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Gen Y Expects!

Currently, Gen Ys (1981 – 2000) are in the process of completing their post-secondary education and planning their careers. What are their expectations? Can their dreams become reality? Let’s take a look at some common career expectations of my generation: Great Benefits In my previous article, How do you keep employees happy? Ask Google, I outlined a scenario of the current Google employee and the great benefits that they...

Fast and Simple Stress Solutions

Image courtesy of Ambro/FreedigitalPhotos.net Stress is meant to protect us from dangerous predators and situations. However today our stress response is triggered by less hazardous situations (e.g. deadlines, countless interruptions). Because these situations are constant, we never get the break needed for our bodies and minds to recover. As a result, stress can cause a multitude of problems, such as physical (cardio-vascular diseases), mental (depression), and behavioural (absenteeism) symptoms....

How do you keep employees happy? Ask Google.

We’ve all heard of Google’s impressive benefits and employee perks. But the question remains – do these perks really work? Is employee happiness really so profitable that companies should change their benefit structure? Consider this all too common scenario. It’s Tuesday morning and you are starting your work day. Your cold and stale morning coffee doesn’t seem to have a taste to it anymore as you bought it on...