Mary Lynn Fayoumi
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The risks to businesses of quiet firingOct 19, 2022 1:00 am - While "quiet quitting" has been getting loads of media attention in recent months (see my column of Aug. 24), another workplace trend which also originated on TikTok is ...
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The rewards of serving others and how employers can harness the benefitsSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - All eyes have been on the United Kingdom since the passing of their beloved Queen Elizabeth II. Like millions around the globe, I've marveled at her plethora of accompli...
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Employers respond to #QuietQuittingAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - Lately, a new workplace issue is receiving loads of media attention. The social media platform TikTok, has spread the word with almost 4 million videos from people shari...
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Encourage employees to take a breakJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - As the famous lyrics from George Gershwin's classic assert, "Summertime, and the livin' is easy." Summer, as he suggests, is the perfect season to take a break from the...
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The employment pendulum may be swinging again toward employersJun 29, 2022 1:00 am - For the past year, employers have been feeling the impact of The Great Resignation. From dealing with unwelcome employee turnover to responding to competitive compensati...
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Creating a better normalJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - I just returned from a professional convention with well over 1,000 attendees. Spending time at events like this used to be a normal part of my job. I'm an extrovert by...
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Employers: Flexibility or bustApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - There is nothing new about people wanting to have their own way. Sinatra sang about doing it "My Way" back in the 1960s, and in the 1970s Burger King built their brand ...
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The changing definition of the workplaceMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Ever since my first teenage jobs (including a gig detasseling corn - a story for another day), work had always been associated with a particular physical space. And for...
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Please stay just a little bit longerFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Once upon a time a couple of decades ago, I wrote an article titled, "It Takes More than Turkey." If the title doesn't make much sense, you're too young to remember the...
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This is the time to make a moveJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - This year hasn't started out exactly the way we planned. The omicron variant has refueled the pandemic, many of our co-workers, family and friends are fighting the viru...