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Letter To The Editor
Posted 3/23/26 Dear Editor, My Name is Rachel Treece and I live in Raymond, Illinois. I’m concerned as Pattern Energy’s “The Shoals” wind project continues to move forward just outside our … This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Online only subscribers If you're an online only subscriber, please click here to reset your password. Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one.
How to disconnect from work without risking your reputation
Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. The question: I work in a fast-paced organisation where being constantly available is seen as a sign of commitment. I feel that I need to be permanently "on" and checking emails late at night and then being in the office early. I struggle to switch off.
Is a job that requires frequent travelling possible with kids?
Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. The question: I want to apply for a commercial role in my company, but it involves a lot of last-minute travel. I have children and while I can plan ahead, I can't just drop everything with short notice. The commercial team isn't disorganised - this is just how they work.
Did I get a promotion for my company to meet its female leadership quota?
Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. Question: I've been offered a managerial role in my company, but I can't stop thinking it's just to meet a quota for women in leadership. I do have the experience and skills, but I know my company is under pressure to promote more women. Should I ask HR? Rachel Treece's answer: First off - congratulations.
Is working on weekends the norm for managers?
'Management brings unique demands, like balancing team dynamics, strategic thinking, and your own workload' Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. The question: Since becoming a manager a year ago I have no work-life balance.
How to manage employees who think you are being unfair
Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. The question: I am facing a challenge at work. There is an employee in my team who needs full flexibility at the moment due to personal reasons. In my opinion, the need for flexibility during this period is fully justified.
Choosing between starting a family and climbing the career ladder
Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. The question: I am a 35-year-old woman working in finance. My partner and I want to start a family and I was recently offered a promotion. Having a family is important to me. The new job offers little flexibility and it would make it more difficult to raise a family in the way that I want.
When to tell your employer if you're setting up a side business
Our experts are here to answer questions sent in by readers. If you have a question on work and careers, family and relationships or personal finance, send your question via the form below. The question: I'm working full time at a company and I really enjoy it. Recently, I have started a side hustle, which ultimately, I want to make my full-time job and resign from my current position. The business I'm creating is in no way a competitor to my current job.
I was promoted but I hate being a manager. Should I step down?
The question: I now feel that I do not get to do the work I am trained to do but rather I spend my days making decisions and answering questions from team members. I also find it difficult to manage my former colleagues because we have been friends for years. We used to go for lunch together every day and talk about work and private life but now I feel they do not open up to me like they used to. I expected things would change but I am not dealing well with the changes.
It's Time To Discover Your ONE Thing — YFS Magazine
When we’re ready to create change in our lives, and sometimes well before, there comes a point where we recognize our wheels are spinning and we are not nearly as productive as we wish we were. We ask ourselves does any of this matter, why do I not have more to show for the effort I put forth? But knowing how and where to even begin making changes can cause anxiety that often leads to further procrastination and feelings of defeat.
Labor Attorney Talks Vaccine Deployment And The Workplace: What's Next? — YFS Magazine
Soon, the COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available to most employees. Is your company ready to help them get vaccinated and back to work? Attorney Rick Grimaldi, Partner at FisherPhillips LLP, shares insights to help employers get a plan in place now. Photo: Rick Grimaldi, Partner at FisherPhillips LLP | Source: Courtesy Photo At long last the COVID-19 vaccines are here.
How Strong Leaders Forge A Path Forward In Uncertain Times — YFS Magazine
In uncertain times, the pressures of growth and transformation are intensified. You’ll also be forgiven for the worry that accompanies sustaining your core values as you try and adapt to a rapidly changing world. Rachel Treece, CEO of The Henka Institute | Source: Courtesy Photo As the leader of your organization, navigating such instability is an essential charge. You will need to keep your company’s collective anxiety checked as you reassess risk, even when there is a severe lack of clarity.
Get it through your head: Concussions don't happen just in football
COLUMBIA — The worst concussion MU basketball player Lindsey Cunningham ever suffered — and she's had quite a few — was during last year's Southeastern Conference tournament. She went up for a rebound and collided with an opponent. When she hit the court, her head took some of the impact. As she walked to the Missouri bench, someone tried to hand her a Gatorade. Cunningham couldn't see it.
'Align yourself to people who are doing what you want to do'
The opportunity to merge clinical work and research has been a true success in the eyes of Dr Joseph Manning, a clinical-academic senior research fellow in children, young people and family nursing, who works across Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Coventry University and The University of Nottingham. “It’s a pretty big role to have,” Dr Manning says.
Meet the nurses of Battersea Power Station
There’s no such as thing as a ‘typical day’ for the nurses at Battersea Power Station Lucy Pascall, occupational health and treatment nurse, and Lauren Cody Guy, occupational health clinical nurse manager, juggle their dynamic careers with passion. In roles that require quick responses as well as everyday tasks, the two nurses help bring a positive attitude to an environment that they tell me is relatively new for nurses to be in.
'I have learned so much about myself and humanity through nursing'
Dorcas Gwata started as a hospital cleaner, and now she’s a clinical nurse specialist who works with young people affected by gangs Dorcas Gwata’s career has been nothing short of impactful. In addition to her current work in the UK, Ms Gwata has worked in healthcare on a global scale in order to address poor access to healthcare in low-income countries.
‘If you succeed, it’s because of the people and the teams around you’
As both the president of the Infection Prevention Society and deputy director of infection prevention control at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, it’s clear that Dr Neil Wigglesworth is a busy man who wears many hats Dr Neil Wigglesworth has been with Guy’s and St Thomas’ for a little more than two years, he tells me, but he has been in infection prevention since 1995. In the course of his more than 20-year career, Dr Wigglesworth has held various roles in a number of organisations.
Attorneys argue over Columbia clinic's abortion license in federal Planned Parenthood case
COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services should be barred from revoking Planned Parenthood's license to perform abortions at the Columbia clinic, an attorney representing Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri argued Thursday in a hearing.In the oral argument held by teleconference before U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey, Planned Parenthood attorney Melissa Cohen said the Department of Health and Senior Services bowed to political pressures when it revoked...
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