While my employer didn’t celebrate “Take Your Dog to Work Day” on June 20, several studies have found that dogs in the workplace reduce stress for their owners and make coworkers’ days more enjoyable. (Full disclosure: I’ve been known to sneak a dog into work.) Think of them as furry stress-relief balls. Stress is a
Read more →The personal-finance website WalletHub recently unveiled its rankings of the safest U.S. states, based on 26 metrics that include crime, traffic accidents, climate disasters and workplace safety. Based on its composite score, Massachusetts ranks No. 1 on the list (although it ranks fifth in workplace safety). New Hampshire – which ranks first in workplace safety
Read more →Ban Carpenter Your boss’s opinion isn’t the only one that matters in achieving professional success. Here are several tactics to help you develop rapport with all of your colleagues. Like most employees, you probably spend a lot of your time thinking about how to impress the boss. Whether it’s getting that big project turned in
Read more →Nearly 80 percent of military personnel suffering from mild brain trauma suffered moderate to severe overall disability within a year after injury. Explosions are the most-common cause of traumatic brain injuries in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that military
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