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CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.09.03
BARBARA KRECIC
1
The Beauty of Mathematics — a Presentation
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.09.02
ROBERT SCHEPENS
2
Are You Hiring and Breeding Greedy and Selfish Employees?
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.09.01
BILL WALLACE
3
Give Credit Where Credit is Due
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.08.31
BARBARA KRECIC
4
The Buck Starts and Stops with the Face of the Mirror — Employee Morale
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.08.30
ROBERT SCHEPENS
5
Reacting to Economic “News”
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.08.26
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
6
Joseph William Briggs, “City Delivery Pioneer” of Mail
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.08.25
BARBARA KRECIC
7
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.08.24
BARBARA KRECIC
8
WARNING: Ohio’s BWC Drug Free Safety Program May be Hazardous to Your Company’s Health!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.08.23
RACHEL STEFAN
9
Integrity
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.08.20
BARBARA KRECIC
10
Grilled Pizza
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.08.19
ROBERT SCHEPENS
11
“Purpose” — Thank You Michael Blumenthal and Victor Hugo
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.08.18
ROBERT SCHEPENS
12
Dr. Laura’s Stunt: How Does This Relate to Employment?
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.08.13
A GUEST WRITER
13
Catch a Falling Star
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.08.13
BRIAN WILSON
14
Summertime Prank
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.08.11
ROBERT SCHEPENS
15
4 or 12 Inches from Your Nose — You Can be a Genius
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.08.10
PAMELA GLOWSKI
16
Managed Response: The Aspirin for Your Headache
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.08.10
JON HYMAN
17
Do You Know What Triggers the Duty of Reasonable Accommodation?
CATEGORY › BLUE COLLAR WORKPLACE
2010.08.09
BARBARA KRECIC
18
Customize Your Resume — No Generic Ones!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.08.05
BARBARA KRECIC
19
BP and Your Job Search
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.08.04
ROBERT SCHEPENS
20
NE Ohio Leads Nation in Manufacturing Jobs COMEBACK! (WE Don’t Need LBJ!)
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.07.30
ROBERT SCHEPENS
21
Guide to Romance and Sexual Harassment at Work (From PunkRockHR)
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.07.30
ROBERT SCHEPENS
22
Illusions
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.07.29
RACHEL STEFAN
23
Back to School!
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.07.28
NICK FISHMAN
24
Is Continuous Employment Screening on the Rise?
CATEGORY › BLUE COLLAR WORKPLACE
2010.07.28
BARBARA KRECIC
25
Standing out from the Crowd
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.07.26
BRANDI GERS
26
Ohio Workers Comp Premiums: When Processing Paperwork Isn’t Enough
CATEGORY › BLUE COLLAR WORKPLACE
2010.07.23
BARBARA KRECIC
27
Extended Benefits: “Yeah! Now, here’s what you do.…”
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.07.21
ROBERT SCHEPENS
28
Open Position: Product Compliance Specialist (Subject Matter Expert)
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.07.20
JEFF NISCHWITZ
29
What the Customer Wants (Really)
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.07.19
STEVEN P. DLOTT
30
Case Study: The Three Bears and Defending a Workers’ Compensation Claim
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.07.16
ROBERT SCHEPENS
31
Improve Your Life. Be an Eagle (A True Story) — Thanks to Harvey Mackay
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.07.16
ROBERT SCHEPENS
32
He Blew the Opportunity
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.07.14
ROBERT SCHEPENS
33
Federal Do NOT Call List for Cell Phones! (This is real)
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.07.13
PAMELA GLOWSKI
34
Oh Lebron … Who is Giving You Job Advice?
