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  This CEO Has a Near-100 Percent Employee Retention Rate. Here's the Fascinating Reason Why

  Business IntelligenceLeadership, CareerFinancial strategy

  Employee RetentionHR ManagementHuman ResourcesJob TrendsMotivationBest PracticesBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBusiness ManagementProductivityTeam Work

  CollegeWise is the leading college admissions agency in the world. It scores in the 99th percentile in Gallup engagement surveys. And for the past four years, it has had a near 0 percent turnover rate. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) puts the annual turnover rate for companies at around...

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  A Massive New Study Says 87 Percent of Millionaires Have 1 Stunning Thing in Common. (If You're Not a Millionaire, It Might Be Very Hard to Understand)

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  Financial strategy

  There's a new study out about a truly surprising thing that an overwhelming number of millionaires have in common.  First, a quick story. Then, we'll get to the data.   A while ago...

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  This 2-Year Google Study Says Your Team Will Be Successful if They Can Answer Yes to These 5 Questions

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  Looking back on my corporate career, there are teams I was on that stood out. I felt like I was part of something special, achieving something that could only be achieved by a unit rowing harmoniously in the same direction. It's hard to say exactly what made such teams so special. Until now...

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  You Are Wasting 900 Hours a Year by Doing These 10 Things

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  Business Intelligence PerspectivesBest PracticesMotivationJob TrendsLifestyleBusiness Intelligence

  All I do is work. Even when I'm with my family, I'm still responding to emails and texts for work. The saddest part is that my family has just gotten used to it. When I do actually put down my smartphone...

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  The $5.4M cell phone reimbursement mistake this company made

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  Business ManagementBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBest PracticesWireless/MobileTelecomMobile Device ManagementMobile and Wireless WorldMobileConsumer ElectronicsComplianceApplicationsRecord KeepingJob TrendsHuman ResourcesHR ManagementCompensation, BenefitsFinancial strategyFinancial ReportingFinanceActivity-based costingLawBusiness Intelligence

  Most days you may feel like employees’ cell phones are surgically attached to their hands – at their desks, in meetings, even in the company restroom! But beware: Those little devices can saddle you with a big legal bill. How big? Try $5.4 million...

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  The 8 Dumbest Career-Ending Mistakes That Smart People Make

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  Best PracticesBusiness Intelligence Perspectives

  We have all seen it in our careers: people who we thought would have gone on to be the tops in their company or industry but who end up shooting themselves in the foot. It could be...

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  The Irony Of The Elite College Admissions Bribery Scandal

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  Financial ReportingCompensation, Benefits

  If you haven’t been boycotting the news this week, then you’ve probably heard about the big college admissions scandal. According to the New York Times...

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  10 principles for great leadership, according to Disney’s CEO

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  He now makes $66 million a year as the CEO of Disney, but Bob Iger’s rise to the top wasn’t exactly easy. The Long Island native had to work odd jobs starting at the age of 13 to help support himself. As a teenager...

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  Engaging change: six tips for surviving and thriving

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  Job TrendsBest PracticesBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesStandards

  The only thing that stays the same in business is change, and such seems to be its pace that every day presents new challenges and opportunities. So how managers adapt to the changing horizon can make the difference between surviving or thriving. In other words...

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  United Parcel Service sued for racial bias

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  HR ManagementHuman ResourcesMotivationBusiness ManagementGovernmentStandardsTeam Work

  Nineteen United Parcel Service employees are suing the giant parcel distributor, saying they suffered repeated racial discrimination and the company did nothing to stop it, according to published reports...