( | ) BusinessInvesting in your workforce pays dividends The next time a workplace training session seems difficult to you, consider this: In August, USAA employees arrived at their Colorado Springs campus at 4:30 a.m. to be loaded on buses for Zero Day PT training. Large employers: USAA leads tops among large workplaces, employees cite bosses' stories USAA's 1,700 employees in Colorado have to admit their boss understands what it's like in the trenches. Medium employers: Physician Health Partners: Core values are more than words on a wall Physician Health Partners promotes its core values — adaptability, joyfulness, teamwork, balance, results, accountability and integrity — as more than just words on a wall. Small employers: Live Urban Real Estate chief creates cohesive workplace culture In a competitive, sales-driven work environment like a real estate office, how do you unite your employees? Jefferson Center CEO Hall keeps culture positive in period of change Harriet Hall's employees at Jefferson Center for Mental Health praise her ability to innovate and stay current on changes in health care. Craftsy CEO: Never mind the startup stylings, workers must be heard Like many young tech companies, Craftsy lures employees with toys and treats, from free coffee to Pac-Man and unlimited vacation. Faith-based WorldVenture meets unusual challenges of foreign ministry WorldVenture, a faith-based organization that sends international workers — or missionaries — to 64 countries, earned a Top Workplaces Special Award in Meaningfulness. Editor's note: Top managers think workers are valuable assets to be cultivated I've been lucky enough to hire three employees in the past 12 months. For most hiring managers, that number might not seem like a big deal. |
Top Workplaces 2014 (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post) top workplaces 2014Good Leaders: The best firms go to the mat When people talk about what makes a great workplace, perks hog the spotlight. But the tone the boss sets matters more, experts and workers agree. |
Top Workplaces 2013 Flights starting in Baltimore, 2 DC-area airports to re-open WASHINGTON (AP) — Flights are slowly starting at a Baltimore airport and two other airports in the Washington region are expected to re-open with limited flights Monday. |
Top Workplaces 2012 ( | ) Top Workplaces 2012The multigenerational workplace: Managing a workforce that is a mixture of young and old Energy analyst Pete Stark has been in the business for 43 years. At age 76, he's hoping to cut back a bit on the 12-hour days. But that's the only concession he's willing to make. The senior research director for Douglas County-based energy-information firm IHS Inc. sees no reason to pack it in. "I'm delighted that I'm still working," Stark said. |
(Andy Cross, The Denver Post) SportsOverland repeats as 5A state basketball champion, beating Eaglecrest Coach Danny Fisher, who won as a player with Hinkley in 1994 said, "It's way better as a coach" It's time to place Overland in Colorado history. The Trailblazers, who won their second consecutive Class 5A championship late Saturday night at the Coors Events Center, fended off nearby Aurora rival Eaglecrest 66-56.
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(AP) Speed the 150-year-old tortoise dies at San Diego Zoo SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of San Diego's oldest residents has died. The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat. |
Historian claims he has solved Italy's literary mystery ROME (AP) — An Italian historian claims he has solved of one of Italy's biggest literary mysteries: the true identity of author Elena Ferrante. Full Story |
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