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.07.13
BRIAN WILSON
35
The Pranksta
CATEGORY › BLUE COLLAR WORKPLACE
2010.07.13
BARBARA KRECIC
36
Dressing for That Interview
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.07.12
BILL WALLACE
37
If 6 was 9
CATEGORY › BLUE COLLAR WORKPLACE
2010.07.08
BARBARA KRECIC
38
How to Choose an Employment Service for Your Job Search
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.07.07
ROBERT SCHEPENS
39
Factory Employers Can’t Find Qualified Workers: Causes Found!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.07.02
BARBARA KRECIC
40
Discriminated Because of Unemployment?
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.30
PAMELA GLOWSKI
41
“I Set the Tone”
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.29
ROBERT SCHEPENS
42
How To Hire. The Great Workplace 2.0
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.29
BARBARA KRECIC
43
OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program in Effect
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.28
BILL WALLACE
44
I GOT THE POWER!
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.06.28
ROBERT SCHEPENS
45
“People are our most VALUABLE asset!” (Gentlemen, Start Your Bidding for the People LOTS!!!)
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.27
BARBARA KRECIC
46
Little Me
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.23
BARBARA KRECIC
47
Ohio Supreme Court decides on mandatory pregnancy/maternity leave
CATEGORY › BLUE COLLAR WORKPLACE
2010.06.23
ROBERT SCHEPENS
48
How To Kill A Blue Collar Interview
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.22
GREG HALL
49
The Most Important Part of Your Job Hunt
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.21
BARBARA KRECIC
50
Don’t Bring Your Pals to the Interview!
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.17
ROBERT SCHEPENS
51
Collaboration in The Great Workplace 2.0: A Blues Jam!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.17
RACHEL STEFAN
52
The Balancing Act — What Are Your Children Doing Now?
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.06.15
PAMELA GLOWSKI
53
“They will NEVER forget how you made them feel.”
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.06.15
BILL WALLACE
54
The Abacus — Paying it Forward
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.14
SUSIE SHARP
55
25 Down and Dirty Tips for “New Grad” Job Seekers
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.06.10
BRIAN WILSON
56
The Pranksta — Who Did That?
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.06.09
DON BURKLEY
57
True Colors in Social Media
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.09
ROBERT SCHEPENS
58
The Great Workplace 2.0: “The Mission Statement Is DEAD. Long Live PURPOSE.”
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.09
BARBARA KRECIC
59
The Hive — “They won’t retire, they can’t afford it!”
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.08
ROBERT SCHEPENS
60
“Participant” in The Great Workplace 2.0, Defined.
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.08
PAMELA GLOWSKI
61
Quality Time
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.06.03
ROBERT SCHEPENS
62
The Great Workplace 2.0. The New Model of Great Places To Work
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.03
BARBARA KRECIC
63
No You Didn’t — Email a Resume?
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.06.02
JOY TURNER
64
The Gatekeeper
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.06.01
BILL WALLACE
65
The Abacus — A Love Affair Revealed
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.28
PAMELA GLOWSKI
66
Memorial Day … Coming Together
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.05.28
BRIAN WILSON
67
The Pranksta — Memorial Day
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.28
BARBARA KRECIC
68
Memorial Day 2010 Peace Be With You All
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.05.27
PAMELA GLOWSKI
69
The Secret is in the PLAN!
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.26
ROBERT SCHEPENS
70
The Great Workplace 2.0 Attributes: Your Company Can Achieve Excellence!
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.26
BARBARA KRECIC
71
The Hive — Inclusion or Exclusion
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.25
ROBERT SCHEPENS
72
Hiring the RIGHT Way, Made Simple, But Not Too Simple.
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.25
BILL WALLACE
73
The Abacus — Unpredictable Revenue Streams
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.05.24
BARBARA KRECIC
74
Breaking News: Offshore Wind Partnership
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.05.21
BRIAN WILSON
75
The Pranksta for May
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.05.20
RACHEL STEFAN
76
The Balancing Act — Child Care Providers
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.19
MICHELLE METRO
77
Is it Really That Easy to Find the Perfect Candidate for That Job?
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.18
ROBERT SCHEPENS
78
Top 4 (mis-) Challenges for HR in 2010?
