Bernie Dyme on December 29th, 2010

Well, 2010 is coming to an end and for many employers and out of work employees this is a blessing.  After all,  it was not the best year for keeping or getting a job.  Although the financial markets picked up, we still have a very high unemployment rate.  But there is hope on the horizon.  [...]

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Rick Kronberg on September 16th, 2010

Every year, 12-16% of the businesses and organizations we serve are affected by an employee suicide.  An even greater number have an employee that’s affected by a family member’s suicide or suicide attempt.
It may sound above average, but it isn’t.
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a person dies by suicide every 16 [...]

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Rick Kronberg on July 28th, 2010

As floods plague communities around the Chicago area, many businesses and their employees are being affected. Basic survival instincts have kicked-in as families, whose homes have been damaged or destroyed, fight to find warm beds, food and clothing.
Organizations like the Red Cross often provide some initial stress or grief counseling as part of their [...]

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Yesterday, CBS news reported that Chicago has the worst heroin problem in the U.S. 
The report, based on research by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy, claims that there were 23,000 mentions of heroin in emergency room records in Chicago and its suburbs. 
That has a huge impact on employer healthcare costs and productively regardless of [...]

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Maureen Dorgan-Clemens on March 30th, 2010

Somewhere between faxing an offer letter and reading your CEO’s last tweet, the era of the multi-generational workforce began.  
For the first time, employers are seeing four different generations work side-by-side in business – each with its own unique set of values, experiences, preferences, technological expertise and work style that bands it together.
It’s an exciting and [...]

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