Submitted by: Allison Medica, Sr. Dir. of Benefits & Leave, HR
Stop! Collaborate! …and Listen! (Yes, I just plugged Vanilla Ice!) What you are about to read is about FOOD! Can I get an Amen? Who doesn’t love food? Who doesn’t love learning about food that’s both convenient and healthy for those on the go? What’d you say? You Googled this exact topic last night searching for an answer? You and half the population! At least once a day, I read on social media or overhear in our Company breakroom, people sharing their best practices and methodology for eating healthy. Whether you are male or female, grocery shop to cook more …
Submitted by: Nicole Byrnes, HR Manager Compliance & Audit
I’ve always been the kind of person who avoids exercise at all costs. Back in high school, I’d choose the weightlifting option in gym class while everyone else went to play indoor soccer. This decision was partially motivated by the fact that I could sit on the leg press machine for forty minutes doing absolutely nothing, and partially to avoid an inevitable indoor soccer injury (usually in the form of a broken nose). As I got older, it became much easier to avoid working out because of all the new excuses that adulthood brought to the table. I was always …
Submitted by: Jena Legler, Senior HR Generalist
Saving money doesn’t have to be hard! By using these 3 ways to save, you can plan and attain your savings goals. 3 ways to save: Create a Budget – The first step to saving money is to figure how much you are spending. There are a lot of websites that can help you get started, but my personal favorite is Mint.com. You’ll want to organize your spending into categories such as groceries, gas, and bills. Once you have an idea of what you’re spending in each category, you can begin to create a budget. Your budget should include how …
Submitted by: Collin Pike, HR Generalist
It has been over 13 months now since I last laced up my spikes. It is safe to say that I have officially ‘hung it up’ with my baseball career. I have transitioned from pitching a ball to a catcher to assisting in the resolution of a wide array of employee cases. To some, this transition may seem totally unrelated and independent of one another. In my eyes, these two worlds join forces in ways you may never have thought possible. This transition was an opportunity for me to apply everything baseball has taught me into the corporate world. The …
Submitted by: Jason Broce, Senior Director, Human Resources
Webster would define a goal as “the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or a desired result.” Prevailing wisdom would lend you that the best way to achieve our goals would be to set specific, measurable and actionable goals. For years, I approached my goals the same way. I’ve set goals for starting, for stopping; for being quicker; for slowing down; for earning more; for spending less; for health, fitness, productivity, and for simply doing more with less. I approached them all the same. I’ve succeeded a few, and failed at many. Eventually I realized that my …
Submitted by: Clay Hall, Human Resources Senior Manager
I’ve been with the Company for 4 ½ years now. I’ve had various roles in that time, but the one constant area of responsibility I’ve maintained throughout my tenure has been oversight of workers’ compensation and other lines of insurance held by the Company. The first reactions most people have when discussing insurance are that the subject is dry and boring. And, yes, I admit, there are elements of working with insurance claims that are indeed dry and boring. The prospect of keeping up multiple spreadsheets containing an endless stream of formulas, percentages, and other numbers-based data can drive a …