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.05.18
PAMELA GLOWSKI
79
“Been There, Done That … Now I’ll Show You How You Can, too!”
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.05.14
BARBARA KRECIC
80
The Hive is Dead
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2010.05.13
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
81
Al Gross, Cleveland Inventor of the Walkie-Talkie
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.13
BILL WALLACE
82
The Abacus — Establishing a Bottom Line / Profit First
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.12
BARBARA KRECIC
83
Think Before You Ink!
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.05.11
ROBERT SCHEPENS
84
Unemployment Numbers. They are Up, Down, Sideways. Who Cares!
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.05.06
BARBARA KRECIC
85
The Sandwich Generation
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.05.05
ROBERT SCHEPENS
86
The Question of MONEY $ in an Interview
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.05.04
BARBARA KRECIC
87
The Handshake
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.28
RACHEL STEFAN
88
The Balancing Act
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.04.28
BARBARA KRECIC
89
Being Positive is BAD
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.04.27
BILL WALLACE
90
The Abacus
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.04.26
ROBERT SCHEPENS
91
Human Resource Manager (Make an IMPACT!)+
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.04.23
BRIAN WILSON
92
From the Pranksta
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.22
ROBERT SCHEPENS
93
Be Wary of the Man Selling Career “Snake Oil”
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.21
ROBERT SCHEPENS
94
Why You Are Not Getting Hired
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.04.21
JOHN DAVID SIDLEY
95
Walk it Off!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.20
LAURA WILLIAMS
96
The KISS Principal for Working Parents
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.15
JOHN DAVID SIDLEY
97
Say NO to YES!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.14
KRISTEN BURKLEY
98
Career, Marriage & Kids … A Big Juggling Act
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.04.13
ROBERT SCHEPENS
99
Onboarding Is Not Just a Fancy Term
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.04.08
BARBARA KRECIC
100
Commentary: Ohio’s BWC New Drug Free Program
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.04.08
KIM HEMMINGER
101
Simplify Your Strategy to Wellness!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.04.07
DON HERMANN
102
The Role and Goals of the Interviewer
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.04.06
BARBARA KRECIC
103
Ohio’s Drug Free Workplace Program Ends June 30, 2010
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.04.06
JEFF NISCHWITZ
104
Networking: The How To. Relationships. Giving, and More…
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.29
BARBARA KRECIC
105
Will I Lose My Unemployment Benefits?
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.28
BARBARA KRECIC
106
Will Bad Credit Block That Job? Check it First!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.28
A GUEST WRITER
107
It’s All-Relative: The Blue Collar Interview Versus the White Collar Interview
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.28
ROBERT SCHEPENS
108
Ways to Handle Unemployment and Feeling Lousy
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.28
ROBERT SCHEPENS
109
The Great Workplace (2.0): How and Why A Company 1/3 Your Size Is Going to Have Your Marketplace for Lunch.
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.24
ROBERT SCHEPENS
110
NO CELL PHONES for Interviews!!!
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.23
ROBERT SCHEPENS
111
The Role of Human Resources in The Great Workplace 2.0
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.23
BARBARA KRECIC
112
Welcome to The Great Workplace
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.03.22
A GUEST WRITER
113
The Taser, a Husband’s Loving Gift
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.17
RACHEL STEFAN
114
Do You Work in a Sandbox?
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.03.17
BARBARA KRECIC
115
Share Your Stories…
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.17
ROBERT SCHEPENS
116
How to Absolutely Pass Any Drug Test! (And Get the Job You Really Want)
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.17
ROBERT SCHEPENS
117
No REALLY … the Interview ISN’T About YOU!
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.17
ROBERT SCHEPENS
118
Little Kings We Are (Part 1)
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.17
ROBERT SCHEPENS
119
CSI: Career Scene Investigation, or, How to Solve the Recruiting Case by Being the Best Person for the Job!
