How do companies continue to thrive when the current reality is shaky? By focusing on your employee base. Last month I wrote about supporting employees in times of uncertainty through high-quality communication strategies.
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There’s a lot of volatility in the wind industry at the moment. In the U. S. , the production tax credit (PTC) is set to expire at the end of 2012, and there’s a general lack of federal policy to support wind energy development.
If Kristen Graf has her way, every year from now on there will be more women working in the wind industry.
We like to put ourselves and others in boxes. No, I don’t really mean that literally. By boxes I mean categories.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I spoke to a group of business school students at the University of Vermont on the topic of company culture and employee relations.
Talk about cafeteria benefit plans! Since 2007, NRG Systems has contracted with Wild Leek Kitchen to provide free, catered lunch for every employee four days a week, with an emphasis on fresh, local, low-calorie food cooked from scratch.
One doesn’t have to search long or far to find information on work-life balance issues. Everyone is talking about it, sharing opinions, stories, best practices, and research. It’s become a complicated and often misunderstood topic.
It seems that most articles about green buildings focus on building metrics and how well these high tech, energy-saving buildings are performing. While this data is important, as an HR professional who works in a green building, my thoughts center on the people and their experiences within our workplace.
I recently read an article that discussed the need for a new approach to the open enrollment communication process largely due to the issue of health care reform. Changes in health care at the Federal level are raising a lot of questions and concerns, among employers and employees alike.
Photo by Carolyn Bates
On a recent warm Sunday afternoon at NRG Systems, we celebrated the work of more than 60 artists (many from Vermont) whose pieces are installed in our workplace.