By JayTitus
Or do they?
Please don’t get me wrong. I am a former college administrator who places an extremely high value on higher education. And as director of the advising team here at EdAssist, my primary role is to present higher education options to thousands of employees each year who are looking to advance their career. But the key word there is “options.” It doesn’t always have to be about the college degree.
By Solutions at Work Editor
One of the most popular videos making the rounds on computer screens this Mother’s Day is about moms supporting their kids toward Olympic gold. The heart-tugging images from Procter & Gamble’s “Best Job“ video show dedicated mothers up before sunrise, awakening sleepy children and driving them to pre-dawn sports practices, and then enjoying the spoils years later in the stands of the big games.
By LucyEnglish
Many organizations are embracing the paradigm of well-being as a useful way to bring previously disparate efforts together in one place, and to understand where there may be weak places in the organizations’ people support strategy.
While a model of well-being will vary from one workforce to the next, it is safe to say that satisfaction with personal life is a large part of well-being for all of us. In fact, satisfaction with personal life makes up 54% of well-being for a nationally representative group of full-time workers. Compare that with just 8% for health and wellness.
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By KimCallaway
“The kinds of actions that show genuine support are the same ones you’d want to show all your employees in treating them as whole people, with important aspects of life playing out beyond the bounds of work: Initiate and encourage dialogue with an open mind, address the individual needs of each employee, respect confidentiality, and be flexible and willing to engage in joint problem-solving while focusing on results that matter to you and to them.” This is quote from a recent article by Stew Friedman in Bloomberg, which included a brief discussion on how leaders can model behavior that truly supports employees’ well-being. As I reflect on my 30 year career, the impact of my supervisors on my well-being has been profound.
By Solutions at Work Editor

Like April rain and May blooms, college commencements are a mainstay of springtime. Thousands of new graduates will throw their caps in the air in 2012, some heading to graduate school, some pounding the pavement, and some entering the workforce for the first time.
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By Andrea Wicks Bowles
Human Resource professional are spending more time considering the concept of well-being. In fact, much is being written about it as an essential tool for considering how best to support the workforce.
One such article in HR Magazine/UK written by a Business School Professor from Leeds Univ. successfully outlines why this is important to organizations. The author says, “A strategic approach to well-being starts with the overall goals of the organization and an examination of the extent to which existing and proposed well-being initiatives can support the goals.”
His emphasis is on stress, health and employee wellness.
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By Susan Brenner
You could probably fill a small library with just business and “how to” books. It’s hard to imagine a work topic that hasn’t already been covered — including how to get along better with co-employees, how to improve as a manager, how to be a leader. But what if there’s a better way to learn about human relationships? What if life with your co-workers would improve if you just read a good novel?
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By LucyEnglish
Health and wellness make up a surprisingly small portion of overall well-being. In a national study of over 19,000 working adults*, it accounts for only 8% of overall well-being.
I have to say this came as a surprise to me. When I’m not well, it’s hard to focus on anything else.
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By Danroy "Dan" T. Henry

Ever since we started talking at Bright Horizons about the big payoffs of supporting the whole person by focusing on employee well-being, I’ve been regularly asked, “How do you make the case for delving more deeply into employees’ lives outside the office?” Their list of concerns: (more…)
By JayTitus

There was a time not too long ago when colleges and universities focused all of their energies on recruiting the graduating high school senior; An 18 year old who was starting their first degree program and planned to live on campus as a full time student. All of the colleges’ resources went in to putting together the best possible “campus experience,” for that type of student, which included huge investments in athletic facilities, residence halls, student activities, and even dining services. As a former Dean of Admissions myself, I know first-hand how much effort went into making college “feel like home” to those “traditional” students.
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