January 24, 10:18 pm
Based on data I’ve seen recently, chances are pretty good you’ve submitted a resume to someone in the past year—or you will submit one this year. The US economy may be bouncing along the bottom, but companies are still hiring, even if it resembles a game of musical chairs.
Not looking for a new job? Some […]
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January 23, 4:06 pm
Soon you might get fired eating too many Krispy Kreme donuts. Why? To save on health care costs, your company has instituted a policy that allows them to fire overweight people.
As of this writing, the above policy is fictional. However, some organizations actually have policies that prohibit hiring people who consume legal products […]
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December 28, 11:15 am
I recently came across an article in Bloomberg titled Job Creation Is Price for New U.S. Health Law written by the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (Carl’s Jr & Hardees). If you’re wondering why businesses are trepadatious about expansion and hiring, and why the economy can’t seem to lurch out of its trench, think […]
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December 10, 9:01 am
by Dan Bobinski
A progressive realization of worthy goals propels people towards their vision of prosperity. Unfortunately, it’s easy to let business planning and goal-setting get pushed aside in favor of more “urgent” activities. It’s also easy to let “good” things get in the way of great things.
To move forward on your path to prosperity […]
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October 31, 1:23 pm
Dictionary.com defines Esprit de Corps as a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group. One great way to build esprit de corps at your workplace during the upcoming holidays is to have teams do special projects for other people.
A common practice at many workplaces is […]
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August 17, 12:59 pm
To truly succeed, you need a clear purpose. Yet too often a quest for money and short-term success gets in the way. The dangerous practice of “focusing on the money” has long-lasting, negative ripple effects to your workplace—as well as to your community as a whole.
In August of 2006, three executives at Comverse Technology Inc. […]
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August 3, 5:42 pm
I recently watched a video on BNET entitled Take Back Your Time, with the guest advocating mandatory two weeks paid leave after one year of employment in the United States. The guest on BNET’s The Live One vidcast was Joe Robinson, author of Don’t Miss Your Life: Find More Joy and Fulfillment Now and also […]
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