best practices

What does "best practices" mean?

What does "best practices" mean?

ESI featured in WSJ article on Mental Health Parity Law and EAPs

An article by reporter Shirley Wang at the Wall Street Journal this week noted that many companies are turning to EAPs or expanding their EAP coverage options as a cost-effective alternative to help...

ESI featured in WSJ article on Mental Health Parity Law and EAPs

An article by reporter Shirley Wang at the Wall Street Journal this week noted that many companies are turning to EAPs or expanding their EAP coverage options as a cost-effective alternative to help...

Three from Jack Canfield: Planning your day; heart talks; getting over a bad situation

Three short video clips from Jack Canfield, best-selling author of Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.... (...)

Distracted driving & employer policies

Ninety-seven percent of those surveyed in a recent New York Times/CBS News poll support the prohibition of texting while driving (TWD), with 50 percent stating that punishment for TWD should be as...

HR and the pirates: a crisis management case history

In this month's Human Resources Executive, Jared Shelly has a fascinating behind-the scenes report of the HR role in crisis management as it played out during the Somalian pirate hijacking of a US...

Workplace flexibility programs on the rise

Workforce reports that despite the troubled economy - and partly because of it - there has been a 25 percent increase in workplace flexibility programs among employers with more than 1,000 workers....

Zappos: case study of a creative employer

For some time now, we've been noticing that Zappos, a Las Vegas based e-commerce company with 1500 employees, keeps surfacing on blogs and in news reports for being both a remarkable example of...

A remarkable woman's self-written obit reminds us to live life fully

Someone sent us Nancy Lee Hixson's self-written obituary, which recently ran in the Cleveland Plain Dealer ... it's well worth a few minutes of your time. Ms. Hixson was obviously a remarkable...

It's a good time of year to review those dress codes

Susan M. Heathfield, About.com tackles the topic of casual dress codes, an issue that is important all year but that takes on even greater significance in the summer when outfits can sometimes be a...

The Last Lecture: Lessons Learned Over a Lifetime

Understandably, it seems most of us are focused on one subject these days – the current tough economic times. But as our leaders and financial experts debate solutions, this may be a good time for...