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Wellness Programs in the Workplace

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Have you ever heard of wellness programs in the workplace? If so, there is a good chance that your employer feels strongly about the benefits of this type of program. However, wellness programs in the workplace are not common among every company in every industry. In fact, there are many companies that are behind the times when it comes to employee wellness.

In order to fully understand what wellness programs have to offer, you really need to know what benefits can come from this. Ge... (Read All)

The Benefits of Health Promotion in the Workplace

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Health promotion in the workplace benefits not only the company, but the employee as well. Additionally, there is a distinct trickle-down effect as the benefits are transferred from employee to family members. Health promotion in the workplace creates conditions that support and teach the best possible health for the employee. This gives employees a sense of ownership and they learn to work together to form a coordinated action to improve well being. Areas such as health promotion, heart health,... (Read All)

Is every Manager a Leader?

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Top management sometimes plans extensively for strategic changes in an organization, but places very little emphasis on how to handle the transition from the old way to the new. When this happens, the new goal, system, organization or project is simply presented as a direction or decision to a work team. When the team has not been consulted, this comes as a shock. The change is announced and implementation is left to the group. When this happens to you, as the manager involved, you are put on th... (Read All)

Learn How To Interview Applicants

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

So you are hiring new employees and have narrowed your stack of resumes to the 10 or so top candidates, now it's time to start setting up interviews. If you dread this portion of the process, you're not alone. Fortunately, there are some ways to put both yourself and the candidates at ease - and make sure you get all the information you need to make a smart decision. Start by preparing a list of basic interview questions in advance. While you won't read off this list like a robot, having it in f... (Read All)

Firing Employees and Increasing Your Productivity

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Let me start by telling you a story . . .

It is four in the morning. The windows to the bakery have clouded over with steam. Outside the roads have been plowed but the snow continues to fall in bursts. Melanie stands inside gaping at the previous night's orders that have somehow come out burned. The chocolate macadamia nut cookies look and feel like hockey pucks. The brownies have blackened edges. She knew to fix the problem would take several hours, maybe even half her day, and she ... (Read All)

Bona Fide Wellness Programs

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Although bona fide wellness programs are gaining steam, there are still a number of people who have no idea what they entail. Furthermore, when it comes to the requirements of a bona fide wellness program they are even more lost. Luckily, there are plenty of details that outline the requirements of one of these programs. It may take you a while to become familiar with the requirements of bona fide wellness programs, but in the end you will be glad that you took the time.

Generally sp... (Read All)

Workplace Wellness Health Screenings

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When it comes down to it, there are many benefits that go along with workplace wellness health screenings. Even though not every company is setting these screenings up, the number of those that are is surely on the way up. This is good to know because workplace wellness health screenings can be quite important to say the least. Not only does it look good for an employer to offer workplace wellness health screenings, but employees also love them because they do not have to leave their office to t... (Read All)

How to Implement Change in the Workplace Without Sending Your Staff to a Psychiatrist

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

It seem that the only time people are open to change is when what they have always done no longer works for them. In other words when our needs are no longer being met by previous behaviors, thought patterns or procedures.
Your task as a CEO or manager is to show your staff that this applies to your business as well. When certain procedures and practices no longer meet the needs of your business or organization change is needed.

To facilitate this change you must show respect fo... (Read All)

Dangerous Employee Test Announced

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

"Much workplace violence is sparked by stalkers who come to the workplace of their partners or targets and harass or punish them on the job," a new test developer observes.

But he says offices, factories, assembly plants, and other businesses are more at risk of employees already there suddenly snapping and creating horror. "Most importantly, we are at higher risk than ever of terrorism, with the perpetrators hidden within the emloyee pool," Dr. Heyward Ewart warns.
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How To Keep Your Employees Really Motivated For The Long Haul

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Abraham Maslow devised a Hierarchy of needs and came up with five different levels namely: Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, Esteem, and Self Actualization. And he according to him, all of the lower levels must be attained in order to experience the higher levels. By formulating these different categories he was able to relate it with human's basic concerns and desires. But his primary focus was on the most intellectual people at his time to base his research.

A human being's... (Read All)