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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

More evolved thinking, a changing social environment, a sheer need to retain talent, has forced the human resource departments to come up with this solution. From project leaders to software engineer to medical writers; the employment opportunities are diverse. United Health Group. Intuit Inc. Anthem Inc.

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5 Best Employee Termination Letter Templates

HR Digest

6 Information On Contacting Human Resources : Finally, as the below free termination letter template provides information on who to contact for further questions so should any termination letter. The human resource representative could be from your company or a different company. Unfortunately, this decision is finalized.

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The Danger of Wellness Programs: Don't Become the Next Penn State

Harvard Business Review

Penn State University''s wellness program has become every human resources director''s worst nightmare: national news. Instead of creating what one of Penn State''s health care suppliers called a "culture of wellness," Penn State has created a culture of resentment. Health Human resources'

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Getting Naps Ahead of the Competition

Harvard Business Review

At the beginning, our reporters, editors, and engineers were reluctant to use them, afraid that people might think they were shirking their duties. Health Human resources Managing people' Twenty-five percent of large U.S. businesses offer employees some kind of stress reduction initiative, like meditation or yoga.

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How “Neutral” Layoffs Disproportionately Affect Women and Minorities

Harvard Business Review

For the most part, if they’ve made it into management they’re either junior to midlevel, recently appointed, or working in areas such as human resources, legal departments, and public relations — functions that are beneficial but aren’t usually perceived as core to the business.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

Leading Change in Health Care. The team that implemented the initiative was led by a physician and a scientist-engineer, and its members were drawn from Mayo’s Emergency Department (ED) and the Clinic’s Robert D. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

The research shows that men are 16 percent more inquisitive than women, possibly due to their tendency to gravitate towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers that reinforce inquiry. Fact 3: Considerable personality gaps exist between the sexes in inquisitiveness, sensitivity and impulsiveness.

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