The jobless rate hit a new 26 year high and it appears that big business is resigned to the prediction that it will be a long haul. But a new survey by global consulting firm, Watson Wyatt, suggests that the bloodletting will eventually subside as companies simply can’t operate efficiently if they cut anymore to the bone.
Let your mind wander to the first day of your job – assuming you’re employed. The grass was greener back then, the future landscape more hopeful, and your career was on its way into a new journey of exploration.
Our work life scenario as a nation might have been plucked from the depths of stagnation. Perhaps. Either way, the chasm separating the interests of big business and labor desperately needs to be narrowed.
The above quote from worklife expert Dana Friedman portends the significant impact of business as an agent of social change. But that change has not been swift with regard to work/life balance or family concerns in the corporate arena.
What is the role of happiness in business? Does it have a place? This question was posed by Tom Clifford at DirectorTom.Com – an enlightened corporate filmmaker who I have had the pleasure to work with.
I think it comes down to lexicon and an individuals perception of what happiness is. Let’s deconstruct.
"We live in a time of great challenge but also of great promise and opportunity. Today, for perhaps the first time in human history, we have the opportunity to align economic and human development." Richard Florida, author The Flight of the Creative Class
Embracing creativity might be the saving grace of the American workforce and business [...]
Lattes around the table please …and can I get a massage if I work overtime?
A new study out of the UK indicates work life balance is a key component for the upcoming generation, 13-17 year olds, who intend to enter the workforce. And if they don’t get their way, they’re likely to hop on the [...]
Investors couldn’t run from the bulls fast enough today on Wall Street. In a quick departure on poor housing numbers and increasing credit woes, the Dow closed down more than 300 points or about 2.2 percent. The question is – will the housing concerns spread to the broader economy?
The Fed’s Beige Book this week pegged [...]