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.03.16
ROBERT SCHEPENS
120
Here Are a Few Examples of Situations We Found on Our Own
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.13
ROBERT SCHEPENS
121
Wisdom
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.12
JULIE LARICHE
122
Nine Year Old Boy Hero
CATEGORY › FROM OUR PARTNERS
2010.03.10
MCMS
123
So Exactly What is an EAP (a Tool to Increase Workforce Productivity)?
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.10
ROBERT SCHEPENS
124
What Color is Your Collar?
CATEGORY › FROM OUR PARTNERS
2010.03.10
NICK FISHMAN
125
Background Checks in a Tight Economy
CATEGORY › FROM OUR PARTNERS
2010.03.10
SETH BRISKIN
126
Employee Free Choice Act — What is it and Where Does it Stand?
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.09
ROBERT SCHEPENS
127
I’m Tired of “Experts” (They Are Not)
CATEGORY › THE WORKFARCE
2010.03.08
BARBARA KRECIC
128
Wierdest Job Seeker Stunts
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.08
BARBARA KRECIC
129
It is a Full Time Job Looking for a Job, Isn’t it?
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.08
ROBERT SCHEPENS
130
Welcome to Work Is Good ®
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.08
ROBERT SCHEPENS
131
How The Great Workplace 2.0 Hires THE BEST PEOPLE
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.08
MARTI DOUGLAS
132
Water: Every Drop Counts
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.08
ROBERT SCHEPENS
133
How NOT to Create an Employment “Brand” for Your Company
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.08
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
134
The Zipper Got Its Official Name in Akron, Ohio
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.08
SUSAN PALMENTERA
135
Cleavage, Belly Buttons, and Baggy Pants
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.03.05
ROBERT SCHEPENS
136
I Had a Client…
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.05
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
137
Be Professional, Even if it is Casual Friday!
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.04
ROBERT SCHEPENS
138
Get the Job: Hit THEIR Goals. Forget About Yours.
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.04
ROBERT SCHEPENS
139
What to Look For On A Resume
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.04
KRISTEN VAN SICKLER
140
Can You Recover From a Career Sacrifice?
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.03.03
ROBERT SCHEPENS
141
240 Resumes Received. Do You Think HR Reads Them All?
CATEGORY › WORK IS GOOD
2010.03.02
KATHY DUCHARME
142
Should I Apply for That Opening I saw on the Job Board When I Don’t Have Everything They Are Asking for?
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.02.16
ROBERT SCHEPENS
143
The Great Workplace 2.0 Attributes
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2010.01.25
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
144
North East Ohio Salt Mines Are Big Time Producers
CATEGORY › THE GREAT WORKPLACE
2010.01.17
EXPERT GUEST WRITERS
145
The Platinum Rule for Small Business Mastery, Authors: Ron Finklestein, Dr. Tony Alessandra, Scott Michael Zimmerman
CATEGORY › COMMUNITY SOAPBOX
2010.01.13
ROBERT SCHEPENS
146
A Message to the “Kids” in Business: We’re Sticking Around for Awhile
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
147
The Creation of Mr. Coffee, Vincent Marotta, Sr.
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
148
The IX Center, One of the Biggest Indoor Convention Centers in the Universe
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
149
Cleveland Public Library is Third Largest Library in the Nation
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
150
The Twins Day Festival
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
151
Clarence Crane and the Creation of Life Savers Candy
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
152
Pezamania, the Largest Gathering of PEZ Collectors Worldwide Happens in Cleveland Every Year
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.29
KENDALL EMBRESCIA
153
The National Air Races Days of Cleveland, 1929-1949
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.28
LAURA WILLIAMS
154
Handling Promotions and Raises
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.06.01
DON HERMANN
155
First Steps in Transitioning out of the Military
CATEGORY › A JOB NEAR HOME
2009.05.13
MARTI DOUGLAS
156
Ecology Starts with You
