Tag: leadership

Making Wellness a Part of the Company Culture

Wellness isn’t simply a set of programs—it needs to become a part of the company’s culture. To explain the how and why, we present an article by Kristine Mullen, vice president of Humana’s Wellness Strategies & Solutions team.

Good managers listen more than they speak

by Dan Oswald A well-known cellular network’s ad once asked, “Can you hear me now?” The famous line is one we all seem to ask. We wonder if anyone is listening. We’re talking, but does anyone hear us? We all want to be heard. We have ideas, thoughts, and comments, and we know they’re good. […]

5 Common Missteps When Achieving an Optimistic Workplace

In his book The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone, management and leadership consultant Shawn Murphy tackles the challenge and argues that our best work is the product of a positive environment. “How it feels to work within an organization is a critical workforce development issue. We need more leaders who are willing […]

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Don’t let an unhappy employee bring down your workforce

by Dan Oswald We’ve all heard the quote, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” I’m a firm believer in this. Life’s too short to toil away in a job you hate. So, I’ve always encouraged my kids to pursue their passions and then figure […]

Top Execs Have Confidence Despite Global Volatility

Deloitte Consulting, LLP’s business confidence report 2016 reveals, for the second year in a row, that America’s top leaders, chief executive officers (CXOs), and chief executives-in-waiting (CXOWs—those who are next in line to the C-suite) have a very high level of confidence despite global volatility.

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Take control of the way you spend your time

by Dan Oswald It seems as if we get busier every day. How often do you get to the end of the day and feel like you have more left to do than when the day began? No matter how much you’d like to change it, there are only 24 hours in a day. And […]

Are You Compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley

Yesterday’s Advisor presented the first five tips about information protocols related to Sarbanes-Oxley; today’s issue presents the final five:

Life Sciences Industry Faces Looming Talent Crisis

Life sciences industry executives are increasingly concerned they are not doing enough to attract and retain women in their organizations according to a new EY survey on industry-wide gender parity.