The Landscape of the Changing Workplace
freedigitalphotos.net by Ambro Work in the 21st century is changing. Gone are the days of a 35-year tenure at one job with a retirement pension. Today’s workers are [...]
Managing Flexible Working Arrangements
freedigitalphotos.net by Ambro One of the best ways to help employees achieve work/life balance is through flexible working arrangements. And as technology has increased the possibility of working [...]
Creating a Gender-Diverse Workforce
freedigitalphotos.net by Ambro It is well established that companies with women in leadership positions do well overall. As women strive to achieve equality in the workplace, it has [...]
Paycheck Fairness Act: What’s Next?
Recently on the blog, we talked about the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would have allowed gender-based wage disparities to be challenged and employers held accountable. On April 8, 2014, [...]
The Motherhood Penalty
freedigitalphotos.net by franky242 As the discussion around women in the workforce evolves from a mere awareness of the issue to a solutions-oriented discussion, one aspect of the debate [...]
The Paycheck Fairness Act: More Progress to Equal Pay?
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law. The Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 84/H.R. 377), which aims to update 1963’s Equal Pay act, is building [...]
Work/Life Balance: Moving Beyond the Discussion
The concept of work life balance is one that often is bandied about, discussed on blogs, talk shows, and in magazines. Yet it seems that with all our chatter about [...]
Lessons to Lead By
It’s graduation time around the country and, as everyone knows, an integral part of this rite of passage involves listening to commencement speeches filled with advice on living one’s [...]
The Regrets of a Superachiever
Erin Callan In last Sunday’s New York Times, Erin Callan, the former chief financial officer of Lehman Brothers, wrote a compelling and candid opinion essay about the difficulties she [...]
Can Fewer Hours Equal More Productivity?
Americans are working more hours than ever before, leaving many overstretched and overstressed. According to a report by the Center for American Progress, American families are working an average of 11 [...]