18 February 2013

Tory Burch Great Advice

Tory Burch : Great Advice : Get Inspired | Tory Burch Foundation:
"WHEN STARTING A COMPANY YOU MUST...
Have a unique idea, absolute focus and the tenacity to follow through.
THE BEST BUSINESS ADVICE I'VE RECEIVED IS...
Always be transparent and straightforward.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE...
The importance of being an information gatherer and doing thorough research.
I LOVE WHAT I DO BECAUSE...
It's the perfect balance of being creative and entrepreneurial.
NEVER BE AFRAID OF...
Change. It's usually hard but often is essential.
MY GREATEST TALENT IS...
Recognizing talent in others and building a fantastic team. . . ."

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: When Employees Place Bets in the Workplace Dating Pool… | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. - JDSupra: " . . . A recent survey from Vault.comshowed that 59 percent of employees admitted to having engaged in a workplace romance, both in the form of a fling (23 percent of men, 15 percent of women) and a long-term, serious relationship (14.7 percent of men, 22.2 percent of women). The survey also suggested that nearly a third of all employees engaged in an actual “romantic encounter” (this is a family blog, folks) while at the office, with 4 percent being caught in the act. The most interesting stat to me, at least from a human resources (HR) standpoint, is that of those who have once had a workplace romance, 63 percent of those surveyed would do so again. At the same time, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that in the 2011 fiscal year, 11,364 charges of discrimination were filed alleging sex harassment. Granted, this was the lowest number since 1997, but still represents a significant percentage of the overall number of charges filed in this country. Since every charge filed costs the company in terms of time (and, more often than not, money), anything the company can do to limit the likelihood of a harassment claim should be considered, if not implemented. . . . " (Read more at the link above)


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