Make a New Year’s Resolution for Your Work LifeGiven the amount of time we spend on the job, we owe it to ourselves, and our colleagues, to embrace the lean management principle of continuous improvement.
Publish date: 01/02/2018
A Drone That Plays Music to Keep Employees from Staying Late at WorkIn an effort to avoid the endless work hours often linked to employee burnout and exhaustion, a Japanese firm is enlisting the help of a drone that plays loud music meant to notify employees that it is time to go home.
Publish date: 12/26/2017
Bringing Your Work Home (and on Vacation) With YouAre you constantly checking your work-related emails after business hours or lugging your laptop with you when you and your family go on vacation? If you answered yes to either of those questions, your personal well-being might be suffering, according to a recent study from the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
Publish date: 12/26/2017
Should Employers Make Employees’ Salaries Public?Are there advantages to employees if salaries are public? Will employees accept such a policy?
Publish date: 12/21/2017
How to Stay Healthy at Work Winter at work, for many of us, means dry air, sick coworkers and temperatures too chilly to spend time outside. When it seems like everyone around you is coughing and sneezing, there are many things you can do proactively to stay healthy.
Publish date: 12/21/2017
Should You Job Search during the Holidays?The end of the calendar year brings with it so much stuff — shopping, parties, family obligations, holiday concerts, expenses planned and unplanned, maybe a case of flu or a major snowstorm — all of which can be stressful, and not necessarily good stress. What about the stress of looking for work?
Publish date: 12/20/2017
Work-Life Balance Arrangements Advantageous to Both Employer and EmployeeAccording to a study from Newcastle University, offering employees work arrangements that improve the employee’s work-life balance can also give employers an advantage as well.
Publish date: 12/18/2017
Holiday Party Etiquette: Some Do’s and Don’tsDecember is often a time for celebration, shopping, overindulgence, and overall merriment as the holiday season arrives. And, of course, it is usually time for another tradition: the office holiday party.
Publish date: 12/18/2017
Raise or Holiday Bonus? Companies are More Likely to Give One, not BothRecent studies by Bankrate.com and Accounting Principals found that many workers should expect a little cash around the holidays, but not necessarily a raise.
Publish date: 12/14/2017
Sleeping on the JobEmployers are beginning to recognize the value of sleep, if recent trends in employers offering a designated office napping space are any indication.
Publish date: 12/11/2017
