5 Skills Needed for Effective Office Politics
The skills needed for effective office politics may, on the surface, seem obvious. You may be a political player, know how to work a room and understand who influences decisions in the organization. This is not without its own set of challenges. Political astuteness doesn’t mean burning others or shining the spotlight on yourself. In [...]
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Why Employee Engagement IS Important, Steve Tobak!
In a recent Inc. article, Management Consultant Steve Tobak argued that employee engagement is NOT important to business. He called it the management fad of the millennium which made our team at Viatech Global cringe. Employee engagement is one of the most important parts of your business. As an established business you have developed [...]
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What motivates employees?
Over the last hundred years the topic of what motivates people has been widely studied and greatly debated. Frederick Taylor believed what motivated employees was pay. BF Skinner believed in behaviorism; reward good behavior and punish bad behavior. Others like Abraham Maslow believed the work itself was the motivator. While there is validity to all [...]
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Must-Have Job Skills of Today’s Workplace
It would seem from our research and last blog post, New Study Finds Soft Skills are More Important than Leadership Training, that soft skills are highly valued in the American workplace. Must-have job skills include personal branding, communication, flexibility, interpersonal relationships and understanding of the shared vision of the company. Employers and hiring managers are [...]
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New Study Finds Soft Skills are More Important than Leadership Training
Employers around the globe are increasingly seeking employees who fit a corporate culture over skill set. That’s not to undervalue specific skills and training. Rather it speaks to trending in hiring and training of employees. A recent study by Video Arts finds Leadership & Development (L&D) professionals are training on soft skills more than leadership [...]
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10 Characteristics of Great Leaders
As America prepares to elect a leader we are reminded of the characteristics of great leaders. Whether in the White House or in the workplace leaders can make or break an organization. A combination of characteristics like visionary, decision maker and eight more are what make a leader a great one. Visionary: Great leaders have [...]
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How Viatech Global Can Help When Managers Hate Being Managers
Here’s a little secret of corporate America: Many managers never signed up to be managers. It’s something that just happens over time for those who followed their passion for a particular company or industry. On the surface it may appear to be a reward but the secret of corporate America is that it’s not as [...]
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Corporate Social Responsibility Increases Employee Engagement
Does corporate social responsibility increase employee engagement? A recent article in Fast Company magazine indicated yes, “if a company is trying to be better for the planet, its workers will strive to be better for the company.” It’s a new area of research and so far the results are positive. Companies that embrace social responsibility [...]
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The Changing Role of Manager
The changing role of manager seems to have been in hyper drive over the last five years. Managing meant laying off team members, managing the remaining team and making other tough financial decisions. There have been culture trends like setting policies related to social media in the workplace and working from home. Navigating a team [...]
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How Multi-Tasking is Killing Productivity
At Viatech Global we take a scientifically based approach to employee productivity which is why we have been looking at how multi-tasking is killing productivity. From the invention of the T.V. dinner to Tupperware to social media, Americans are constantly looking for faster, better ways to meet their goals. Books have been written about increasing [...]
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