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With Hurricane Earl barreling up the East Coast, what steps do you take to prepare and protect your employees when inclement weather threatens your area? An HR Guide for Hurricane and Disaster Preparation, whic... Read more

There are two sets of body language cues that followers look for in leaders: warmth (empathy, likeability, caring) and authority (power, credibility, status). Although I know several leaders of both sexes who do not fit the stereotypes, I’ve also observed that gender differences in bod... Read more

Take One:  Line management says: “We need training.” Training Department says: “Great! What do you need?” Take Two:  Line management says: “We need training.&rd... Read more

In April, after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), many looked into the abyss and asked: “Health care reform passed - now what?” Well, nearly five months have passed, and to some degree, we do know the answer to that question. Read more

A marketing executive I was coaching a few years ago was very frustrated with her lack of career progress. She complained about how little her boss was doing to advance her career, despite her persistent e... Read more

The rise in environmental concerns, workplace issues and an interconnected global business environment have created the need to establish boundaries around how we interact with each other. The multicultura... Read more

I've often asked myself how a kid from a blue-collar family like mine ever got to work with so many accomplished people in such intellectually stimulating places. Looking back, I realize that inglorious factors drove my career: an aching desire to make something of myself; the peculiar ble... Read more

It seems that almost every day new regulation is enacted to clarify important aspects of the Health Care Reform Bill, and it’s no wonder – there are more than 1,000 references requiring regulatory c... Read more

Today, many of the people you lead face daunting challenges that affect their personal well-being, families, communities and work experience. Even in wealthy nations, deficit thinking predominates. Many workers... Read more

Beleaguered defined benefit plan sponsors have struggled to comply with the funding requirements and potential b... Read more