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		Motivation, One More Time - The Consulting Team What is a savvy manager who wants to motivate his team to do? How do you keep your staff motivated in challenging times? Is social networking motivational? This article provides insight into these and other critical motivational issues. (1387 words)
		Health and Benefit Choices for Realtors and Self-Employed Entrepreneurs Realtors, like other self-employed entrepreneurs, need to pay attention to their own health and benefit choices. They have the luxury of choosing what fits their needs best, but need to pay attention, since no one is going to do it for them. This article discusses a summary of important considerations for realtors (and other entrepreneurs). (870 words)
		Stop The Healthcare Insanity For the past 25 years business leaders, CEOs, and CFOs have become increasingly concerned with the impact of the price of healthcare on their often non-healthcare related businesses. If the definition of insanity is: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a new or different result... then, we, as a society, have been guilty of healthcare insanity. We cannot afford the cost of continued insanity. The Rx for this insanity is to do something different. This article explains the signs of healthcare -- and health insurance benefit -- insanity, and presents a new Rx for stopping this insanity. (2331 words)
		Open Enrollment Time Again. Is it time for Consumer-Driven Healthcare? It is that time again, where you get to choose or reconfirm your choice in medical benefits if you are one of the lucky ones that has medical benefits where you work. Employers may offer incentives for the plans they feel will be most cost effective. In the end, you need to choose what works best for your philosophy, budget and overall health history. Some companies will be talking about consumer-driven healthcare. It sounds like healthcare that consumers really want, right? But for the most part it is healthcare with high deductibles and lower premiums. Knowing what it really is and how it will affect you personally, and if you run a business, professionally is important. (1516 words)
		Right Place, Right Time: Healthcare 2006 It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. When you look at healthcare trends in the US, most of us might think that this is the worst of times. Healthcare costs increases continue to outpace inflation with no end in sight. On the other hand, never before has the American public been more aware of the importance of healthcare and the fragile nature of employee benefits. (1435 words)
		Healthcare Implosion: Healthcare Co-Dependency As Dave Lazarus has written in the San Francisco Chronicle, a healthcare implosion is in the works, with GM's union negotiation being one more visible piece of the implosion. Pieces of the health care funding are being taken apart, and there are other significant concerns. This article addresses these issues. (1161 words)
		Capitalizing on Demographic Trends: Aging Baby Boomers America's workplace is aging, and many experts have suggested this is a problem. With aging workers, healthcare costs can be significantly higher than for younger workers. However, older workers often are a good talent value for their salary dollar. When you hear benefit consultants lamenting the cost of older workers' benefits, and suggesting that older workers are costly, you may choose to think again. In many cases they are a bargain, in spite of their benefit costs. (1237 words)
		Strategies for Helping Overweight Children Childhood obesity is making the papers. The numbers are up. Is it any wonder? Phys ed classes are unavailable or ineffective in many schools. Kids spend hours in front of computers, and their neighborhoods are unsafe. Here are some strategies for growing strong, healthy, mentally and emotionally stable kids. (1471 words)