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Mike Whitmire Mike Whitmire
Updated on April 22, 2024

Your Accountants Are Secretly Cool. Help Them Show It.

Research shows that people think accounting is boring, and recruitment rates are dropping. Fortunately, companies can make some simple changes to transform the job and make it more attractive.

Aaron Rubens Aaron Rubens
Updated on April 22, 2024

5 Ways Stay Interviews Help Keep Top Talent

Stay interviews give the chance to course-correct before valuable employees head for the door.

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Christina Gialleli Christina Gialleli
Updated on April 22, 2024

How to Help Employees Brush Up on Their Soft Skills

Perfecting communication and collaboration skills will benefit everyone as employees return to the office.

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Jacqueline Farrington Jacqueline Farrington
Updated on April 22, 2024

Are Your Nonverbal Cues Sending the Right Message? 

How you say something matters just as much as what you say. Watch out for these common nonverbal communication mistakes and ace your presentations.

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Brennan Nevada Johnson Brennan Nevada Johnson
Updated on April 22, 2024

Love Your Employees? Then Let Them Moonlight.

They’ll be happier. And that can mean good things for your company.

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Gary Eimerman Gary Eimerman
Updated on April 22, 2024

Is Your Skills Development Program Measuring the Right Data?

Data is as important to crafting good learning programs as it is every other aspect of business. But what kind of data should you track?

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Mark Kinsella Mark Kinsella
Updated on April 20, 2024

How Engineers Should Think About Performance Reviews and Promotions

With the right preparation and framing, your performance review will help you learn, grow and achieve your career goals.

Mark Kinsella Mark Kinsella
Updated on April 20, 2024

How to Make Career Pathways Work for Your Engineering Org

To thrive and grow, engineering teams must have clear, actionable performance goals that will lead devs to the next step in their careers.

Mark Kinsella Mark Kinsella
Updated on April 20, 2024

Which Engineering Pathway Is Right for You?

While not all engineering organizations are the same, they usually have some variation of the two types of pathways in the software engineering world: the IC and the EM. But there is a third, lesser-known option.

Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

What Designers Actually Do — and the True Value of Design

Designers, your work is a major investment, not a sunk cost. Don’t lose sight of your worth.