Ardon Schambers

About a year ago, I wrote an article about planning your retirement. Read More

There is no doubt that technology is changing the way we work. Read More

Everywhere you turn, someone mentions saving the planet, green environment, sustainability or some version of this discussion. Read More

Each January we have high hopes that the coming year will be better than the past year, even if last year wasn’t so bad. Read More

Perhaps we can all breathe a little sigh of relief — not because of who won or lost the presidential election, but because we don’t have to be bombarded with ads, phone calls and news anchors giving us the blow-by-blow account of the same speech as yesterday. Read More

It’s hard to believe after years of high unemployment that when organizations are starting to hire — and yes, that is happening, even here in Michigan — they can’t find the talent they need. Read More

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, trying to provide an overview of some of the many issues. Read More

For those of you who have been around the business environment for a while, you might recognize the evolution of that functional organization that deals with employee matters. Its name has changed over the years to reflect its role. The common label today is human resources, or HR. It has evolved from a person with pure administrative responsibility who kept track of employee addresses, job assignments and pay rates into an instrumental part of the organization with a place at the table in the C Suite. This, of course, depends on the organization and how these matters are viewed and treated. Read More

The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is one of the most significant pieces of legislation passed in recent years. I’m not quite old enough to remember when the Social Security program was passed, but I do remember the coming of ERISA and all the alphabets that followed.

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Like many people these days, I have a lot to say about our government. Most of the time, I’m critical or believe the folks we have elected have agendas that are not always in our best interests. Read More