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Understanding the Costs and Causes of Employee Turnover

Tom Spencer

Fitz–Enz (2009) , who coined the term ‘ROI of Human Capital’, also included costs such as: Reduced productivity – the learning curve effect posits that average production costs fall in a predictable manner with total accumulated production. Oswald et al (2015) claims that happiness leads to a 12% increase in productivity.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

So if vacation has such a good ROI, why are people taking less and less of it? A 2015 HBR article by Ron Friedman is a treasure trove of facts about the benefits to reaction time, creativity, and engagement. You have a responsibility to reverse this disturbing trend before it does real damage to your business and your people.

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How Learning and Development Are Becoming More Agile

Harvard Business

Training magazine reported that 2015 training expenditures were approximately $70 billion dollars , a 14% increase from 2014. Now in its 7th year, DAMCO’s investment in young commercial leaders has grown because the ROI of the program has been considerable, measured both in financial terms and in the growth of new business opportunity.

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