Do you know what it feels like to get hit by a board?
By
John O'Connor
Feb 18, 2021
Operators had best prepare for a new reality at the NLRB. Barring an unforeseen development, there’s going to be a yet another new sheriff in town.
A subtle staffing challenge that can undermine your senior living organization
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2018
You might want to consider keeping your trustworthy workers as far away as possible from those with bad intent.
Down and out in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Aug 19, 2021
We soon could find ourselves dealing with a whole new kind of lost generation. One that’s made up of the very workers your organization will presumably need to dig out.
Why more senior living leaders need to take a hike
By
John O'Connor
Aug 09, 2018
While you are hammering away at spreadsheets, emails and other matters that just can’t wait, you may be slowly, but surely, becoming less connected.
Sleepless in the C-suite
By
John O'Connor
Jan 14, 2016
To get a better idea of why 2016 may be an especially challenging year for employers in this sector, consider a list of “scariest challenges” that recently was put together.
It’s time for senior living leaders to man up
By
John O'Connor
Nov 30, 2017
Here’s my advice to the many men out there running senior living firms.
Why your severance agreements may be breaking the law
By
John O'Connor
Feb 23, 2023
Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board determined that employers insisting on certain conditions in severance agreements is against the law.
Overtime is a touchy subject in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2017
Senior living owners and managers may welcome the news that a controversial overtime rule apparently has been shelved. It might be best to keep the celebrating to a minimum, however.
Poaching on the menu at many fast-food establishments
By
John O'Connor
Jan 26, 2017
It’s hardly a secret that many fast-food joints serve revenge-seeking grub. But lately, they’ve begun doing something else that may cause indigestion.
If this were an Olympic event, senior living would not medal
By
John O'Connor
Jan 25, 2018
It’s no secret that finding and keeping qualified employees can be a real challenge in the senior living field. But things may be even worse than many operators realize.