Archive for June 2014
20 of the Most Insightful HR Tweets from #SHRM14
HR professionals from all over the world gathered together this week (June 21–25) in Orlando, Florida for SHRM’s Annual Conference and Expo. With over 200 sessions, HR pros learned from the best and brightest minds in business management & strategy, compensation & benefits, and personal & leadership development. It used to be if you wanted…
> Keep ReadingA Short Story About Health Insurance in the American South
When I first moved to Florida from New Jersey, I was culture shocked. I was a Yankee who associated Florida with Disney vacations. My understanding of culture in the South was almost entirely based on the movie Forrest Gump. I learned that things are different here – politics, especially. A great deal of the national…
> Keep ReadingEncourage Employees to “Eat a Bit Better” With Fooducate
43,844. That is the average number of items carried in your local supermarket. Knowing that number, I would say willpower isn’t your employees’ problem when it comes to making the wrong food choices in the grocery store. Being overwhelmed with choices and not knowing the right choices to make is the real enemy to the…
> Keep Reading3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Florida Blue Health Insurance Policy
There are many things in life that no one tells you about. You know, the things you have to go learn more about on your own, without the guidance of a parent or friend. For me, that’s lawn mowing. My Dad just isn’t a handyman and mowing the lawn is one skill I’ll have to…
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