With working parents, busy schedules, and stress, parents are constantly faced with the dilemma of finding childcare. For some, hiring a nanny to provide care in the home becomes the best option. Many opt out of using a professional nanny service due to added costs, and instead hire a nanny directly. If you don’t consider the exposures caused by employing a nanny or household staff, you may be putting yourself at greater risk.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Tony Tranquill, President & CEO of Wayne Pipe & Supply, Inc. We hope you enjoy Tony’s wisdom and perspective.

“…mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear…” - John Wooden, A Game Plan for Life

I was a freshman student attending Auburn University, thrust into an engineering co-op role with a fitness manufacturing company. The Vice President of our company was an Alabama graduate and a former student under Jack Welch’s management training program at General Electric. Despite the never-ending bantering that took place between us about the Alabama vs. Auburn football rivalry, the V.P. took me under his wing and began to mentor me in ways I didn’t even realize until much later in life.

While many of us think of Memorial Day as the start of summer, it most importantly is a day to remember those who died in active military service.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Matt Kelly, a senior manager at Plante Moran. We hope you enjoy Matt’s wisdom and perspective.

The world is changing faster than ever. Technology is affecting the way people interact, do business, and grow relationships. And although we’re quick to think about the ramifications of these changes on things like meeting customer needs and keeping up with the competition, one area that’s often overlooked is talent development.

The growth and development of staff is critical to the success of any organization. So ask yourself: is my organization equipped to handle the needs and wishes of our staff amid this constant technological change? And, if not, what are you going to do about it? Here are a few things to consider in order to be more agile in developing your staff.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Kevin LaCroix, attorney and Executive Vice President, RT ProExec. We hope you enjoy Kevin's wisdom and perspective.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Kevin Brozovich, Founder and Chief People Officer at HRM Innovations. We hope you enjoy Kevin’s wisdom and perspective.

We hosted What’s The Risk: The Impact Of Technology On The Employee Experience on May 10, 2018 at Notre Dame - South Bend and on May 11, 2018 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort Wayne. Our speakers were phenomenal and our audience took away a lot of valuable information from their presentations. One common topic among all the presenters was the rising technology expectations from employees.

National Women's Health Week (NWHW) kicks off on Mother's Day. Led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health, this is an initiative to encourage all women to make their health a priority and build positive habits for life. To improve your physical and mental wellbeing NWHW encourages you to:

“There is no education like adversity.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli

Things have come easier for one of my sons over much of his life. If you’re a parent with multiple children, I’m sure you can relate. I’d say he’s at least a "B+" at most anything he tries and when he works at, he gets himself into the "A" zone. That's one of the things I respect about him. In spite of a natural ease he often seems to have, he also applies himself diligently, rarely giving less than a 100% effort.

Things didn’t go his way at school recently. He unexpectedly lost a close election for President of his class. This is a role he’s held for three years. And the resulting musical chairs for the general student council left him without a seat. While I would never wish it upon him, and was rooting for him all the way, I know this loss will carry with it a much greater return than another victory would have.

What we learn about ourselves when the chips are down far outweighs anything we get while riding high. And those lessons learned or missed follow us into adulthood where grit, resilience, and perseverance seem to be in short supply these days.