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What is professional development? 5 types plus practical tips for team leaders

A lot is said about the disruptive potential of new technology like AI and remote working tools. As an organizational leader, this might have you focused on tech investments in 2024. That’s good. Keeping up with technology ensures your business can deliver what customers expect in terms of speed, service and scale. But there’s one thing you can’t afford to overlook in digital transformation: the importance of good people.

Nike CEO claims remote work hindered Nike's bold innovations

Approaches to innovation and teamwork are undergoing significant changes at Nike, with CEO John Donahoe at the helm of these efforts. The company is strategically altering how it fosters innovation and manages its personnel to better adapt to the evolving work landscape. This thorough analysis explores Nike’s strategic realignment and its potential impacts on future work trends, highlighting the influence of remote work environments on innovation.

Do Higher Wages Increase Productivity?

As employers strive to achieve high employee productivity, one strategy that often comes into play is wage increases. Wages affect employee productivity in several ways, but the most significant impact may be on worker motivation and satisfaction. Raising wages will likely make employees happy because they will see an increase in their take-home pay. They will also be more committed to their work because they will feel they are getting paid fairly for their efforts.

The Impact of Unified Communications in Modern Project Management

Unified Communications (UC) is revolutionizing how projects are managed in our ever-globalizing world. Can you imagine how hard it can be to coordinate a project team spread across various time zones? Traditional communication methods could bog things down, and create snarls that no project manager ever wants to deal with. This is where UC comes in — transforming what could be a chaotic mess into a finely-tuned interactions that are effective.

Smooth product launches are simpler than you think

When launching a new product, organizations are faced with many challenges. For example, issues like fragmented communication, lack of visibility, and unclear goals are common. Learn strategic solutions to streamline processes and enhance team collaboration for successful product launches. On paper, product launches seem deceptively simple—you brainstorm a great product, set a game plan and, with a few adjustments, set a successful launch in motion.

Maximizing employee engagement through project ownership

The importance of employee engagement for the success of any firm is becoming increasingly generally recognized. A highly engaged workforce not only produces more and is more profitable, but it also has a lower turnover rate, which can save a company a significant amount of money. One strategy to raise employee engagement is to give them more responsibility for their projects.

How This Agency Achieves 41% Profit Margins w/ Courtney Tarrant

41% profit margins. Sounds good. Right? That's exactly what one marketing agency has been able to drive with a results-oriented workplace & corresponding compensation model. Courtney Tarrant, Owner & COO of The Ad Girls shares in today's episode that when they went away from this model for a short period, profit margins shrank closer to typical industry norms.

What makes employees stay with the same company for years?

A recent poll conducted by Apna.co offers valuable insights into the reasons behind the decision of many professionals to stay with a single firm for extended periods of time, in a time when career transfers are common. With the evaluation season quickly approaching, this poll sought to unravel the expectations and objectives of today’s workforce by gathering opinions from 10,000 professionals in a variety of sectors.

10 onboarding process improvement tips for smoother employee onboarding

Serving as a link between the hiring process and complete integration into the organization, onboarding is an essential stage in the employee lifecycle. Productivity, work happiness, and employee retention can all be strongly impacted by a well-organized onboarding process. Onboarding strategies need to change with businesses, and they can benefit from ongoing innovation and improvement.