All posts tagged: Working Moms

Six Ways to Find Meaning at Work

Being asked the question, “Do you find meaning in your work?” is kind of like being asked, “What’s the meaning of life?” Both questions would receive answers from many different perspectives, including philosophical, religious, scientific/fact-based and personal. However, meaningful work and measuring the value of your work seem to be topics of late that have started a conversation about what […]

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Don’t Let the Grinch Steal Your Office Spirit

The countdown to the holidays is on. And so are the distractions for your employees that the holiday season brings. Unfortunately, those distractions can unknowingly bring with them a lot of anxiety and stress making what should be a festive time bring out the humbug in even the best of employees. And understandably so when they’re trying to juggle work, home, family, travel, […]

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It’s ALL About the Veterans

Ask your average American what Memorial Day means to them, and many will answer, “the beginning of summer” or “a three-day weekend” or “family gatherings.” Unfortunately, over time, the true meaning of Memorial Day has gotten lost in the holiday happenings. In May of 1868, Union General John Logan declared the day an occasion to decorate the graves of Civil […]

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Negotiate the End of the Mom Wage Gap

This is a replay of a post authored by Vickie Pynchon on ForbesWoman, Wednesday, February 9, 2012.  As if the gender wage gap weren’t bad enough, we’re now told that mothers – that’s America, moms and apple pie y’all – make 7 to 14% less than the childless among us. Here’s NPR this morning on the mom-gap. BAKST: Well, there’s still blatant discrimination against […]

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