A Quiet Rise in Wildland-Firefighter Suicides
Over the past decade, there’s been a quiet acknowledgement within America’s firefighting community that suicide is widespread, and that there are still probably many cases that haven’t been reported. As … Continue reading
Facebook Raises The Bar For Supporting Grieving Employees
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has raised the bar on a very important employment benefit most people hope they’ll never use: paid bereavement leave ― the time off you … Continue reading
Houston’s coach pecks away at football’s macho culture, one kiss at a time
When the University of Houston’s football players arrive for a game, they know what to expect as a prelude to the coming hours of brutality as they file into the stadium: … Continue reading
Lean In to Crying at Work
When the president of CBS News fired correspondent Mika Brzezinski a decade ago, she cried. And she regrets it. “There was no place for those tears in that moment,” she … Continue reading
Managers Turn to Computer Games, Aiming for More Efficient Employees
BetterWorks makes office software that blends aspects of social media, fitness tracking and video games into a system meant to keep employees more engaged with their work and one another. … Continue reading
What to Do When an Employee Cries at Work
Many managers are uncomfortable with emotional behavior — whether it’s positive or negative. “People think to be professional, you need to ignore your emotions and those of the people around … Continue reading
Recent war vets face hiring obstacle: PTSD bias
The Army is launching a “Hire a Veteran” campaign aimed at debunking the myth that all combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are somehow emotionally damaged. Story length: … Continue reading
Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They’re Also More Important Than Ever.
For one, handwritten notes mean more because they cost more. Emails, tweets, texts, or Facebook messages are essentially costless. They’re easy to write and free to send, and you and … Continue reading
Let’s do Lunch
Treating graduate students as people, not just scholars in training, will make them better professionals… Graduate students work for themselves and not a coach, but the sports analogy is useful … Continue reading
