Disco, bell bottoms and the Bee Gees may be by-gones, but something that never seems to go out of style is the need for better collaboration between colleagues.
No matter how great your individual staff members are, if they can’t get along, you’ve got a problem.
Communication is one of the areas I invariably discuss with the [...]
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Lately, I’ve been struck by the number of organizational consulting requests coming in as the result of disrespectful and potentially harmful employee behaviors – or, as the esteemed Miss Manners may more charmingly put it, workplace incivility.
We’re hearing a lot more organizations ask questions like:
Can you help us with a manager who yells and is [...]
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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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Information overload is distracting everyone these days – and that can have a significant impact on business outcomes, absenteeism rates, stress levels and even healthcare costs.
In fact, research reports that Americans hear, see or read 34 gigabytes worth of information each day from TV, internet, books, radio, newspapers and other sources.
So, how are we supposed [...]
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Throughout history people have invented new ways to get high – as an escape from the stress of daily life and real problems that need to be faced.
Today is no exception.
Perspectives Ltd’s Employee Assistance program (EAP) Counselors regularly speak with employees from every walk of life, facing every kind of challenge. Those conversations are confidential, [...]
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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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Yesterday, I moderated a webinar hosted by Perspectives Ltd called “Social Media ABCs (Awareness, Boundaries and Considerations) For HR” – and the information shared by our panelists was great.
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The idea was to help HR experts, managers and business leaders understand social media and its implications in the workplace. After all, [...]
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If you live in Illinois, or a dozen other states around the country, you’re probably aware of state laws that make cell phone use while driving illegal. In Illinois, a law that went into effect Jan. 1st specifically makes texting while driving, and talking without the use of a hands-free device in a school or [...]
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In 1982 a young school girl asked the First Lady of the United States of America what to do if someone offered her drugs. Nancy Reagan’s simple, straight-forward answer became the theme of a national campaign and a phrase that will forever be remembered: “Just Say No.”
That same year, the first issue of USA Today [...]
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Sometimes life sends you a message.
Yesterday for instance, I wanted a “nosh” so I grabbed a piece of candy even though I’m trying to eat healthier. Lo and behold, when I opened the wrapper there was no candy in it – it must have missed the quality assurance test. So I took it to mean [...]
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