4 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR BEST EMPLOYEES ENGAGED (AND AWAY FROM THE JOB BOARDS)
Ever heard of giving your direct reports stretch assignments? You’d most likely give them to your employees who don’t feel challenged enough, or coast through every assignment, or ask for more work.
The basic idea is that you add a project to their plate that’s a bit out of their comfort zone—forcing them to pick up new skills, flex their innovative muscles, and ultimately become stronger employees.
But of course, sometimes there are no resources to create these kinds of assignments for your team.
Read more……. http://valourdigest.com/4-ways-to-keep-your-best-employees-engaged-and-away-from-the-job-boards/




WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION FROM YOUR TEAM
Have you ever been on a team where it seemed like everyone shared the same mind? They all agreed on everything, and things went along swimmingly?
This seems great in theory, but when everyone agrees with each other all the time, it might mean that great ideas are getting left on the table… or not even considered at all.
In fact, The Harvard Business Review says diverse teams are smarter, and cites a McKinsey report that shows when teams are racially diverse, companies have a 35% higher average return, and when they are gender diverse, they have a 15% higher return.
Read more…….. http://valourdigest.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-have-a-different-opinion-from-your-team/





10 QUESTIONS ABOUT MONEY EVERY ADULT SHOULD KNOW HOW TO ANSWER
Only 17 states require that students take a personal finance course to graduate from high school, a number that’s barely budged in years.

If you didn’t happen to grow up in Missouri, Virginia, Utah, or the other 14 states that offer formal required courses, there’s a good chance you were never taught all the basics of money management. (Which helps explain why an estimated two-thirds of Americans can’t pass a basic financial literacy test.)
But it’s not too late to catch up. Being able to answer these 10 key money questions is a good place to start.
Read more…….. http://valourdigest.com/10-questions-about-money-every-adult-should-know-how-to-answer/





APPLICATION FOR 9TH BATCH OF AFRICAN UNION YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS 2018/2019 EXTENDED TO JUNE 15
The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC), established in 2010, is a continental development program that promotes youth volunteerism in Africa.

The program aims to deepen the status of young people as key actors in Africa’s development targets and goals, enhancing their participation in policy development as well as design and implementation of relevant interventions towards the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063, ‘The Africa we want’. It brings people together to share skills, knowledge, creativity and learning to build a more integrated, prosperous and peaceful Continent driven by its citizens.
Read more…… http://valourdigest.com/application-for-9th-batch-of-african-union-youth-volunteer-corps-2018-2019-extended-to-june-15/