Hopes and Dreams for the Class of 2026
As I sat there, in the audience filled with proud parents, I watched my five-year-old fiddle with her gown and hold her capped head high. When her teacher moved the tassel from the right to the left side of the yellow cap, my oldest daughter became a pre-K graduate. This class of chubby-cheeked, bright-eyed and […]
Creating a Company “Bible” Can Save Time and Attorney’s Fees
My husband was a story guy for the Star Trek family of TV shows at Paramount Studios. Each writer was given the “Star Trek Bible,” a compendium of frequently-asked-questions relating to the world of Star Trek from the dimensions of the U.S.S. Enterprise to how to work the holodeck to the functions of warp drive. […]
Understanding Domestic Partner Benefits
In 2012, 50 percent of U.S. companies offered domestic partner insurance coverage. That percentage may seem low, but just four short years ago, it was a mere 28 percent. In four years, the number of companies with domestic partner benefits has essentially almost doubled. This is what you call progress. The trend As I said […]
6 Reasons Why Work Is Making You Sick (And How to Fix It)
In today’s business world, there are plenty of things to be sick about. Urgent deadlines (even when some aren’t urgent), constant interruptions (how many times do you need to hear about Steve’s weekend?!), way too many meetings, endless politics that waste precious energy that could be aimed at the actual work – not to mention […]
Being a Benevolent Dictator Has a Nasty Reputation!
For part three of this eight part series, visit Should Collaboration in the Workplace Be Required? on Blogging4Jobs. “It has always seemed strange to me… the things we admire in men, KINDNESS and GENEROSITY, OPENESS, HONESTY, UNDERSTANDING and FEELING, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, […]
The Importance of the Meet and Greet
New employee orientations in some businesses have become a thing of the past. Shuffling the new employee in, having them sit at a computer station to fill out there new hire paperwork, watch some videos on Code of Conduct and then sit them at their work station is considered “orientation”. Is this what’s happening at your organization? What if […]
