Holacracy has been key to generating and implementing ideas at Zappos, organizational designer John Bunch says. Bunch discusses how holacracy supports creativity and autonomy through decentralized management, in which people belong to different work circles and contribute to multiple projects. Workforce online (3/29)
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Vision care has become a must-have employee benefit Vision care is among the Affordable Care Act's essential benefits and it has become a must-have in employer benefit packages, experts said. Peter DeBellis of Bersin by Deloitte said the benefits trio of health, dental and vision has a high participation rate and vision plays a role in many chronic health problems. Workforce online (3/27)
The HR Leader
Next time you critique, try questions and appreciation Leaders can make their criticism more constructive by phrasing it as a question or by showing appreciation for someone's initiative, writes executive coach Hanna Hart. "Even if you feel quite certain of your critique, it is more respectful and positive to practice curiosity," she writes. Forbes (3/26)
Australian blogger Karen Alpert became frustrated with her husband's lack of help with chores and sent him to the grocery with a list of items including 3% milk, unsour cream, fat-free hummus and diet Diet Coke. Alpert turned off her phone so her husband could not contact her once he was at the store. Yahoo (3/28)
Take a limitation and turn it into an opportunity. Take an opportunity and turn it into an adventure by dreaming BIG!
Jo Franz, author and speaker living with multiple sclerosis
