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Cost of March Madness: This Year’s Tournament Will Cost Employers $17.3B, $1B More Than Last Year Published March 14, 2023 With news of layoffs soaring, American workers may feel disengaged and worried about their jobs. The upcoming March Madness tournament

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2022 Tournament Could Cost $16.3B Published March 16, 2022 Engaging Workers With March Madness Worth The $16.3 Billion Price Tag With employment and wages rebounding and companies’ ongoing difficulty hiring and retaining workers, March Madness could be the perfect tool

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SUPER BOWL VALENTINE’S DAY COULD COST $6.5 BILLION   Published February 8, 2022 Data Shows Viewership is Up The NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers pulled in the highest viewership since 2014, according

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2021 Challenger March Madness Report Published March 17, 2021 As millions of the nation’s workers battle very real burnout after a tumultuous and uncertain year, the first round of this year’s March Madness tournament starts tomorrow. Fewer Americans are working

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PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES COULD SURPASS $6 BILLION WITH ABSENCES, DISTRACTIONS Published January 27, 2021 In a strange NFL season with postponed games, fan-less stadiums, COVID cases, and a Tampa Bay Buccaneers Championship, the Bucs will host the Kansas City Chiefs at

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ESPN’s new ten-part documentary series on the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls, The Last Dance, includes plenty of 90s nostalgia, good music, and incredible basketball, but also important lessons for employers nationwide on leadership, culture, and talent management, according to one

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  Published on: May 7, 2019 **Note: It's not even close to the largest productivity-sapper.** The HBO hit series Game of Thrones is the talk of virtually every workplace. Co-workers are not only discussing plot points and battle scenes, but also

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Challenger 2019 March Madness Report Published on March 14, 2019 It’s that time of year again! College hoops fans across the country are not only filling out their brackets, but also planning where they will watch the first round of

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Challenger March Madness Report TOURNAMENT COULD COST EMPLOYERS $13.3 BILLION Published on: Mar 14, 2019 It’s that time of year again! College hoops fans across the country are not only filling out their brackets, but also planning where they will watch

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Published on: Jan 28, 2019  Super Bowl LIII With the New England Patriots facing the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl next weekend, the impact of one of America’s favorite pastimes on productivity will certainly be felt in the office

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Challenger March Madness Report 2018 PUBLISHED MarCH 8, 2018 Tournament could cost employers billions March Madness starts next week, which means basketball fans across the country are starting to think about their brackets. If you want morale to soar, you

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March Madness at work: the cost of lost productivity Published March 8, 2017 Original Article March Madness is exciting, but it is a productivity bust. Andy Challenger at outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said 81 million workers are researching

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