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Whether it's in the form of a raise or a simple thank you, showing gratitude can make all the difference to your employees.

Businesses that proactively use appreciation can attest to its powerful value. As the saying goes, “Next to excellence comes the appreciation of it.” When it becomes part of corporate culture, appreciation can be the secret weapon that propels companies past their competition. When it’s absent, it can cripple performance, productivity and profitability.

Too often, workers are ignored, asked to perform tasks without proper guidance, given little...

We all know that the wearing of masks is an essential element in helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As with many safety precautions, however, the specifics of what is required continues to evolve relative to masks, and employers need to keep up with the evolving legal requirements as well as public health and other guidance. 

Last month, OSHA updated its guidance on COVID-19. More specifically, the updated guidance provides: 

Face coverings are simple barriers to help...

You know who they are. They are the rock-star sales managers, the gifted product leaders, the creative visionaries. Almost everything they do is wildly successful.

They believe—and the company agrees—that they have a golden gut: flawless instincts, essential relationships, or uncanny intuition, and the confidence to act.

People with golden guts believe they are special, and they make sure everyone knows it. Their careers and incomes depend on that specialness.

They believe they can get away with things others can’t. They follow their gut, not somebody else’s rules: they expect to...

The very idea of a key usually evokes the thought of a physical object that opens and closes something. Yet, a key also lends us access to a slew of spaces, protected information, databases and most importantly, a key can open our minds and hearts to new ideas. In today’s workplace, sound communication is an essential key that will open roads to the discussion and lead teams to engage and collaborate seamlessly as one. Communication can break down the walls of bias and unlock true cultural change within your organization.

Diversity, Equity and...