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Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Organizational Talent Consulting

Why you need a workplace stress reduction strategy Managing long-term stress can lower your risk for conditions like heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and depression. Take the following six-question survey to determine and benchmark your likelihood of experiencing gratitude. The good news? Here is how to begin.

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Three Areas for Action by Wealth Managers

BCG

Article Wednesday, June 15, 2016. For 14 years, BCG has conducted a proprietary benchmarking survey of wealth management providers from all over the world, running the spectrum from small boutiques to the world’s largest wealth managers—and covering multiple business models, from onshore to offshore and from banking to brokerage.

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Preparing for Increased Call Complexity in the Contact Center

1 to 1

Indeed, while volume in every digital channel continues to grow for customer service, contact centers have seen call volumes decrease by 12 percent, according to the 2016 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report conducted by Dimension Data.

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How Companies Can Take a Stand Against Bribery

Harvard Business

In 2016, the International Monetary Fund estimated that corruption amounted to roughly 2% of global economic output — between $1.5 The standard offers companies a structure for setting up or benchmarking an effective anti-bribery program aligned with its own risk profile, and building a culture that values ethical behavior.

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Parade of Fed Parrots Squawk About Rate Hikes This Year; Toss Out the Script

MishTalk

Bullard is not a voting member of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee in 2015, but will vote in 2016. In response, the market has moved the hike odds to 2016, but the parrots don't like that. He doesn’t expect the central bank will raise interest rates until 2016. I argued against the decision at the FOMC meeting.”

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WalMart Margins Set to Plunge? Will Rest of Retail Follow? What About Jobs?

MishTalk

The retailer will open 180-200 of its small format stores, called Neighborhood Markets, in the next fiscal year through January 2016, Greg Foran, head of the U.S. Wal-Mart''s same-store sales — an industry benchmark of health — haven''t risen in six quarters. in the next fiscal year and ramp up spending on e-commerce.

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Hey Janet, It's July 15!

MishTalk

She didn't provide more specifics about the timing of the first hike in the Fed's benchmark rate since 2006, reiterating that it will depend on the progress shown by the economy and labor market. Many economists expect the Fed to act as early as September; others say the central bank is likely delay the move until December or even 2016.

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