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Entrepreneur; CEO and Co-Founder, ClearCompany at ClearCompany

Andre Lavoie is the CEO of ClearCompany, the talent-management solution that helps companies identify, hire and retain more A players. You can connect with him and the ClearCompany team on Facebook LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Thought Leaders

4 Steps to Take to Start a Successful Peer Recognition Program

Employees care more about their peers' approval than their managers'. How can you use this to your company's advantage?

Thought Leaders

5 Bonuses Employees Love No Matter What the Time of Year

Forget ordinary bonus checks. How about concierge services? Gym memberships? Or a choice of benefits?

Building a Business

3 of This Past Year’s Worst HR Mistakes and How to Do Better

What embarrassing things did Urban Outfitters, Walmart and the U.N. do that you should not?

Building a Business

4 Communication Mistakes Companies Make When Interviewing

Just because a candidate isn't right for one position doesn't mean the company should erase him or her from its future talent pool.

Building a Business

4 Reasons Why You Need to Let Your Employees Work From Home

Show your team members that you trust them and give them some extra time each day to do whatever they want.

Building a Business

What You Can Learn From Hollywood on Hiring and Managing Employees

From having a great reputation as a director, eliminating the wage gap and avoiding divas -- the movie industry is ripe with case studies.

Building a Business

3 Reasons Why Your Best Employees Leave for New Opportunities

Keep good people for the long term by helping them on their career paths, offering profit sharing and promoting from within.

Building a Business

How to Transform Difficult Employees Into Team Players

The suck-up. The gossip. The underachiever. Every office has one or all of these types. Here are ways to turn them around.

Thought Leaders

4 Ways to Avoid the Worthless Annual Performance Review and Give Valuable Feedback

It's time to change how we evaluate performance. Try implementing these practices right away.

Building a Business

You Can Get Better Job Candidates by Not Relying on These 3 Sources

If you're having trouble finding and keeping quality employees, maybe it's time to take a closer look at where your applicants are coming from.

Building a Business

3 Reasons You Should Increase Employee Pay Now

An increase to the minimum wage has already become law in several cities, and a federal bill is under review. But there are benefits to taking action ahead of any mandates.

Building a Business

4 Ways to Tell If Job Candidates Are Telling the Truth

Even though the interview process is designed to vet job candidates and find out what they can really do for a company, there are still ways for fibs or little exaggerations to get through.

Building a Business

4 Places to Find Job Candidates You Probably Never Considered

With new trends in recruiting and changes in the workplace, there are new pools of talent to explore.

Building a Business

5 Red Flags to Watch for During Video Interviews

Candidates tend to prefer this method of interview after they've participated in them. Now, you just need to make sure their off-camera mothers aren't giving them advice.

Thought Leaders

5 Ways to Empower Your Employees

Employees only act as empowered as employers make them feel.

Building a Business

Talent Alignment: 3 Things You Need to Know to Be Successful

Putting the right people in the right roles -- or vice versa -- has a huge impact on a company's bottom line.

Building a Business

3 Questions to Ask to Get the Most Out of a Video Interview

Video interviewing isn't going anywhere. In fact, it's growing as a way for organizations to reach highly talented active and passive job seekers.

Building a Business

Email: 5 Ways to Stop Wasting Time and Start Increasing Productivity

Checking email may seem productive but is actually a leading productivity killer at work.

Thought Leaders

Instead of Flexing Authority, Leaders Should Influence Employees

In today's work world, employees want to feel like they are a part of the decision-making process. Millennials, especially, want managers who give them the freedom to do their jobs and trust they will deliver.

Thought Leaders

How to Build Meaningful Relationships in the Workplace

Having a team of employees who are close can have a positive impact on job satisfaction and, as a result, success.

Business Operations & Logistics

3 Reasons HR Needs to Be Involved in Planning a Business’s Strategy

In a job market defined by competition for skilled talent, HR leaders can, and do, make an impact on an organization's bottom line.

Thought Leaders

The 4 Levels of Organizational Alignment

For the best results, leaders must aim to have their teams functioning like the best sports franchises.

Building a Business

4 Video Strategies That Will Help You Recruit the Best Talent

Technology has made it easier than ever to build effective, video-based recruiting strategies that allow companies large and small to expand their talent pools.

Building a Business

5 Phrases You Need to Stop Saying to Your Employees

If you want people at your company to grow and be happy, be more direct and helpful.

Thought Leaders

Reality Check: 5 Things You Need to Realize About Your Employees

Employers don't always get a behind-the-scenes look at the goings-on within various departments and their employees, but it's time to remove the curtain.