Empathy sounds like a soft skill, but done right, it delivers firm business results. When employees reported their leaders as empathetic, people felt 61% more innovative, and 50% reported their workplace as inclusive compared to 17% of those with less empathic leadership. When they felt respected in their life circumstances, 57% of white women and […]
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Innovative programs supporting diabetes care, new parents and nursing moms win Louisville’s Worksite Wellness Council award New additions to healthcare benefits at GE Appliances have not only been a boon with team members, they’re also getting recognized by the public. The company won this year’s award for innovative programs that include improving diabetes care, expanding
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Jonathan Walker sees two practical ways to grow your career at GEA starting today. New to GE Appliances, Jonathan Walker can appreciate what it feels like to be outside the comfort zone. At the same time, he recognizes plenty of opportunities to increase the size of that zone as a recent hire. “People are
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Wellness programs offered through GEA help employee improve eating habits and develop a passion for exercise. Getting stuck in a go-cart at Kart Kountry left Karen Crawford with one question. “What am I doing?” She’d taken her grandson for an afternoon of fun but found herself facing a major reality check, “I’m going to die
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Even quick encounters are more meaningful Given the fast pace of our jobs, it’s easy to think about connections in the workplace as transactions – something to mark off the to-do list – rather than opportunities to build relationships. Being transactional means treating people like something to do or accomplish versus connecting with someone. You
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Speak up for acceptance We all have it – that little voice inside our head that tells us not to say anything even though we heard a racist comment or watched someone ignore another’s point of view … that it’s better to stay silent. But keeping quiet in these situations has the opposite effect. If
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