The Labor Department produces an annual American Time Use Survey. According to the Wall Street Journal, a recent survey discovered that working women are working longer hours on the job, spend more time caring for children and do more work around the house than previous years. But, working women spend less time relaxing, exercising and sleeping. Author and sociologist, Caitlyn ...
Darrell Patterson was a faithful employee of Walgreens for six years. As a Seventh Day Adventist, he celebrates the Sabbath on Saturday. For six years, Walgreens accommodated his faith. On one Saturday, Walgreen executives called an emergency training meeting. Patterson didn’t attend and was fired. The law requires an employer to “reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs.” Patterson sued for Religious Discrimination. Now ...
After 9-11 in 2001, our friend, Denise, said her kids had lots of questions about the Muslim faith. Her children had several classmates who were Muslim, and Denise had become friends with some of the mothers. Instead of presuming she knew the answers, Denise invited her children’s classmates, including their mothers, to her home. Denise asked the Muslim mothers, “My ...
When I was in banking, part of my job was to develop business relationships with some very prominent local companies. The CEOs of these companies were pursued by so many others, it would sometimes be nearly impossible to secure a meeting with them. I eventually learned the power of just the right gift. If I could invite the CEO to ...
A Society for Human Resource Management survey revealed that 94% of Human Resource professionals believe vacations are important. Many unknowingly, however, undermine the practice of employees taking vacation. Some organizations allow employees to rollover unused vacation days to the following year. When organizations rollover vacation days, only 65% of their employees use the majority of their vacation time. But, for ...
As an employee, Doug currently provides monthly services for his employer’s largest client. Recently, this client hired a separate division of Doug’s employer to develop systems to replace the work Doug does by automating it. Unfortunately, the other division never sought out Doug’s advice. The lack of communication within their own company frustrated their client and caused dissatisfaction. In Mark ...
In a recent article by CNBC regarding the job burnout crisis, the author stated companies are grossing “$125 Billion annually in healthcare spending attributed to Type 2 Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, high cholesterol and more.” Full time employees spend 2,080 hours per year under the care, leadership and direction of their employer. The after-hours work done through email, texting and ...
During lunch with our now deceased friend, Cliff, Kathy and I learned about Cliff’s service on a Navy destroyer during World War II when a Kamikaze pilot hit and sunk the ship. Half of the crew died that day. Cliff watched helplessly as two sharks devoured his friend, while he desperately tried to pull him to safety. Cliff carried that ...
Years ago, I worked in an office building with multiple organizations near each other. Ours became a tight-knit community with friendships, barbeques and other fun events throughout the year. Then, Jane was hired to work at one of the organizations. Jane began sharing with me negative comments she claimed others in the building had said about me, causing my relationships ...
For a while in high school, none of my friends had the same lunch hour as I did. Not wanting to sit alone, I joined a table of guys known as the Valley View Vandals. Soon I realized, any time there was trouble, these guys were either starting the trouble, or they quickly ran to join in! I soon realized ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
