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Former White House speechwriter: Focus on just one thing
Former White House speechwriter: Focus on just one thing'
Clinton speechwriter Jeff Shesol tells how to focus your speech, become educator-in-chief, and write like Hemingway, not like Faulkner.
 
5 tips for the overworked and underappreciated Human Resources
5 tips for the overworked and underappreciated
Burnout can happen if you don't take steps to avoid it. Even if it's overtaken you, there's help. Follow these guidelines.
 
 
FREE webinar: Put your organization on the map with brand journalism Ragan Conference Alerts
FREE webinar: Put your organization on the map with brand journalism
Register now for this FREE June 13 webinar to improve your health care communications with brand journalism.
 
 
10 goals for your first 5,000 hours on the job Human Resources
10 goals for your first 5,000 hours on the job
In the first couple of years in your just-out-of-school gig, you can bide time and eke by, or you can build a foundation for your future. Well?
 
 
How one little letter can sabotage your meaning Internal Communications
How one little letter can sabotage your meaning
Massage your message for optimum clarity.
 
 
Audit your leadership development programs Leadership
Audit your leadership development programs
To determine whether your leadership programs are doing the job or just wasting time, look at five key factors.
 
 
4 misfit candidates you’ll interview sooner or later Recruitment and Retention
4 misfit candidates you’ll interview sooner or later
These common characters will arrive at your office and initiate the behaviors that (they think) work for them. On the plus side, the author also describes the winning applicant.
 
 
Make the optimum choice when promoting employees Leadership
Make the optimum choice when promoting employees
Promoting an employee can be one of the biggest decisions a manager can make.
 
 
Banish these mistakes from your hiring process Recruitment and Retention
Banish these mistakes from your hiring process
A bad hiring decision can cost an organization a significant amount of wasted time and money.
 
 
6 ways to prepare your staff for a reporter’s visit Internal Communications
6 ways to prepare your staff for a reporter’s visit
It’s up to you to make sure your staff knows what to do and say when they’re in the presence of journalists.
 
 
Focus on intentions when talks get ugly Internal Communications
Focus on intentions when talks get ugly
Don’t escalate a tense situation with an employee by responding in kind to verbal attacks or aggressive questions...
 
 
Survey: Most organizations use internal video, but social features lag Internal Communications
Survey: Most organizations use internal video, but social features lag
Video has become a commonplace tool for reaching staff, but few allow YouTube-like sharing, ratings, comments, and employee productions.
 
 
Maximize the power of your mavericks Leadership
Maximize the power of your mavericks
Your strongest employees tend to be mavericks: You don’t want to lose them, but you can’t afford to let them run wild in your workplace.
 
 
Infographic: How businesses use social media Research
Infographic: How businesses use social media
Although 80 percent of small and mid-size businesses plan to use social media more this year, other stats prove they aren't doing a good job of engaging customers on it.
 
 
Less pain, more gain: Resolve team conflicts with positive intentions Internal Communications
Less pain, more gain: Resolve team conflicts with positive intentions
No workplace can completely avoid contention and conflict, but effective teams minimize the negative effects that can lead to problems.
 
 
Approach motivation from four directions Human Resources
Approach motivation from four directions
You’ll do a better job of getting the performance you want from your employees if you examine these four main kinds of motivation.
 
 
Conference Alert: Corporate writing and editing tips from the experts Ragan Conference Alerts
Conference Alert: Corporate writing and editing tips from the experts
Give your corporate communications a needed boost with the help of this June 5 conference.
 
 

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