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The Burnout Epidemic (Washington Post)

Ninety-five percent of human resource leaders say burnout is sabotaging workplace retention, often because of overly heavy workloads, one survey found. Poor management contributes to the burnout epidemic.

How To Hire Better and Faster With These 3 Tips (Inc.)

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If you take the time to prioritise the specific skills and personality traits you need for a role before drawing up your interview schedule, you will be able to find the person you're looking for faster and more efficiently.

How to Create a Twitter Feed That Will Make You a Better Employee (Quartz)

Researchers found that employees whose networks were more open made the most original suggestions, as measured by a managers’ ranking of anonymous ideas and other metrics.

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