Management

Poll: Social Life, Not Social Media, Is Work’s Biggest Distraction

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The ComPsych Poll – When at work, what is your biggest distraction?

Personal relationship issues: 22 percent

Co-workers who want to chat: 19 percent

Challenges with work relationships: 16 percent

Financial/legal problems: 15 percent

Child-related or care-giving issues: 11 percent

Personal health problems: 6 percent

Personal communications cellphone, email/instant messenger, social media: 4 percent

Other: 7 percent

Source: ComPsych

via Poll: Social Life, Not Social Media, Is Work’s Biggest Distraction – Featured Article – Workforce.

Aviva Update – 07.05.2012

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Aviva Plc, the U.K.’s second-biggest insurer by market value, plans to exit almost a third of its units to bolster capital reserves and limit the impact of further turmoil in the euro region.

The insurer plans to sell 16 non-core divisions including U.K. bulk-purchase annuities, its South Korean unit and some partnerships in Italy, the London-based firm said in a statement today. The company is aiming to bring its capital levels in line with other insurers to between 160 percent and 170 percent of reserves required by regulators from 140 percent today.

via Aviva to Exit a Third of Business as Insurer Boosts Capital – Insurance Networking News.

Why Good People Can’t Find Jobs – Part 2

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The sad truth is that it’s costly and risky to hire anyone to do anything, and “bankable projects” that might generate profit/require more labor are few and far between. The overhead costs for employees have skyrocketed. So even though the wages employees see on their paychecks have stagnated, the total compensation costs the employer pays have risen substantially.

via charles hugh smith-Dear Person Seeking a Job: Why I Can’t Hire You.

Go read this article.  There are quite a few insightful observations.