Well today is the first day of the International EAPA conference. This year the conference is being held in Dallas, Texas. It is a wonderful conference where Employee Assistance Professionals and vendors in the EAP space come together to learn and share best practices. The whole goal is to provide services for employees and employers [...]
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When you’re interested in visiting a restaurant, seeing a movie or renting an apartment, the first thing you probably do is “Google” it. You scan the consumer reviews on Yelp, Metromix, Apartments.com or Zagat to decide which product or service to embrace with your coveted purchasing power. You understand that some reviews are too harsh [...]
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Towers Perrin released its latest Health Care Cost Survey today and the news is about as pleasant as a heart attack: U.S. employers will see a 7% increase in medical benefit expenditures in 2010 and the average annual per-employee spend will exceed $10,000.
In short, with business profits down and many employees facing reduced family incomes, [...]
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Americans are eating a lot of junk these days. Unfortunately, it’s impacting business as much as beltlines.
To quote the Wall Street Journal’s “The Fat of the Land” column, which points out that 30% of American adults are currently obese, “a fatter and sicker workforce is a drag on economic growth. In effect, we’re eating money.”
Its [...]
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In the summer of 1976, ABC television premiered a game show that became an international hit still watched today. It was called Family Feud and it challenged opposing families to guess the most popular answers to survey questions.
Although it was all in good fun, those surveys revealed a lot about American perceptions and culture. We [...]
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Msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen wrote a great piece this week about the recent surge in U.S. business productivity corresponding with a drop in labor costs (“Americans working much harder – for less pay.”) The explanation is that fewer employees are carrying more of the workload at reduced salaries.
The news, which is likely to appeal to [...]
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Today, I’m going to take a moment to shamelessly talk about how proud I am of my own organization and our workplace culture.
Since founding Perspectives in 1981, we have been fortunate to consistently attract and retain an amazing team of talented professionals to support our organization. We’ve been able to do that because we do [...]
Disruptive professionals can infect your business much like arsenic affects the human body. They eat away at morale, productivity, employee retention and even your brand reputation. Symptoms start with a headache and end with multi-organ failure if not addressed.
Unfortunately, disruptive professionals are often your highest performers, like top sales people, prominent surgeons or lawyers with [...]
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When your company is forced to lay off talented workers and make severe budget cuts to save the business, it may be the right decision… But naturally, your employees will be scared, and there can be a ripple effect that impacts your brand.
Employees that are let go will have to grapple with finding a job [...]
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This blog is dedicated to helping to create high performing workplaces. We invite you to pull up your computers, grab a cup of coffee and join us as we bring to life discussions about how to invest in your most valuable asset, your employees. Whether it is about grappling with benefits issues, leadership, management or dealing with conflict, [...]
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