Career growth doesn't have to be about moving up Career development support shouldn't just focus on the traditional climb up the corporate ladder, but it should engage today's employees who are looking for more meaningful growth, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. Leaders can offer meaning at work by focusing on three key areas: achievement, authority and adventure. Full Story: Training magazine (8/11)
3 ways to create meaningful work and keep employees Some workers may find that they are still unhappy after moving to a new job, but companies can help employees avoid the "Great Regret" by creating a culture where their psychological need for choice, connection and competence are met, writes Susan Fowler. "Without creating the optimal motivation that comes from fulfilling their psychological needs, all the perks in the world still lead to meaningless work," Fowler writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (8/25)
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How HR can help reverse declining engagement Research suggests employee engagement is declining, but HR can help revitalize it by giving employees more autonomy, using their ideas to build a better workplace culture and emphasizing the company's values and mission, HR leaders and other executives say. "Recognition is a simple way organizations can prioritize their investment and commitment to their employees and inspire them to feel connected, confident, celebrated and cared about," says Niamh Graham, Workhuman's senior vice president of global human experience. Full Story: HR Morning (8/23)
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The student debt relief plan signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday could prompt employers to revise employee benefits that include tuition reimbursements, benefits executives say. "In spite of the excellent news, we can't lose sight of the fact that there will still be significant amounts of outstanding student loan debt across the country," says Kristen Carlisle, general manager for Betterment at Work. Full Story: Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (8/25),Human Resources Director (8/25)
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How a collective break has benefited one organization A weeklong closure for an entire organization not only stems burnout, but also focuses workplace culture on rest and makes it accessible to everyone, says Tulaine Montgomery, co-CEO of a nonprofit that's preparing for its second "radical" break. In addition, employees' well-rested brains are more capable of innovation and inspiration. Full Story: TriplePundit (8/23)
A muscle in dogs' eyebrow region enables them to make facial expressions that endear them to people, says physical therapy professor Anne Burrows, whose research led to the discovery of the muscle. Wolves don't have this muscle, and while they do have two other muscles around the mouth that enable expression, in dogs -- as in humans -- the muscles comprise primarily fast-twitch fibers while in wolves the fibers are mostly slow-twitch, Burrows says. Full Story: The Washington Post (8/23)
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