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Business buzzwords: A passion for world‑class low-hanging fruit

Paul Zukowski Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Even the brightest light can become ordinary and easy to ignore. The same goes for the overworked buzzwords and phrases we pepper our speech and correspondence with.

Approaching FMLA openly is best for everyone

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Jodi Lasher, a nurse, was terminated after she failed to notify anyone that she needed to take measures to address her approved FMLA accommodation for her persistent migraines. In short, she fell asleep in an unused patient room and subsequently neglected her duties to monitor fetal heart rates in the labor and delivery department in which she worked.

7 key attributes of highly promotable people

Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

As an employee — whether part-time, full-time, contract or otherwise — your day-to-day performance places you in one of two categories: promotable or not promotable. Getting a promotion starts months (or years) before the promotion date. What makes someone promotable? Here are seven attributes of highly promotable people.

Phish in a barrel: Cybertheft often starts with tricking employees

Ronnie Richard Business Management, Services & Risk Management

The next time your company's CEO sends you an email and asks you to do something, it might be best not to comply. This is no April Fool's joke to get you fired — just a bit of caution in the wake of a widespread phishing scam known as "whaling."

3 business-saving strategies from JCPenney CEO Marvin Ellison

Danielle Manley Retail

The Great Recession is over, but that doesn't mean everything is back to the way it was before 2008. For retailers, this statement couldn't be more accurate. Customers' wants and needs have changed. Technology has changed. The whole retail industry has changed. Retailers who were successful before the Great Recession cannot "go back to the way things were" and expect to be successful again.

Companies benefit from the work hard, play hard mentality

Jessica Taylor Business Management, Services & Risk Management

No matter what workforce you're a part of, most organizations are too large for you to know each and every one of your co-workers — especially if you don't interact with them on a daily basis. However, that's all changing in today's workforce.

‘Help Wanted’ signs appear again as economy grows

Paul Zukowski Retail

The golden arches marquee at the 24-hour McDonald's in my neighborhood, which customarily touts Big Macs or bigger drinks, now says "Hiring All Shifts." In busy retail areas across town, scarcely a storefront doesn't have a similar message.

The communication challenges of FMLA

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Jodi Lasher, a nurse, was terminated after she failed to notify anyone that she needed to take measures to address her approved Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) accommodation for her persistent migraines. In short, she fell asleep in an unused patient room and subsequently neglected her duties to monitor fetal heart rates in the labor and delivery department in which she worked.

The challenge of managing change

Michael S. Haro, Ph.D. Business Management, Services & Risk Management

As a child, I remember my dad telling me there was one thing I could count on, and that is "things will change." At the time, I wasn't sure what he was saying, but now realize the meaning of his words. My father emigrated from Spain at the age of 18, leaving behind his family and familiar way of life, and entering a "foreign world with changing opportunities." Using his example, I'd like to expand on this idea — the fact that managing change is an opportunity.

Does it matter if you sleep at work?

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Jodi Lasher, a nurse, was terminated after she failed to notify anyone that she needed to take measures to address her approved FMLA accommodation for her persistent migraines. In short, she fell asleep in an unused patient room and subsequently neglected her duties to monitor fetal heart rates in the labor and delivery department in which she worked.

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