Just a month ago in m
y Forbes blog post, C-Suite Beware: This Could Be The Year Of The Employee Backlash when December’s job numbers seemed to be taking a turn, Marketwatch Economist Irwin Kellner told me this:
“I think 2012 is the year of the payback, meaning that all the slashing and burning of the workforce has severely wounded the ability to motivate employees.”
In light of last weeks additional dip in unemployment from 8.5 to 8.3, it’s worth mentioning that a lot of Irwin’s comments are picking up some steam in the media commentary. I’m tracking this topic right now for another post.
Here are some of his key points:
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could wave a magic wand to create even an inkling of work-life balance. If it could give you that “special something” that makes the work-life merge just a little easier. If you were a starfish that could regenerate a limb of your life that has been burned-out to the…
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Work-Life Flexibility became the topic by default at 11:30pm on a Friday night with my dad’s CCICU nurse (Cardiac-Care Intensive Care Unit). My dad had open heart surgery in the afternoon and I was hovering over his bed. Knowing he’s strong as a bull, I warned the ICU nurse that upon REALLY awakening from anesthesia…
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Every Monday here at Judy Martin’s WorkLifeNation.com I feature a guest post from a thought leader in the Work-Life Merge. Today, news you can use on work-life balance comes from my friend and work-life colleague Chrysula Winegar, an expert at the newly launched The Daily Thrive. It’s a community of learners focused on all of…
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Every Monday here at Judy Martin’s WorkLifeNation.com I feature a guest post from a thought leader in the Work-Life Merge. Susan Steinbrecher is a corporate consultant and author of Kensho: A Modern Awakening, Instigating Change in an Era of Global Renewal. For the sake of transparency, Susan interviewed me for her book. I wanted to…
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Every Monday Work Life Nation features a guest post from an expert on the work-life merge. Today we hear from Jennifer Sertl – a speaker, author and thought leader in the emerging field of corporate consciousness. She is the president of Agility3R ~ an organizational effectiveness company which focuses on executive leadership and employee engagement….
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Glad you stopped by, every Monday I’m featuring a guest post from an expert on the work-life merge. Today we hear from Kathy Caprino MA – Women’s Career and Executive Coach, Speaker and Author of Breakdown, Breakthrough. Women are more stressed and strained than ever, as these economic times have hit families, workplaces and corporate…
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Wall street volatility, an uncertain job market and a jittery economy fuels stress before you even walk in the door of the workplace. Now add the unique nature of the holidays. Unless you’re ready to take an early vacation, you’ll have to simply consume the chaos of this festive time of year. A while ago…
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In my latest post on Forbes.com, The Solution to Work-Life Balance, I take a look at how workplace flex initiatives might help to combat time-famine. As a society we are starved for time. Truly the master over your time is you. It’s in what we say yes to, what we say so to – and…
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Cultivating resilience is at the core of Joan Borysenko Ph.D.’s book Fried: Why You burn Out and How to Revive. The Harvard trained medical scientist is a pioneer in stress research and its impact on the brain and body. I’ve had the opportunity to attend a few workshops with Joan, and she has been one…
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