Tag: Benefits

  • Are Your Employees Clueless about Benefits?

    Last week I was watching the local Best Places to Work event, and I couldn’t help but think about benefits and the role they play in helping an organization become a “best place” to work. As companies around the world vie to recruit – and retain — employees across a multitude of positions, locations, and…

  • Telemedicine via Google – A New Employee Benefit?

    Last week Google unveiled Google Helpouts, a new service that allows users to pay for a Google Hangout video chat sessi0n. One of the applications that was most intriguing? Telemedicine.For those of you unfamiliar with the term, here’s what it means: tel·e·med·i·cine noun 1.the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology…

  • Happy Workers: Perception, Psychology, and Reality

    I know, many of you are thinking, “Happy workers? I just want them to come to work and be productive!” Don’t worry, I think today’s discussion will be helpful for you as well. I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to determine how to make our people happier. Sometimes that comes in the form…