state of the global workplace 2013 state of the global workplace 2013 / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam How New Zealand Can Win the Competition for Talent Employers that fail to foster worker engagement risk losing talented employees not only to other New Zealand-based companies, but also to businesses in neighboring Australia. /businessjournal/166469/new-zealand-win-competition-talent.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/166469/new-zealand-win-competition-talent.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT Helping Australia's Stressed-Out Workers The country's actively disengaged employees experience work-related anxiety that costs Australia $51 billion (U.S.) annually. Getting those workers to connect their talents with organizational objectives can reduce that stress. /businessjournal/166355/helping-australia-stressed-workers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/166355/helping-australia-stressed-workers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 24 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT How Sri Lanka Can Avoid the Middle-Income Trap After a 25-year civil war, the country has risen to lower-middle-income status, but it has much more ambitious goals. It won't achieve them without an engaged and productive workforce. /businessjournal/165842/sri-lanka-avoid-middle-income-trap.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/165842/sri-lanka-avoid-middle-income-trap.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 28 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT Solving the U.K.'s Productivity Problem The country has a widening productivity gap versus other G7 nations. Improving employee morale could be the most efficient option for U.K. companies to start closing it. /businessjournal/165947/solving-productivity-problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/165947/solving-productivity-problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT Brazil's Growth Could Use a Boost Brazil's once-rapid growth has slowed considerably, but the country could get a boost if its businesses focus on sustaining and increasing employee engagement levels. /businessjournal/165650/brazil-growth-boost.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/165650/brazil-growth-boost.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:00:00 GMT