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Conducting A Staff Survey – Six Ways Reduce Risks And Increase Rewards

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Conducting A Staff Survey – Six Ways Reduce Risks And Increase Rewards

By MARGARET HEFFERNAN — “Despite the economy, morale is really high,” a CEO recently told me. I said: “That’s great. How can you tell?” The CEO replied: “People just seem buoyant, smiling. There’s a lot of energy around the place.” On the face of it, nothing is wrong with this conversation. Morale is high, people […]

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Health Care Reform After The Supreme Court Ruling – A Consumer’s Guide

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Health Care Reform After The Supreme Court Ruling – A Consumer’s Guide

By Mary Agnes Carey, KHN Staff Writer– The Supreme Court Thursday, 28 June 2012, upheld the 2010 federal health care reform law, dismissing the challenge by states to the law’s requirement that individuals get insurance. The justices, however, did give states the right to opt out of a critical provision requiring them to expand Medicaid […]

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Long-Term Unemployment — Lost Income, Lost Friends, Loss of Self-respect

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Long-Term Unemployment — Lost Income, Lost Friends, Loss of Self-respect

By RICH MORIN and RAKESH KOCHHAR, Pew Research Center– Long-term unemployment takes a much deeper toll than short-term unemployment on a person’s finances, emotional well-being and career prospects, according to a new Pew Research Center survey that explores the attitudes and experiences of workers who have lost jobs during the Great Recession. Of those who have experienced […]

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Infographic – Women In Business, Breaking The Glass Ceiling

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Infographic – Women In Business, Breaking The Glass Ceiling

Women In Business, Breaking The Glass Ceiling

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Infographic – How Happy Employees Can Fuel Success

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Infographic – How Happy Employees Can Fuel Success

Infographic – How Happy Employees Can Fuel Success In a down economy, not very many employers think, or continue to think, about keeping their employees happy. And in tight economic times happy doesn’t always need to include pay increases. As the inforgraphic below explains, studies show that happy and engaged workers and members of organizations […]

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The Harried Life Of Working Mothers

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The Harried Life Of Working Mothers

By KIM PARKER, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center– Women now make up almost half of the U.S. labor force, up from 38% in 1970. This nearly 40-year trend has been fueled by a broad public consensus about the changing role of women in society. A solid majority of Americans (75%) reject the idea that women […]

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Infographic – The Pitfalls Of Freelancing

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Infographic – The Pitfalls Of Freelancing

The Pitfalls Of Freelancing Thinking of taking up the freelance life? Read this first. Click image to view full size

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Infographic – Work Is Killing You, This Fun Chart Tells You How

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Infographic – Work Is Killing You, This Fun Chart Tells You How

Work Is Killing You, This Fun Chart Tells You How Work is killing you. You know it is. And now this handy chart tell you exactly how it is killing you. Click image to view full size. And you better hurry too…

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Passion For Work vs Obsession–Are You Working Your Way To Burnout?

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Passion For Work vs Obsession–Are You Working Your Way To Burnout?

By SCOTT BARRY KAUFMAN– Every business wants workers who passionately love their work. And for good reason: workers who are inspired are more productive, and passion can provide the energy necessary to fuel engagement, amidst obstacles and setbacks. But while passion seems clearly desirable, recent psychological research suggests that not all forms are adaptive. In […]

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Young Adults Optimistic, Underemployed Face Bad Economy

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Young Adults Optimistic, Underemployed Face Bad Economy

A plurality of the American public believes that young adults are having the toughest time of any age group in today’s economy—and a lopsided majority says it’s more difficult for today’s young adults than it was for their parents’ generation to pay for college, find a job, buy a home or save for the future. […]

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