I must admit that the last few months have been very exciting for me and Perspectives Ltd. As I have mentioned on other occasions, Perspectives and I have been providing services to the workplace for almost 30 years, primarily via EAPs. And during that time, we have seen the workplace and the EAP field change [...]
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This morning, I read something that really disturbed me. It was a blog about Roy Hobbs, a Chicago native, veteran journalist and weekend television anchor in Birmingham, Alabama who was arrested in April on drug charges. He was a prominent personality who was afflicted with drug addiction and needed help.
To make matters worse, he claims [...]
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Healthcare costs aside, Illinois businesses may be paying dearly for bad employee habits.
Illinois ranks among the worst states in the nation for binge drinking (47th) and smoking (38th), according to the July 5th issue of Crain’s Chicago Business.
When you take a closer look at the data, which comes from the United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health [...]
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Recently, I opened up my “Google Alerts” and saw a story about Federal benefits being extended to same-sex domestic partners. I was immediately excited to see the President of the United States opening up benefits beyond traditional family members – and that an employee assistance program (EAP) was included.
Although I’m delighted by this decision, it [...]
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This month, two major workplace tragedies have captured media attention: the mine collapse in West Virginia and the sinking of an exploded oil rig off the coast of Louisiana.
Neither is a typical “office job,” but they both impacted hardworking Americans while at work.
Respectably, news coverage focused on the lives lost and legal steps to prevent [...]
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At times, investing in the future of your business means investing in a workforce that is still in its infancy – or one that may literally be at recess. As parents, and as business leaders, we have an opportunity to inspire, mentor and educate the youth that will someday support our initiatives, drive innovation and [...]
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In my last post about follow-up questions to January’s Interactive Roundtable on Violence in the Workplace, I addressed a handful of the questions participants emailed in following the discussion.
Here are some of the additional questions that I think more and more businesses are asking about workplace violence prevention, and my recommendations for addressing this issue:
Q: [...]
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Last month, EmployeeScreenIQ sponsored an Interactive Roundtable on Violence in the Workplace, moderated by Kevin Grossman at HRmarketer.com. It was a lively discussion with an engaged audience and the panelists, myself included, received a lot of great follow-up questions from participants after the event as well.
In fact, there were a number of questions that I [...]
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Workplace violence can come from colleagues, customers, criminals and others. Unfortunately, all of it takes a toll on organizations. Whether it’s on the rise remains to be seen, but workplace violence is certainly getting a fair amount of media attention these days.
Case in point, the Fort Hood shootings that took place in November last year [...]
The earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday was devastating, not only for those that are there, but for the anguished friends, family and co-workers that have been unable to reach loved ones in the aftermath.
Many thanks to our friends and partners at Workplace Options (WPO) for quickly putting together a list of resources that can [...]
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