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How to Engage Employees Through Your Company Vision Statement
The better employees understand and align with the vision statement, the higher the chances of their staying on board and being happier to contribute.
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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