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70% More Likely to Acquire New Markets – 5 Benefits of Hiring a Diverse Workforce

Discover why diversity in the workplace is essential Did you know that having a diverse workforce is helpful to a …
How to Hire the Best Candidates According to a Talent Acquisition Expert

How to Hire the Best Candidates According to a Talent Acquisition Expert

Want to hire quality candidates that are a good fit? Let us show you how. Is your business struggling to …
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5 Ways to Avoid Employee Fraud at Your Business 

Internal fraud can weaken your organization from the inside. Let us help you. Fraudulent activity at a business can be …
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The Great Resignation

A look at the biggest job-quitting event in post-pandemic America Since early 2021, the resignation rate in the United States …
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10 Fun Activities for Team Building

Keep your team motivated and engaged with our list of fun activities for team building It is one thing to …
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The 12 best employee retention strategies

12 effective employee retention strategies to implement at your workplace Do you want to minimize turnover and improve employee retention? …
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10 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Santa Claus This Christmas

Small Business Lessons to Learn from Santa’s Workshop You could spend all day learning about how to prepare your company …
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5 Customer Service Practices that Make Businesses Great

Want to retain customers and boost sales? Discover how… Customer experience is at the core of a successful business. Without …
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7 Tips for How to Conduct an Interview Successfully from an Expert

A successful interview can lead to a key hire. Learn how to conduct an interview so that you can find …
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Anna Reeve Posts

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70% More Likely to Acquire New Markets – 5 Benefits of Hiring a Diverse Workforce

Discover why diversity in the workplace is essential Did you know that having a diverse workforce is helpful to a …
How to Hire the Best Candidates According to a Talent Acquisition Expert

How to Hire the Best Candidates According to a Talent Acquisition Expert

Want to hire quality candidates that are a good fit? Let us show you how. Is your business struggling to …
5 ways to avoid internal fraud blog article image

5 Ways to Avoid Employee Fraud at Your Business 

Internal fraud can weaken your organization from the inside. Let us help you. Fraudulent activity at a business can be …
The Great Resignation blog article

The Great Resignation

A look at the biggest job-quitting event in post-pandemic America Since early 2021, the resignation rate in the United States …
blog header 10 fun activities for team building

10 Fun Activities for Team Building

Keep your team motivated and engaged with our list of fun activities for team building It is one thing to …
Cartoon people sitting in a meeting with the header image saying 12 employee retention strategies

The 12 best employee retention strategies

12 effective employee retention strategies to implement at your workplace Do you want to minimize turnover and improve employee retention? …
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10 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Santa Claus This Christmas

Small Business Lessons to Learn from Santa’s Workshop You could spend all day learning about how to prepare your company …
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5 Customer Service Practices that Make Businesses Great

Want to retain customers and boost sales? Discover how… Customer experience is at the core of a successful business. Without …
Two people sitting at table for interview. Black text on white background says "How to conduct an interview"

7 Tips for How to Conduct an Interview Successfully from an Expert

A successful interview can lead to a key hire. Learn how to conduct an interview so that you can find …

Renee McBride Posts

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Working from Home Best Practices (and Worst Practices)

One of the most noticeable trends is working from home. Identify best practices to build a stronger and more unified …
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These Small Office Layout Ideas Improve Morale—Really!

How to Decorate Your Office Building Thinking of renovating your company’s office? Read this first! A well-designed office space can …
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It Affects 6.7% of People: What to Do if You Have An Employee with Depression

Potential Work Accommodations for Depression Mike has always showed up to the office about ten minutes late, but he has …
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How to Use Outlook to Improve Your Office Communication

Tips and Tricks for Using Microsoft Outlook Communicating in a work environment is a little different than communicating in your …
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Dealing with Difficult Customers? At Least It Can Make For a Good (Horror) Story

Anyone that has worked with customers or clients knows that eventually they will have a customer that is upset or …
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(It’s not Counter-Intuitive) How to Hold Productive Meetings

Eight Pieces of Advice to Assist You with Making Your Next Meeting Meaningful. Your calendar is an inexhaustible list of …
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Simple Strategies that Lead to the Highest Employee Retention Rates

Focusing on employee retention makes a huge impact to your bottom line Retaining Your Most Valuable Employees When an employee …

Ariel Westphal Posts

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4 Key Ways Businesses Connect With Customers

Four fundamentals to make your business feel like a real person Starbucks is pretty standard for coffee. But Starbucks does …
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Interview Questions to Ask a Nervous Candidate

If you are currently growing your business, this may be one of the first times that you find yourself in …
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5 Easy Ways to Create a Functional Work Space for Your Business

You know when you walk into a space and immediately get an overwhelming feeling? The feeling might be positive or …
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The Best Books About Business are Timeless—Start with These

No business owner is perfect, and we believe that there is always something new to learn or something to improve …
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The Simplest Tips to Improve Your Business Communications

“If there’s a way to do it better…Find it.” – Thomas Edison” It can probably be said that every business …
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Be the Best Business Owner You Can Be with these 5 Values

“In leadership, character is more important than strategy…” Some people are born to be leaders, and others learn. Owning a …
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Stay Inspired at Work with these Core Values

“Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr. Working the same …
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Use These Mindsets in Your Customer Service Techniques

Business has changed so dramatically over the past 100 years, even the last 50 years. From ‘ma & pop’ stores …
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Are Business Cards Irrelevant? Here’s Why We Still Believe In Them

“Does anybody really use business cards anymore?”. I get why they’re handy, obviously, but when we are living in a …

Acumen Connection Posts

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Virtual Office Holiday Party Ideas: How to Successfully Pull Them Off

5 ways to host a socially distanced office holiday party Office holiday party canceled by COVID-19? Our guide with safe …
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The 6 Best Work-From-Home Tools, According to a Remote Manager

Six of the Best Apps That Revolutionize the Way We Work Remotely Remote work was becoming a quickly growing trend …
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Hand Write Thank You Cards for Employees and Other Employee Appreciation Message Ideas

Why expressing gratitude for your employees is extra important this year The holiday season is a time of reflection. It’s …
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