we stop training, assessing, rewarding and holding our managers accountable, I’m arguing that we should leverage the at-least 80% of our workforce that’s currently passive in being part of the solution.

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How to Successfully Engage Employees in 2017

TalentCulture

Other engaging factors, according to Villanova University , include employee and supervisor familiarity, basic training, employee development, employee recognition, teamwork, employee coaching, and customer-focused teams. How can managers encourage the retention and development of an engaged workforce ?

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