It’s true. Giving your volunteer time to help others transform lives including your own! I think giving your time is a gift and the epitome of the golden rule. In simple terms, the golden rule is an ethic of reciprocity. We are all connected. We should be respectful and grateful for our community. We should …
You’ve hit that 3:00pm wall and there’s still a meeting to attend and then loads of email to tame afterwards. What are you going to do? Pop open a soda and power through the rest of your day, right? Before you do, consider what happens to your body in the the first hour after throwing …
Hey, Michael Godwin here with The Benefit Company. And today I want to talk to you about PEO’s or professional employer organizations. So we’re seeing a lot of activity in the marketplace from employers that utilize a PEO that are growing and considering making a transition away from them. And so we wanted to address …
At first glance there may not appear to be any difference between the two words. Words like car and automobile or exercise and workout are nearly identical in meaning. However, wellbeing and wellness are more like exercise and spin-class or cat and tabby. The two are related but one has a narrower and more focused …
Walking Challenge – The Starting Line Just the word “challenge” can send some employees into their best competitive mode and others hiding behind the ficus tree in the break room. That’s why a walking challenge for the benefit of your employee’s health can be a tricky proposition to implement and have high participation rates. The Benefit Company …
Building an environment to retain today’s workforce involves looking beyond traditional corporate values, metrics, and benefits. The business of work has changed. Some say the pandemic made a large impact on employee outlook and how we view the everyday work experience. Finding happiness in each day became paramount. This caused a mind shift in the …
If travel is one thing, it’s directions. Despite all the navigation technology we can wield in the palm of our hand, I still find myself “off the grid” in many of the areas my wife and I travel. When you set out on adventures to remote locations, you should know that you can’t always rely …
A growing trend among employers is programs designed to increase the volunteer efforts of employees. How successful are these programs? What’s the purpose of these programs? The answer is like so many others in business: it depends. Your volunteer program could be enhancing morale and aiding retention, or it could be turning employees off. It …
Last several years Mental Health has certainly been a hot-button topic…We at the TBC have seen our clients really take a hard look at how they can improve their offerings and improve awareness…today, I want to share with you some stats regarding what the industry is doing to help. These stats come from an industry …
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