My long-time friend, BL Ochman, and biz partner have just launched a very cool website, starting with a blog. PawFun. We’re going to be able to order tee shirts with photos of our pets on it. The blog site right now has a caption contest, which is great fun, but what struck my eye was [...]
Michael Ewing is a highly energetic six-year-old boy. At first glance, you would think he is a typical, average child. He loves to climb, to run, and to jump.
Unfortunately, Michael does not know when these activities are safe for him to do and when they are not safe. You see, [...]
As webmaster for 4 Paws for Ability, I just uploaded two new inspirational stories. One of them comes from New Zealand, where a new service dog made all the difference in a little girl’s life.
Then I realized that in just the last few months we had four stories, with pictures, of children and their [...]
Linnea and Leif Brendtro When my husband and I set out to raise a family, we never dreamed that we would be parents to special needs children. It is not very often that families have a special needs child. It is even less often when a family has two children with special needs, but [...]
Goodyear’s Goodwill store, to open Friday, October 24, is truly looking out for the community. In addition to bargain merchandise (on a 26,000 sq ft floor), it will offer a coffee bar and career center.
Housing the Southwest Valley’s first career center, it’s open to anyone needing job-hunting help. This includes free computers with Internet access, [...]
Ann Handley, one of my heroes, just blogged about something significant. To her. And to many others.
A week or so after she visited a dermatologist, she “got a flimsy white postcard in the mail from the doctor’s office. On it were three pre-printed options with open boxes next to them, and one was checked off: [...]
Publicity Hound, Joan Stewart discovered a brilliant way to help business people understand social networking while still having a life: On November 6, she’ll be interviewing my friend and colleague, BL Ochman at a teleseminar called “How to do Social Networking, Run a Business & Still Have a Life.”
Join Joan on November 6 for a [...]
Nephew Jeremiah Williams married Madi Makinster on September 27, and I got a few (I promise) of the almost 700 pictures shot by brother David Crook. They were married at Jeremiah’s family home in Mossyrock, Washington on a perfect September day.
First, here are a few special shots:
And following are two slide shows:
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By Guest Columnist Anne Caldwell
President, Outsourcing Solutions
How to Avoid Employee Burnout
Helping employees keep their work fresh is another way to avoid burnout. Meeting with staff on a quarterly basis and giving them the opportunity to trade some functions not only keeps them from being bored, it creates a cross- trained pool that can be useful [...]
By Guest Columnist Anne Caldwell
President, Outsourcing Solutions
In a job market like the current one, attracting and retaining the best help is challenging. The key to finding and keeping good employees is creating an environment in which they would want to work.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Start by providing a benefits package that is comprehensive. There are many [...]
