The Holidays: Your Wellness Program’s Worst Nightmare

Tips for promoting wellness during a tough time of year The eating. The shopping. The never-ending string of parties, entertaining and impromptu get-togethers. The eating. That’s right; the holidays are just around the corner! And along with all of the good times and cheer comes a ton of stress, overeating and skipped workouts. Simply put,…

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Results at Work: A New Approach to an Old Problem Improves Productivity and Saves Money

Here’s an example of how a fresh approach to staffing and scheduling optimized production: The Problem: A manufacturer of custom cabinetry employs a wide variety of specifically trained workers. Due to employee absences and last-minute call-offs, supervisors were spending hours every day shifting associates around to cover the spots left by absent temporary and direct…

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Posting The Way to Job Success

Designing Effective Orientation Programs You carefully recruited, screened, and tested several applicants for that new position. When the time came to make a hiring decision, you confidently selected the most qualified candidate. But two months later, the new hire resigned, confessing that she “never felt part of the company.” The right first impression is everything,…