The US unemployment rate declined slightly to 3.5% on better-than-expected hiring in July, with nonfarm payrolls increasing 528,000 in a sign of strength for the nation's job market, according to Labor Department data. Wages continued to grow, with hourly earnings up 0.5% from June and 5.2% compared to a year earlier.
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Companies can become more attractive to talented employees by providing mentoring, opportunities to develop new skills and gain promotions, or ways to change the pace of work for those nearing retirement, writes Dave Coffaro. "A mindful approach to capitalizing on team members' ability to contribute in a different way than people who are earlier in their career creates talent-sharing opportunities that often are overlooked," Coffaro writes.
Not getting enough sleep can show on your face in the form of bags under your eyes, thinning hair from a lack of collagen and puffiness from dilated blood vessels, researchers say. Get a good night's sleep by keeping a regular sleep schedule, even on weekends, and limiting things such as naps, alcohol and caffeine, experts say.
Outside-the-box thinking in employee benefit design may help employers recruit and retain people in a challenging workforce environment. Depending on staff needs, added benefits such as adoption assistance, financial planning help, continuing education, summer scheduling flexibility, paid time off to volunteer, flexible holiday time and reimbursement for gym memberships are ideas to consider.
Bold moves in your career can be challenging if you are already feeling burned out as a result of competing personal and professional priorities, writes speaker and author Christie Hunter Arscott. The solution lies "in getting smarter around the needs, expectations, and desires of those who matter to you and have a stake in your career and time and energy investments to produce the best returns," Arscott writes.
I believe it. I know I need better sleep. I can’t function otherwise. My body feels sluggish and I struggle to focus and take in information. I am more prone to rush on projects and be less patient with folks.
Worse, I make terrible food decisions. I’ll find myself in the kitchen, half awake and blurry-eyed, noshing on last night’s spaghetti -- or the Pringles and mini Heath bars that the roommate brought home -- while I wait for my coffee to brew. It’s awful.
That’s what bad sleep does, though. It turns you into a snarly, foggy-headed, junk-food hunting Grendel. I’m determined to do better. I’m tired of being tired.
What about you? How are you making sure you get good sleep? Do you have a sleep routine? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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