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Talent Tip #41: Work-Life Balance Policies, Part II: A Key to Attracting and Retaining Talent

January 22, 2013

As the fog of Auld Lang Syne and bubbly lifts, you may remember that last month in this space we offered up valuable advice about work-life balance from the good folks at Illinois Policy Institute. The underlying idea was that work-life balance policies help organizations attract and retain their most valuable asset – people.

This month we’re sharing eight more policies an organization should consider if it wants to maximize staff happiness and performance.

Once again, special thanks to Kristina Rasmussen, Executive Vice President of Illinois Policy…

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Talent Tip #40: Work-Life Balance Policies: A Key to Attracting and Retaining Talent

December 18, 2012

Great news – turns out you’re on Santa’s “Nice” list this year! That means instead of coal, you’re getting something very special: valuable advice about work-life balance from my good friends at Illinois Policy Institute.

At the Institute, they value work-life balance and are always experimenting with new approaches and policies to attract and retain their most important asset – people. Kristina Rasmussen, the organization’s Executive Vice President, recently polled staff about what matters to them when it comes to work-life balance. She distilled the…

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