Tag Archives: employees

Stressed! The Need for Greater Work-Life Balance

June 3, 2011 – 8:41 am

  
By Jeff Wilson, APR (@wilson0507)
Over the past several weeks, there have been several reports indicating that Americans are working more and are more stressed than ever.
A report released this past week by Expedia.com stated that the average American worker earned 18 vacation days in 2010, but only used 14 of them. Conversely, workers in France [...]

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Loyalty is Not a Fallacy…?

April 30, 2010 – 11:29 am

With national Loyalty Day arriving tomorrow in the U.S., I’m going to fly my flag and reaffirm my loyalty to my country. Reuters got the timing right yesterday as they released the results of a national survey showing just where Americans place their loyalty.
Not surprising to most of us in public relations who labor daily [...]

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Hospitals Need to Friend Their Employees

October 1, 2009 – 8:11 am

 

By Jenn Riggle

As organizations adopt social media and create corporate pages on Facebook, they have to take a closer look at themselves and decide who their friends really are.
This is especially true in the health care industry.
When you look at hospital Facebook pages, it’s surprising how many hospitals have only a handful of fans. Yet, [...]

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Keeping a Cool Head and Maintaining Employee Morale During Tough Economic Times

October 10, 2008 – 12:28 am

It doesn’t really matter where you are these days, the downturn in the economy is dominating conversations all over the place. And instead of everyone assessing the somber economic situation calmly, the talk among people often feeds upon itself, leading to even more panic.
While everyone understands that businesses need to remain viable in order to [...]

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