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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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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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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Jon Vegosen briefs us on important developments regarding employee texting.
The United States Supreme Court addressed employer monitoring of employees’ text messages for the first time on June 17, 2010 in the case City of Ontario v. Quon. The opinion underscores the need for employers to address text messaging and other newer forms of electronic communication [...]
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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Earlier this month, many countries celebrated “May Day” holidays. But a “Mayday!” cry may have been an equally common event.
Sadly, April and May are typically the highest months for suicides each year.
Wikipedia defines Mayday as “an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal… used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such [...]
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Well, its the end of another year and another decade so its this time of year when everyone waxes sentimental sharing some kind of “top 10″ list or holiday list. Well, now its my turn but with a twist. 2010 will begin my 3rd decade in the working world, most of which has been in the counseling, [...]
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Sarah Needleman wrote a great blog post for the Wall Street Journal recently called, “Better Paydays Ahead.” It’s a frank, investigative look at how employee compensation has been changed – probably for a long time – by the economic crisis.
The majority of the experts and research she cites point to modest pay raises in 2010, [...]
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The other day, a customer service snafu reminded me that bigger organizations do not always deliver better experiences – and that technology alone can’t deliver superior service.
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon these days to see claims of “bigger and better” and “high tech” replace what we at Perspectives call “high touch” service; a term that, [...]
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