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Keeping up With the Joneses: Corporate Style
If you’re from outside the US and unfamiliar with the term, “keeping up with the Joneses” is a term that focuses on everyone’s desire to compare themselves with their peers, even when it’s emotionally unhealthy. Instead of focusing on our own strengths, we look at what others have or can do, and we want that…
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How SMART are your goals?
About the Author: Jarrett Lee is a Research Associate Intern working with me at Lighthouse Research. His research focuses on case studies of companies that successfully deliver results on their talent and learning transformation projects. He is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Communication Arts as well as a Master’s of Science in Human Resource Management from the…
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2017 Priorities for Talent Leaders: Strategy, Process, Impact
The new year brings new challenges and opportunities as we attempt to whip our HR and recruiting functions into shape. One of the new projects we’re working on at Lighthouse is our Global Talent Acquisition Sentiment Study. With more than 400 votes, we are helping to narrow down the most pressing priorities and topics across…
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New Research on Generations in the Workplace
After looking deeply at the research on generations in the workplace, I have come up with some findings that will help everyone to perform their jobs better. It seems like a new study comes out every day attempting to explain how to approach each generation of workers, what matters to them, etc. This blog is…
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Where should you set up your offices?
Choosing an office is no easy task. Both old and new businesses can’t take a new place of work lightly and there is a lot that you need to consider before you make a firm decision. If you’re looking to relocate or buy for the first time, here are some things to take into consideration…
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7 Lessons on Creating a Powerful Employee Experience
I just finished reading a brand new book called The Employee Experience. It’s a great look at the relatively new concept of creating an experience for employees, not just trying to engage them or do some other one-off program that doesn’t deliver long-term results. 7 Powerful Lessons on the Employee Experience 1) Congruent customer and…
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What Female CEOs Can Teach Us About Growth and Success [Podcast]
The HR profession is mostly women (look around you at any event and you’ll see). Yet when we look at the representation of females in the C-suite, whether in HR or in general, the blend is more evenly mixed or even weighted towards men. Why? The 2016 HR Technology Conference had a new feature: the…
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