Yearly Archives: 2006
Wal-Mart Facts: How Wal-Mart Is Changing The U.S. Economy
Fact #568: Wal-Mart is the world’s largest corporation, according to 2005 Fortune 500 list. It operates over 5,000 stores worldwide, nearly 4,000 in the…
SPS Launches Strategic Success Model
Ira Wolfe, Founder of Success Performance Solutions, and Marilyn Walker, Director of the SPS Assessment Center, completed certification in the Strategic Success Model(SSM) and ASSESS Expert Systems. SSM is…
Lack of sleep costs billions
Fact #533: According to the National Sleep Foundation, sleep deprivation and its effect on work performance may be costing U.S. employers some $18 billion each year in lost…
Study finds hiring right personality equals 14 times more engaged employee
In a recent DDI (Development Dimensions International, Inc.) 44 percent of managers said their most significant hiring surprise was that a candidate’s personality in the interview differed from what…
Who should HR report to?
The baby-boom generation contains the largest number of people ever voluntarily to give up work in such a short time. Because it is larger than the generation that…
Chronic Conditions Cost Employers Billions
Fact #509: The top five chronic causes of workplace short-term and long-term disability are arthritis, lower back disorders, depression, coronary heart disease, and pulmonary diseases. Each…
Facts about our aging population
Fact #502: By 2025, one in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old, up from 16 percent in 2002. Across the European continent, the number of working-age…
Firing Staff Fuels Managerial Stress
Hiring and firing staff comes with the territory but new research by Alexander Hughes Interim Management reveals that a third of managers feel stressed and worried as a result of…
Shortage of allied health training programs perils staffing
One specific trend noted in health care is the decrease in allied health training programs. A study done in 2004 by the American Medical Association, FutureScan, revealed a 60 percent…
Quest for Good Night’s Sleep Pains Housekeepers
The quest for hotel chains to one-up one another in their quest to provide guests with a good night’s sleep is bad news for many housekeepers. The…