Could it be that America’s fascination with gas-guzzling SUVs, muscle cars, and V8-powered sedans is really on the way out? Today, nearly half of all new cars sold are equipped with 4-cylinder engines.
“The things we are trained to think make us happy, like having a new car every couple of years and buying the latest fashions, don’t make us happy.”
I know that when I lost my full-time job a few months ago, few of my colleagues bothered to utilize the outplacement firm paid for by our former employer. And almost all of the people who did use the firm found the experience of little help, with “tips” on job databases available to anyone and [...]
Apparently, there are good ways and bad ways to fire people. From the company’s perspective, layoffs go well if no one sues. From the employee’s perspective, there are really just bad ways and worse ways to handle layoffs. But if you are laid off, don’t simply accept whatever papers are pushed in front of you [...]
A new online survey from Right Management, which says it’s “the world’s leading provider of integrated human capital consulting services and solutions across the employment lifecycle”: 1. Downsizing or restructuring (54%) 2. Sought new challenges or opportunities (30%) 3. Due to ineffective leadership (25%) 4. Poor relationship with manager (22%) 5. To improve work/life balance [...]
