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Organizations Should Resolve to Stop Employee Burnout this Year
Jan 19, 2023
Burnout has been a hot topic in discussing and examining the workforce, employment opportunities, and the rate of turnover employers saw during the “Great Resignation.” The World Health Organization has deemed the burnout employees experience as an “occupational phenomenon” characterized by exhaustion, increased mental distance from an employee’s work, and a reduction in efficiency, all resulting from chronic workplace stress. A...
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What Does It Take to Be an Effective Mentor?
Sep 22, 2022
Mentors are invaluable. It doesn't matter who you are, your career field, position, organization, or sector—research continues to show that the benefits of being and having a mentor are vast for all involved.   Being asked to mentor a colleague, student, or young professional is an honor. Not only does it benefit the mentee , but the professional rewards go both ways. According to Forbes , both mentors and mentees were approximately...
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How a Positive Exit Interview Can Benefit the Organization and Departing Employee
May 31, 2022
For organizations to hire and retain valuable employees who are cheerleaders for the organization even after they’ve moved on, it’s critical for organizations to understand what makes people join the organization and why they leave. A thoughtful exit interview process can help organizations learn their successes and shortcomings and can go a long way in creating stronger professional relationships.  An exit interview is a meeting between a...
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The Importance of Creating an Equitable Team Culture
Aug 18, 2021
Impact Opportunity had the chance to speak with the founders of The Equity Practice about their work and how managers play a critical role in determining work culture and mitigating bias in the workplace.   What is The Equity Practice? Alli Myatt, Pr incipal and Co-founder, The Equity Practice The Equity Practice focuses on helping people move beyond conversations about race to take actions for racial equity. We do that to...
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