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Moving Past the “Mother-May-I” Approach to Workplace Flexibility
Many companies are beginning to change the way they operate in order to reduce employee stress. In doing so they are recognizing that excessive stress is not only bad for employee health and happiness but it’s also a drag on productivity and the bottom line. Some of...
Making Yourself Happier at Work
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work." Stephen King Some companies like Zappos spare no expense when it comes to trying to keep their employees happy. They provide snacks, ping pong, nap rooms, video games, free lunch and a...
Overtime for Salaried Employees: New Rules Proposed
Department of Labor (DOL) is preparing to introduce new rules governing overtime pay this summer. The new regulations, which represent an historical reversal of a 50 year old trend, are very good news for salaried employees making between $23,600 and $50,440 per year....
Emotional Intelligence, Conflict & Business Outcomes
I can’t cite a source for the widely circulated statistic that “ten percent of conflicts are caused by a difference of opinion and 90% are caused by tone of voice” but my EAP consulting work supplies a steady stream of examples demonstrating the primacy of emotional...
High Performance Teams Need People Who Like Each Other
We spend a high percentage of our waking hours interacting with our work colleagues. Conventional wisdom has it that coworkers don’t have to like each other; they just need to do their jobs. According to some very interesting research coming out of Carnegie-Mellon and...
Asperger’s Disorder in The Workplace
Usually when we speak and think about tolerance and compassion for those with Asperger’s Disorder, it is in the context of children at school. Educators and parents emphasize the many strengths of these individuals and request kindness and understanding from their...