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Healthier Families & Homes: How Consumer Product Companies Are Stepping up Chemical Safety

With all of the conversation in the Gulf and the health effects of humans and wildlife, toxicity is a growing concern among Americans. This article outlines some ways we can educate yourself about chemical safety in consumer products, and personal care products, for our families and in our homes.READ»

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Next Health: Better Office Health Through Employee's Diet

Moderation, schmoderation. Can Zoe Finch Totten's whole-foods-only wellness system attack companies' health-care costs through employees' stomachs?READ»

Employee Wellness is Necessary

Employee Wellness is one of the most vital investments that a corporation can make. Corporations that implement Employee Wellness programs are not only investing in the physical wellness, safety, and mental health of their staff members, but are also taking preventive measures by creating a healthier environment. READ»

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Would You Drink A Sexually Enhancing, Libido Boosting, Great Tasting, Energy Beverage?

The Pur3x Designer Beverage Club launches the world's first sexually enhancing, libido boosting, designer energy beverage. Loaded with some of the most powerful stimulants that been studied for decades, this product is sure to be an absolute sensation!READ»

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Why Pur3x Is Rated One Of The Top 3 Companies With Most Momentum In The Entire World

As anticipated, the Pur3x Designer Beverage Club launched January 31, 2010 and has immediately began their rapid climb towards the top of the energy drink industry. With top positions still available, Pur3x rates as one of the top 3 companies with most momentum in the entire world!READ»

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Stress in the Lives of Working Women

You are NOT alone!READ»

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Employee Health, Wellness-- No Longer Optional Benefit, but Strategic Imperative

When you develop and implement work+life flexibility strategies that help businesses operate and individuals manage their work+life fit, you run into many often baffling false beliefs.  Since the start of the recession, two of ...READ»

So, How Sustainable is the Wal-Mart Sustainability Index?

Wal-Mart is gathering data. The key question is “What for?”READ»

Six Levels of Sustainability: What You Be is What You Get (6) Constellation

"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»

P&G, Microsoft and Sustainability

P&G and Microsoft have both recently strongly committed themselves to "sustainability." P&G's Lafley saying: P&G’s commitment to sustainability is strategic. It is how our company conducts business. ...READ»

Can Walgreens Solve the Health-Care Crisis?

Walgreen Co., like many other companies that touch the medical industry, is eagerly eyeing the outcome of President Obama's health-care reform initiative. But no matter what happens in Washington, Walgreen wins. "Whatever ...READ»

Six Levels of Sustainability: (5) Coherence

 "Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»

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Six Levels of Sustainability: (4) Collaboration

"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»

Six Levels of Sustainability 3: Cooperation

"Sustainability" is not always sustainable. Simply, doing and describing what you do as sustainable does not make it so. For organizations (and us, personally!) to be sustainable in what we do, we have to be sustainable ...READ»

Six Levels of Sustainability 2: Conformity

Sometimes sustainability is unsustainableREAD»

Six Levels of Sustainability 1: Compliance

When sustainability is not sustainableREAD»

Sustaining Sustainability

Here at the headwaters of 2009 and the backwaters of the first decade of the 21st century I’ve got the crashing power chords of Rush in my head singing: “Changes aren’t permanent but change is.” Da da Da dum. Da da da ...READ»

Building a Better Performance Review

  For some reason, in the last few months, I and my firm, Interkannections have been involved a lot with performance management and feedback issues. Working with the leadership team of one company, we learned from them that most ...READ»

Sustainable Leadership: Resilience & Responsiveness

「勝って兜の緒を締めよ」(katte kabuto no o wo shime yo) When you win, it's time to tighten your helmet straps. So goes a proverb from the samurai. It relates to the practice of 残心 (zanshin), lingering awareness. ...READ»

Sustainable Leadership: Innovation & Implementation

  Innovation & Implementation is where the rubber hits the road. This is where your desire, commitment, accountability and discipline are put to the test. Innovation & Implementation is all about getting others to become ...READ»