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THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

Because they're worth it?

CEOs made millions while laying off thousands

Builder or Climber?

What type of manager are you?

Voice your Values

How to build a more ethical workplace

Surviving VUCA

That's volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity

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What should your organisation's New Year's resolutions be? As Wayne hears on the show this week, one key wish for 2010 is to do more about becoming an employer of choice – something most companies claim they want to be, but rather fewer actually achieve.

Wayne is joined by futurist, Joyce Gioia, President of The Herman Group, to explore what practical steps organisations can take to make themselves more appealing to potential (and existing) employees.

Ands if you don't think this matters in a recession, think again. Because as Joyce points out, the reality of the workplace today is that many of us are "corporate cocooning" – staying put in jobs we dislike or even hate because we simply have no other choice.

Eight out of 10 of us feel over-worked and under-appreciated. And more than half plan to change jobs or careers just as soon as the economy recovers. All of which promises to make things interesting for employers as soon as the jobs market begins to pick up.

The intro music to the Working Week is "The Warrior" by The EMP Project, used with permission of Blue Canoe Records.

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Show synopsis
"The Working Week" is a weekly digest of news, blogs, and opinion from the pages of www.management-issues.com. Each week, host Wayne Turmel leads a spirited discussion on matters important to business, management development and human resources and the things that have caught his - and his guests' - eyes.
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