Most people who have had the chance to work from home will agree that telecommuting increases their productivity levels and reduces their stress. An infographic from CarInsurance.org (shown below) highlights a number of different ways that providing telecommuting options to employees can improve not just employees' performance and job satisfaction but also the company's … [Read more...]
Reinvent Opportunity, Restore Satisfaction
Guest post by LaMae Allen deJongh, managing director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture (learn more about LaMae at the end of this post) Experience tells us that when employees are unhappy they look for new jobs. But what if that’s no longer true? What if, for a variety of reasons, dissatisfied employees are staying with their companies? New global … [Read more...]
Do You Have Passion for What You Do?
Guest post by Anna Dworaczynska (learn more about Anna at the end of this post) Do you wake up each morning with a clear picture of what you want to accomplish today and can’t wait for the day to begin? One of the ways to find out if you are pursuing the right career is to ask yourself whether you would you continue working for free or with little compensation. In 201 … [Read more...]
Social Discrimination in the Workplace – Alive and Well
Post by Cheryl Santa Maria, contributing Women On Business writer Behind his back, we called him Bubba. Bubba was a mean - and rather large - lawyer with whom I used to work. He was gunning for a partner position and spent most of his time brown nosing (I'm sorry, the correct term is "networking") with his superiors . Due to bad office planning, Bubba's secretary was not … [Read more...]