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26/03/2014

Reduce employee turnover in the first 90 days

By Joel Garfinkle

Don’t spend all that money training new hires just to see them leave for your competition. When you follow these five steps, you can reduce turnover in the first 90 days and retain your valuable employees for years to come...

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12/02/2014

Why employees leave their managers

By Drake Editorial Team

An obnoxious manager can cause even the most loyal employee to consider a job change, especially if said employee sees little chance for a promotion or transfer.

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15/01/2014

How to position yourself for your next career move

By Drake Editorial Team

Have you thoughtfully planned out your next career move? Most people have not. While they may have a vague idea of what their profession will look like in the future...

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21/05/2013

How to start a difficult discussion off right

By Drake Editorial Team

The way you begin a difficult discussion can determine its fate. If you immediately trigger defensiveness or combativeness in the other, the chances of a productive outcome drop to nearly zero.

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12/09/2012

Stopping employee de-motivators in their tracks

By Drake Editorial Team

We live in an uncertain world and always have. There is no security in a job, a career or a way of life. Sooner or later each of us must face our own reality that our security is within us...

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12/09/2012

How leaders can help teams develop

By Drake Editorial Team

Many theorists have tried to explain how and why teams develop. Each theorist offers a different perspective of leadership, but most agree that leaders need to be concerned with the group's content, process, and output.

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