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Facebook’s Secret Ingredient for Employee Engagement

facebookWhat’s the secret ingredient that has enabled Facebook to grow from a group of 20-something’s in a rented house in Palo Alto into one of the fastest growing companies on the planet? Last week, Facebook senior executive Molly Graham, the company’s former manager of culture and employment branding, spoke to a closed-door session at the [...]

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For Millennials, Compliments Beat Junk Food, Money, and Even Sex

The GraduateHow important is confidence and self esteem to today’s young adults?  A 2010 study titled “Sweets, Sex, or Self-Esteem?” set out to answer that question.  Much to the surprise of researchers at the University of Michigan, the 300 students they surveyed favored a boost to self-esteem (praise, compliments, high grades) over other pleasurable activities (junk [...]

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How to Lose a Gen Y in 10 Days

genyThe impact of millenials in the workplace is becoming difficult to ignore. Without properly understanding this unique group of workers, thousands of managers put their businesses in jeopardy. Learn how you can retain these key employees with a few simple tips.

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A Younger Perspective

Rules for Managing Gen Y is a profile of Alexander Younger, the founder and president of Toronto-based marketing communications firm Design Lab, and Jason Blessing, group vice-president and general manager of the Taleo small and medium business segment. According to the article, Gen Ys want to get involved, get frequent feedback, see the results of [...]

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