We have to stop acting like having kids does not change people. When you wake up the morning after your child is born you are forever changed. Sorry folks, you can’t just go back to being old lunchbox Jane or Joe and head to the office or plant like nothing has happened. And Corporate America has to stop pretending like you can. In the work world we look at… Read the rest

by infomatique
ROANOKE RAPIDS — With the economy still slow, much attention is given to unemployment numbers. While the numbers in the Valley are falling, unemployment remains high and even the falling numbers may not mean significant decreases in unemployment.
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Congress has just come up with an extra billion to help people who can’t pay their mortgage because of unemployment or a… Read the rest

In her new book “What Your Body Says,” Sharon Saylor writes, “The most influential part of communication is your nonverbal. Your nonverbal can actually destroy or produce the results you want, such as inspiring employees to do better work, calming angry customers, creating fans in the marketplace and closing sales.” And according to a new CareerBuilder survey , your body language can also hurt your chances of landing a… Read the rest

by dbking
Good news for the unemployed means a challenge for the state of Tennessee. The president just approved a six-month extension for unemployment benefits, but it might take time for those who need it to get their checks.
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Prosecutors are challenging Colorado Springs anti-tax activist Bruce Nozolino’s request for a public defender to represent him against murder and attempted-murder charges. In his first… Read the rest

Kiera Van Gelder and Amanda Wang, speakers at the National Alliance for Mentally Ill Convention. They spoke on the “Courageous Women in Recovery” panel. A few months ago, I wrote about Amanda Wang’s courageous and brilliant project The Fight Within Us, a documentary she is producing to raise awareness about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a condition she was diagnosed with a few years ago. Amanda is training for a… Read the rest

During these past two years of hard economic times, lots of employers have been behaving badly and they know it. They’ve been working lots of you to the bone, treating you pretty crummy and in many cases ethics have gone out the window. According to a report released this week, many executives knew exactly what they were doing to workers and now they’re worried a bunch of you are… Read the rest

by aflcio
A year after bouncing back from a brutal recession, the US economy is losing steam and may enter a long period of sluggish growth inadequate to ease high unemployment, analysts warn.
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A protracted debate over something that used to be easy on Capitol Hill – extending unemployment insurance in tough economic times – comes to an end Wednesday, as the… Read the rest

by xjanix
November is looking more and more unpromising for Democrats, enough to cause the White House to take notice. A little over two weeks ago, press secretary Robert Gibbs said “I think there’s no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control. There’s no doubt about that.” Now, President Barack Obama is trying to stem the tide.
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Engage the Power of the RED DOT! The return of The One Ball . This post marks the return of the One Ball Theme to this site. The One Ball posts offered guidance in elevating and achieving fully engaged performance. You can read the first post in the series from January 2009: The One Ball: Engaged Performance. The Red Dot . Did you watch any of the 2010 British… Read the rest

If you walk around your office or factory this morning, you probably could point out the perverts, mean idiots and potential abusers in your midst. The workplace jerks are rarely kept hidden. Often times, even the people in human resources know Bob has a porno problem, or Sue starts cursing and throwing things when a project fails. Why then is it so difficult to rid the work environment of… Read the rest