Snow Crazed

Thursday, 02. 28. 2008  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Management Tips, Meaning of Work, Work Life Balance

photo credit: HAMED MASOUMI
Our blog and press release last week regarding how companies deal with extreme weather generated a lot of interest. I’ve had interviews with the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal radio, and HR Executive – all looking to follow up on what employers should do to prepare for and manage through [...]

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Dealing with Extreme Weather: An Inconvenient Truce

Thursday, 02. 21. 2008  –  Category: Absence Management, All Blog Posts, Management Tips

Today we’ve released the results of our most recent survey concerning the impact on the workplace of extreme weather. In Boston, we’ve had several severe workday snowstorms this year that ground the region to a halt. The picture here is from our storm on December 13th – when just about everyone’s commute became a nightmare. [...]

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How can corporations share the love?

Wednesday, 02. 13. 2008  –  Category: All Blog Posts

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we share an article entitled “Corporate Philanthropy: Breakthrough or Buzzwords?” by our board member, Ruth Bramson.   After a long corporate career, Ruth has recently joined Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts  as their CEO.  In this article, Ruth explores the positive relationship between philanthropy and both customer and employee engagement.  In [...]

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Launching Hourly Worker Retention Series

Thursday, 02. 7. 2008  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Employee Retention, Workforce Development

When we met with our Board of Advisors on December 4th to formulate our research and publication agenda for the coming year, we determined that the most urgent human resource challenge for many organizations today is the retention of successful employees.  Relatively little has been written, however, on the topic of hourly employee retention – where voluntary turnover can [...]

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The Sun Also Rises

Monday, 02. 4. 2008  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Market, Work Life Balance

…when the Patriots lose the SuperBowl.  Over at Boston.com,  Boston fans are feeling the pain. 
In a portent of the sad things to come for our New England Patriots, this blog from Friday got a few people’s hackles up.  Over at Cali & Jody, the authors took issue with my comment that in a time of [...]

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