The 2012 HR Awards – Finalists

Cleveland State University Tracy Porter, college associate lecturer, Department of Management and Labor, and CSU SHRM Student Chapter co-adviser Tracy Porter is a college associate lecturer with the Department of Management and Labor at Cleveland State University. Involved in the academic and business community for more than 20 years, Porter has also taken on the […]

The 2012 HR Awards — Winner List

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS: AdvoCare Group Megan Busovicki, human resource manager Megan Busovicki has spent the last six of her nine years in the HR industry working for AdvoCare Group. As human resource manager — and the sole human resource staff member at the company — she has led a number of initiatives that have enhanced the […]

Saying what you mean: How being direct can impact your business

Deborah, an executive in the consumer products industry, was asked by her boss to conduct an internal assessment of one of the company’s programs. She uncovered some potentially serious issues and was careful to address each one in the report she prepared. A few days after she submitted it, her boss called her into his […]

A matter of perspective: Focus on what matters most

Are we grateful for the things we have? Are we grateful that we live in a country where the government can’t seize our businesses, where there’s no threat of rebellion and where we can go home to the comforts of our modern homes? Many people in the world don’t have any of those luxuries. Some […]

No matter how hard or fast you work, there’s just not enough time

A recent survey by Right Management reported that just one in five employees take an actual lunch break. The rest eat at their desk or skip lunch completely. This came as no surprise, especially considering how busy all of the executives with whom I speak say they and their employees are. For those who fall […]