Mark Harbeke

If Widely Adopted, Workplace Bill of Rights Would Dramatically Improve Our Economy

Leave a Comment / Workplace Bill of Rights / By max cyril

*The following post originally appeared in Winning Workplaces on February 9, 2010 in support of our proposed Workplace Bill of Rights. Thanks to Mark and Winning Workplaces for their support! The U.S. has survived and, most often during its 234-year history, thrived under a forward-thinking Bill of Rights. Much more recently, innovative airline JetBlue has …

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Companies That Care About Workers’ Rights: Apply Now to be Named a 2010 Top Small Company Workplace

Leave a Comment / BestBosses, CEO Performance, Human Resources, management, organization, productivity, SmallBusiness, WinningWorkplaces, workplace flexibility / By max cyril

Inc. magazine and Winning Workplaces are partnering to find and recognize exemplary organizations for the 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces competition.

Another Reason to Create a Winning Workplace: Less Litigation

Leave a Comment / BestBosses, healthcare, SmallBusiness, WinningWorkplaces / By max cyril

In recent posts on our blog I’ve mentioned the following as ROI for small organizations that define employee engagement, build and utilize practices to engage employees, and turn to manager team building to create a strong culture that trickles down from leadership: Lower turnover/higher employee tenure Greater camaraderie that makes it less likely people will quit, …

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How Small Business Could be Reshaped After Today’s Election

Leave a Comment / BestBosses, healthcare, MinimumWage, Senate, SmallBusiness, TaxCuts, WinningWorkplaces / By max cyril

Disclaimer: This post is not meant to be an endorsement of any party or candidate but, rather, an exploration of issues affecting small business as shaped by what will *most likely* happen at the polls today. Today’s election will be historic, no matter the outcome. If you’re anything near the political junkie that I am, you’ve …

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Take Back Labor Day: Week 2 Roundup

Leave a Comment / Labor Day / By max cyril

For this week’s installment of our Take Back Labor Day project, we had ten new posts representing the incredible quality and diversity that exists among those who think and write about workplace issues. With a wide variety of topics, including domestic workers, CEO pay, and workplace flexibility, and the representation of powerhouse organizations such as …

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Three New Studies Link Employee Engagement to Achieving Key Workplace Metrics

Leave a Comment / Labor Day / By max cyril

The Labor Day holiday implies adults in the workforce, but this day involves younger generations, too. Witness the millions of parents, and their kids, getting used to quickly changing schedules as the latter group goes back to school. It’s fitting, then, that this post start off as a generational footnote to a post I wrote …

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