Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Gallup\’s new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. In other words, about one in eight workers — roughly 180 million employees in the countries studied — are psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations.
via Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work.
No surprises here.
On September 9, 2013, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) was notified of seven patients with severe acute hepatitis and fulminant liver failure of unknown etiology. Patients were previously healthy and sought medical care during May-September 2013. Clinicians reported that the seven patients had all used OxyELITE Pro, a dietary supplement marketed for weight loss and muscle gain, before illness onset.
Oops.
Only 36 percent of paid work activities bring American parents meaning, compared to 62 percent of child care duties; paid work is “very tiring” 5 percent of the time, while child care is exhausting 12 percent of the time.
via Pew study on modern American family: Moms still do more child care..
Guess it’s been that kind of day for finding these kinds of articles.
The other side of passion. Must read!
Passion doesn’t always mean profession. | The Cynical Girl.
Nice to see others who think like I do. Don’t confuse passion with profession. You can be very, very good at what you do. You can make tons of money (or not). But you don’t have to be passionate about your profession. You just have to like it a lot.
One of the definitions of passion is ” strong and barely controllable emotion”. If you feel that way about your profession, that’s wonderful.
If not, then welcome to reality for the majority.
Applications could include military battle, but while the common person feels slightly frightened just looking at this incredible creature running in an empty parking lot with no murderous motives, the sight of this smoking steel robot bounding toward a target with the intent to kill would be absolutely horrifying.
via Robot on Four Legs Gallops Like a Gazelle (Video).
Star Wars anyone? You have to watch this video.
When the scientists figure out how make this thing underwrite, we’re all toast.
Studies suggest that peer pressure from social media plays a significant role in eating disorders. A 2011 study at the University of Haifa found that adolescent girls who spent the most time using Facebook had a greater chance of developing a negative body image and an eating disorder.
via Social media fuel dangerous weight-loss goal » The Commercial Appeal.
Multitasking Makes Managers Less Thoughtful – Gretchen Gavett – Harvard Business Review.
Link for the source article below.
I hesitated before posting this link. The headline grabs your attention, no? It got my attention for sure. Maybe, just maybe there’s hope for our economy and jobs crisis from the demographics. Then I read the following sentence:
For the purpose of the study, ADP assumed that the average retirement age was 61. Researchers concluded that in many industries, individuals will retire at 61 despite theories suggesting otherwise.
Not gonna happen. Period.
via 18% of the workforce could retire within five years | LifeHealthPro.
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