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August 31, 2010

Congress and Childhood Cancer: A Mother's Fight

By The Honorable Deborah Pryce
Submitted by The Honorable D... on Tue, 2010-08-31 17:52
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When President Nixon declared war on cancer, I was a college student planning my future. Cancer was the furthest thing from my mind.  It was 1971 and the President signed the National Cancer Act into law, declaring, “I hope in the years ahead we will look back on this action today as the most significant action taken during my Administration.” 

 I never would have imagined that 25 years later, I would bear witness to my own 8-year-old daughter’s battle against cancer.

August 26, 2010

Honoring Brenda Barnes

By Vivian Steir Rabin and Carol Fishman Cohen
Submitted by Vivian Steir Rabin on Thu, 2010-08-26 10:30
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Like many, we’re saddened by Brenda Barnes’ recent decision to step-down as CEO of Sara Lee in order to focus on improving her health following a stroke in May.

August 16, 2010

Effect of Behavioral Health Disorders on Working Parents

By Kathryn Salisbury PhD and Lisa Furst LMSW
Submitted by Kathryn Salisbu... on Mon, 2010-08-16 10:51
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Jackie H., a busy professional working in the Wall Street area of Manhattan, knows all too well the stresses of balancing her career with her personal life.  She’s the mother of a young boy with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  

August 10, 2010

Now is the Best Time to Get the Best of Congress

By Jennifer Owens
Submitted by Jennifer Owens on Tue, 2010-08-10 10:41
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Paid parental leave, a stronger Family Medical Leave Act, mandated workplace flexibility ¬— these are just a few of the major family-friendly issues now under consideration in Congress.

August 08, 2010

The State of Pediatric Cancer Research Funding

By Eugenie Kleinerman M.D.
Submitted by Eugenie Kleiner... on Sun, 2010-08-08 21:00
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Today, close to 80 percent of children will survive pediatric cancer. However, there has been little to no increase in survival rates of childhood cancer in the last 20 years due to the lack of access to new cancer agents.

June 25, 2010

10 Tips: Social Media Mavenhood

By Simone Morris
Submitted by Simone Morris on Fri, 2010-06-25 12:48
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If you attended this year’s NALC Conference, run by Diversity Best Practices,  you’d undoubtedly agree that Social Media is bold and daring and here to stay as evidenced by the integration of tools like Twitter and Flip Cameras to engage the 400+ attendees.  In addition, conference keynote speaker Carlos Dominguez, SVP at Cisco, drove home the message that we cannot be idle and we need to be in the space.  Further supporting the hot trend and the need for higher education in this area, the pre-conference workshop on Social Media was sold out. 

June 24, 2010

Are You Unhappily Employed?

By Teressa Moore Griffin
Submitted by Teressa Moore G... on Thu, 2010-06-24 12:37
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A 2010 report released by The Conference Board says that American employees are increasingly unhappy—which they say is “a long-term trend that should be a red flag to employers.”  But it is also a wake-up call for employees who are experiencing increased workloads, ramped up stress and a lack of purpose?
Addressing this issue starts with two things: uncovering the lies you may be telling yourself keeping you in a job you despise and identifying the truths that will free you from anguish that is spilling over into everything else in your life.

June 23, 2010

Widows' Day

By Helen Jonsen
Submitted by Helen Jonsen on Wed, 2010-06-23 11:01
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12 countries celebrate June 23rd as International Widows Day and this year the push is to get the United Nations to do the same, to place a spotlight on the plight of 245 million widows worldwide,  especially those in the underserved world.

The facts are compelling.

June 21, 2010

Flexible Workplaces are Greener

By Jaime Leick
Submitted by Jaime Leick on Mon, 2010-06-21 10:29
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There’s a lot of focus on greening our workplaces.  From cutting paper and energy consumption to dedicated recycling efforts, companies are finding innovative ways to trim costs and limit environmental impact at the same time.

June 09, 2010

What Female Leaders Want

By Carrie Stringham
Submitted by Carrie Stringham on Wed, 2010-06-09 12:36
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You don’t have to look far to find books and articles with advice for females looking to climb the corporate ladder. Management experts, career coaches, and leadership gurus all have techniques, advice, and popular spins on how to make it to the top! It’s no surprise. Compelling reasons exist for company leaders to hire and retain women in executive-level positions. Organizational theorists have written about leadership strengths of women, which are perceived as different from the strengths of men.

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