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10 Facts About Labor Day

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Wishing you a Happy Labor Day from your friends at ISSG

1. Labor Day in Canada began in 1872 in Toronto but quickly made its way south to the U.S. Originally it began as a significant demonstration demanding rights for workers.

2. The first U.S. Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, planned by the Central Labor Union. The Labor Day parade of about 10,000 workers took unpaid leave and marched from City Hall past Union Square uptown to 42nd street, and ended in Wendel’s Elm Park at 92nd Street and 9th Avenue for a concert, speeches, and a picnic. Continue reading →

Why Vacation Matters …

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by Ellyn Shook

As chief HR officer for a professional services company, I’m focused on providing our clients the talent they need when and where they need it. Doing this means I often spend time analyzing key data — from chargeability and payroll costs to talent supply/demand forecasting and retention. Then there’s a metric many might be surprised to learn I also keep a close eye on: vacation time used.

Why? Certainly, a company’s balance sheet can benefit from employees using their paid time off. But to me, the advantages lie in innovation and productivity. Continue reading →

Lions and tigers and… CEOs? ‘The Wizard of Oz’ as leadership guide

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by Jake Turtel

The greatest leader in the Land of Oz wasn’t the wizard, according to a new business book. It wasn’t Dorothy or Glinda, either.

Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore—we’re in a boardroom.

The little black Cairn terrier who rose to doggy-fame from MGM’s 1939 classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” (which was based on the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum) is arguably the most famous canine in movie history. Toto’s character (played by a female dog, believe it or not) might even be more important than some give him credit for. Kevin Fickenscher, medical executive and now business author, sure thinks so. Fickenscher, in his book Toto’s Reflections: Leadership Lessons from the Wizard of Oz, suggests that the greatest leader in the Land of Oz wasn’t the wizard. And it wasn’t Dorothy or Glinda, either. Continue reading →

Sr. Account Development Executive- BPO

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Our client is recognized as a Top Tier player in the Business Process Outsourcing marketplace, Their innovative methods and use of the latest technologies deliver real efficiencies and reliability for business processes.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic/Business Development

Appropriately manage relationship with the client covering all opportunity development aspects of the services provided. Continue reading →

What Your Employees Can Teach You About Running Your Business Better

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Avatar of James O'Brien, PhDby James O’Brien, PhD

It should come as no surprise to small-business owners that employees often see things differently than they do, especially when it concerns how the company should be run. Understanding what these differences are, however, is crucial to a healthy business—one that prospers under strong management and continues to thrive and grow with help from loyal employees. Continue reading →