Nearly every employer has enforced written policies regulating conduct at the workplace. However, few have taken the time to think about effective and lawful policies that regulate employee behavior after hours and outside the workplace. Today, in the age of social media and smartphones, employees have much greater visibility when they leave work, resulting in increased exposure and potential for harm to an employer's reputation. So, can employers monitor or discipline employees for policy violations that occur when an employee is off-duty and off-premises? READ MORE

In today's fast-paced, overscheduled and hyper-stressed world, it's not easy to find the time to slow down. In the past, activities like a quiet visit to a coffee shop or well-deserved appointment at the spa allowed you to quiet the mind. Not so anymore. The traditional spa experience may not even allow the separation needed to slow down the pace. At day spas everywhere these days, guests are seen carrying their cell phones and iPads and even continuing to use them during their treatments. With this frenetic pace, people are not slowing down enough to ask important spiritual questions: Why am I here? How can I contribute to what is needed in this world? How can I find peace? And one thing is for certain, you aren't going to find the answers to those questions at Starbucks or on your smart phone. READ MORE

Let's be honest and straightforward. Smart Leaders and Companies never compete with another, they support each other, share experiences and goals in order for others to learn from and evolve; because they understand that the benefits of sharing will benefit everyone and increase the abundance within their community. Each of these smart leaders and companies are very well aware of their uniqueness, personality traits, special talents and skills; and by sharing all of these features with others they will create a more wonderful world to live and work in, for everyone. READ MORE

Standards exist everywhere in the world around us. Development of three primary standards used by event planners for meetings and events creates a new bar for hotels which serve as a primary venue for meetings and events. This article aims to increase hotelier's basic knowledge issues addressed in standards - environmental issues (waste, diversion rates, air quality, water conservation) and sociocultural issues (Fair Trade, sustainable wages, and legacy issues). The article identifies “hot buttons” where planners will be looking to hotels for sustainable practices. Finally, nine tips are offered to help hoteliers prioritize sustainable initiatives within the context of their own hotels, customer base, brand, and also their own opportunities. READ MORE

If possible while reading this article, sit with your bare feet directly on the Earth's surface - concrete, dirt, gravel or grass. You will experience what you are reading about, how contact with the Earth's natural healing energy, electrical field, restores your body's natural electrical field. The positive shift you feel is the beginning of process in which your body becomes recharged from the multitude of Earth's electrons when direct contact is made. This is Earthing, a simple, safe and natural healing process that reduces inflammation, improves sleep and energizes the body. READ MORE