Continuing education and telecommuting with flexible scheduling are among perks employees value most, say members of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Some companies offer personal-development events or team-led workouts to boost morale and retention. Small Business Trends (4/19)
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Recruiting & Retention
The health benefits of a 6-hour workday A nearly two-year experiment in Gothenburg, Sweden, in which nurses at an elder care facility worked six-hour days suggests that the nurses experienced health benefits. Nurses who worked six hours a day took fewer sick days and fewer unexpected days off than those who worked eight hours a day. Bloomberg (4/17)
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Leadership & Development
Opinion: Ditch the cute titles for female execs Using terms such as "SHE-EO," "momtrepreneur" or "girlboss" to refer to female leaders are more harmful than they are empowering, Kathleen Davis writes. "We rarely use this kind of special (and sometimes infantilizing) language for other under-represented groups, and in many cases to do so would feel like a slur," she writes. Fast Company online (4/12)
Benefits & Compensation
Study: Health benefits draw employees Health benefits continue to be a top draw for job hunters, a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute has found. "Employers that offer a strong employee benefits package -- especially health coverage -- that balances costs and choice should find themselves with a competitive advantage," said EBRI's Paul Fronstin, co-author of the report. PlanSponsor.com (4/18)
What United can teach us United Airlines' public problems suggest companies should consider the potential for negative publicity when enforcing rules, writes John Sullivan. "[E]xecutives, local managers and employees need to be periodically assessed and rewarded based on how well they minimize negative public incidents when they occur," he writes. ERE Media (4/14)
If you've got an idea, start today. There's no better time than now to get going. That doesn't mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100% from day one, but there's always small progress that can be made to start the movement.
