As anticipated, private sector hiring continued to uptick in October, as the sector added 184,000 new jobs to the national economy, an increase of nearly 80,000, when compared to September’s statistics. According to the BLS’ most recent “The Employment Situation” report, job growth was quite extensive last month, as a majority of the nation’s private […] Read Article “Private sector hiring was wide-ranging in October”
On October 22nd, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk met with Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry Ricardo Quijano in order to conclude and put into effect a six-year-long process – the enforcement of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). Now that the agreement has been fully enforced, the decades-long trading partnership between the United States […] Read Article “Will the U.S.-Panama TPA boost job growth in 2013?”
On day 3 of “A Tempting World” with the Laser Spine Institute, I spent the morning with Brie Pusateri, Director of Scheduling, to learn about how she manages the department and the kinds of metrics they use to ensure that all the appointments for surgery are properly timed. I found it interesting how thorough they […] Read Article “A Tempting World: Day 3 at Laser Spine Institute”
Bright and early on my second day at Laser Spine Institute, I met with various patient coordinators to learn about their functions in handling new callers. It was clear from the outset that they are real “people- persons”, as in, they enjoy talking to people with back pain, learning about the patients and their symptoms. […] Read Article “A Tempting World: Day 2 at Laser Spine Institute”
Like many Olympic athletes, I grew up competing every day for almost all of my life. Over time, the aches and pains I got from performing at such a high level has taken a toll on my body and makes me think twice about the long term consequence of being so competitive. Luckily, I’ve not […] Read Article “A Tempting World: Introduction to Laser Spine Institute”
Over the last 70+ years, the world of work has experienced a dramatic revolution. Mindsets around who’s eligible for employment, wages and wardrobe have all changed. We conducted a survey this summer to see how Americans felt about what is and isn’t appropriate for work and wanted to show how those opinions are different from […] Read Article “Loosening the Ties: Workplace Attire Through the Decades Infographic”
Global economists were recently encouraged by the release of the BLS’ “The Employment Situation – September 2012” report, which revealed that the United States’ national unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since January 2009, as 114,000 jobs were added to the national economy.
Throughout 2012, news reports regarding EMEA’s economic situation have generally focused on the same issues – rising unemployment, depreciating monetary units, and high inflation.
As Asia Pacific continues to recover from this summer’s devastating typhoons, Saola and Libra, the natural disasters’ impact on the region’s economy has already been apparent.
Join us today at 2 pm EST for our webinar on management and leadership. We’ll be discussing different techniques that will help you inspire your team and make you an even better leader. Some of the topics we’re going to cover include: Ways to determine what your employees REALLY need from you How to coach […] Read Article “Lessons in leadership: Management techniques that work”