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Joyful Workplaces: The Surprising Edge Happiness Gives to Your Business

Stern + Associates

Organizational leaders are increasingly recognizing that employee happiness is an important goal,” says Elizabeth Dunn, Ph.D., An Enduring Organizational Resource: Social Connections at Work According to Dunn, one of the main keys to unlocking employee happiness is to build a sense of connection with colleagues.

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The Kindness Factor: How a Culture of Compassion Builds a Happier, More Productive Workplace

Stern + Associates

What does it take to cultivate a company culture of kindness, altruism and collaboration that attracts and retains talented employees? Her workshops and retreats are both unique and memorable. Let us arrange for these esteemed experts to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting sessions, workshops and keynotes.

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Expert Strategies for Navigating 2024’s Election Uncertainties

Stern + Associates

“The messaging from business leaders should be about stability and embracing candidates who might provide us that stability,” explains Abdelal when asked about what business leaders should be communicating to employees and the public about the 2024 elections. “We

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AI Policies for Business: Creating a Competitive and Sustainable Future

Stern + Associates

As technology evolves at a faster pace than ever, knowing how to anticipate change – and how to combine technology and humans – has never been more urgent. One of the nuanced decisions a leader has to make is how do you allocate resources across different emerging technologies?

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The Power of Local Knowledge: Why Product Development Should Start with Listening to Your Community

Stern + Associates

How can organizations confidently take advantage of the benefits associated with modern technology while avoiding negative impacts on surrounding communities? Through keynote presentations, interactive workshops and as an advisor to AI companies Kai.ai

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Enable Game Changing Transformation by Developing a Digital Mindset

Stern + Associates

Digital transformation has become much more than simply upgrading software and building a new skill set; it’s now a required state of mind , says Paul Leonardi , award-winning University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) professor and Technology Management department chair. Technology is Only Half the Equation; The Other Half is People.

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Future skills for public relations practitioners - World PR Day

Stephen Waddington

There are several forces in play: Areas of the economy that shut down are reopening and organisations are firmly in recovery-mode The pandemic has created a new set of roles is areas such as employee engagement and sustainability Entry level roles are reopening as organisation begin to figure out the balance between home and office working.

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