Of Benefits, Entrepreneurs and Data and Wasted Opportunities
A recent Philadelphia Business Journal poll asked folks to name their favorite work benefit. The options included: flexibility, money, dress code, wellness, fun, and a “my work does not offer any of these.” (Sad, truly, for the 16% who had to had to select that option).
Coming in first with 30% of respondents was flexibility, with the annotation of “work times, teleworking options, extended or uncapped paid time off;” seven points behind in second place was “bonuses or financial incentives.” Rounding out the full picture: 11% Read more
Checking the Headlines
When you grow up in a family where both parents are journalists, headlines are important. One of my sisters actually thought in headlines: whenever she did anything, good or bad, she’d write the headline in her head and then she’d tell my parents. Perhaps it is why I enjoy the “virtual clipping services” that gather the headlines on a daily basis and send them to me (and everyone else who subscribes). From a headline, I can quickly see what is going on in the world Read more
Standing Up for Ourselves
Recently, the Philadelphia Business Journal had as its “Business Pulse” question of the week the following: “Do you agree with companies asking employees to ‘volunteer’ to work for free some days?” Sixty-five percent of the respondents said “No – getting paid for the work you do is only right.” Far behind at 32%, was the response option of “It depends”-depends on what else the company does for employees besides paying them. In other words, how good are the perks? Only 3% said yes, employees should Read more
Why Can’t They Be More Like Us?
Earlier this week local public radio’s Radio Times featured a columnist from the Philadelphia Business Journal and an editor and senior writer for Business Week. The topic was the value, potency, impact, etc., of President Obama’s mandate of a cap on the compensation of senior executives at companies receiving federal bail out money.
It took the first comment of one of the guests to have me fuming. He was discussing how executive compensation consultants are already advising people on how to get Read more
February 13th, 2009 0 Comment 