Productivity and time management expert Julie Morgenstern believes people can be grouped two ways when it comes to time management: Time realists and time optimists.
Time realists consider how long things take and what is going on in any given day. Time optimists are guided by what they hope to get done.
Topics: time management, scheduling, personal time, personal management, avoiding burnout, employee burnout, productivity
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the Departments) released their proposed rule regarding health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and other account-based group health plans. The DOL also issued a news release and fact sheet on the proposed rule.
Topics: HRAs, HRA, Qualified Small Employer HRA, QSE HRA, Compliance Advisor
An article in the Harvard Business Review suggests that the traits that make someone become a leader aren’t always the ones that make someone an effective leader. Instead, efficacy can be traced to ethicality. Here are a few tips to be an ethical leader.
Topics: leadership, workplace culture, creating culture, work environment, Feedback
Trying to decide which of the many employer-sponsored benefits out there to offer employees can leave an employer feeling lost in a confusing bowl of alphabet soup—HSA? FSA? DCAP? HRA? What does it mean if a benefit is “limited” or “post-deductible”? Which one is use-it-or-lose-it? Which one has a rollover? What are the limits on each benefit?—and so on.
Topics: Flexible Benefits, HRA, FSA, HSA, employee benefit plans
In a tight labor market, a candidate’s potential commute can make a job more or less attractive. HumanResources reports that a quarter of employees surveyed had left a job because of the commute. When looking at just Millennials, the number jumps to one third. Employees can be choosy, selecting a job that offers more of what they want, and that means less of a commute. Companies can work around this by offering transportation amenities, flexible scheduling or more remote working opportunities.
Topics: remote work, Millennials in the Workforce, commute, flexibility in the workplace
If something should happen to you or one of your employees today that required Long Term Care, do you, or they, have a choice in where the care is received?
Topics: Long-Term Care, long-term care insurance, Medicaid, employee benefits, long-term care benefits, senior care
The labor market is tighter than ever, so people in hiring capacities need to be ready to win potential workers from competitors.
Topics: Job Candidates, Job Interviews, recruiting, company culture, attracting talent
Social media and insurance brokers, a match made in heaven? Believe it or not, this dynamic duo is far from an oxymoron. In fact, claiming professional pages on social media channels is not only a common marketing tactic but a marketing best practice. Though people do not want to be actively sold to via social platforms, they are used to having relevant brand content mixed in with posts from their friends and family. So, how can you blend in with the best and provide a killer social experience? Follow these five tips for social media success:
Topics: social media, insurance brokers, Marketing
Aristotle was right when he said, “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Companies and politicians like to say that they’re transparent, when in fact, they’re often the opposite. And, as in nature, in the absence of facts, people will often fill their minds with what is perceived.
Topics: Transparency, workplace culture, company policy
Everybody knows that you shouldn’t drink and drive. However, not everyone knows that prescription drugs can also impair a person’s ability to drive, or operate machinery. Even if they do know, they may not think that the impairment is significant enough to warrant avoiding the activity. Interestingly, while drunk driving has decreased, driving while on prescription or illegal drugs has increased.
Topics: prescription drugs, Prescription Medication, Effects of Prescription Drugs
