work-life column archive
Dr. Swanberg writes a work-life column for Business Lexington and contributes to the Lane Report, two of Kentucky's premier business publications. We have archived her articles here for your convenience.
archived articles
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May 2010: Leveraging the WEG requires flexible thinking
February 2010: Businesses find benefits in volunteering: Events like the WEG can bring free growth opportunities
February 2010: Innovation on a dime: Businesses reap large rewards for little to no cost
September 2009: Workers with aging parents need resources, flexibility
August 2009: 40 KY Businesses Recognized for Workplace Innovations
July 2009: The price of incivility: Bad behavior costs businesses billions
April 2009: Taking maternity leave--how best to prepare
March 2009: Don't just save energy; manage it
February 2009: Flexibility can offer alternatives to downsizing
December 2008: Congress revisits Healthy Families Act
October 2008: The future of work: changing rules for a new company
August 2008: UK roundtable partners with business to promote employers of choice
July 2008: Recruiting and retaining older workers
June 2008: Commuting by bike: good for individuals, good for business
May 2008: Do you overwork? More production, but at what cost?
April 2008: Make 'em all happy: caring for hourly workers pays dividends through happy customers
March 2008: Study looks at Lexington's entrepreneurial environment
January 2008: Show your flexibility
November 2007: Workplaces thrive by promoting inclusion
October 2007: One step closer to greatness
September 2007: For military families, the conflict never ends
June 2007: Happy equals productive
May 2007: Workplace flexibility: making it work
March 2007: Effective managers keep things flexible
February 2007: Workplace innovation: An imperative for economic and workforce development
January 2007: A New Year's resolution: achieving work-life balance
December 2006: Intimate partner violence: Workplace response is long overdue
November 2006: The leaves aren't the only things changing
September 2006: Are we a work-obsessed culture?
August 2006: Finding the traffic fix in workplace flexibility
May 2006: Job justice: A key to retaining talent
April 2006: Office spouses: A boon for productivity or a mess for home-life?
March 2006: Beyond living wages
February 2006: Living wages for working families: A policy paradox
January 2006: Baby boomers changing trends ... again
December 2005: Men want work-life balance too!
November 2005: WorkLife: The win-win of workplace flexibility
October 2005: Striking the work-life balance
