TAKE 10 SECONDS! New Year, New Challenges! GPS wants to start 2020 off with challenging its employees to TAKE 10 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING ANY TASK. Each year, more than 2 million workers are injured on the job and GPS wants its employees to go home to their loved ones in the same condition they… Read more »
Safety Reflection GPS challenge of the week…Reflection… “The New Year is a moment of quiet reflection. Reflect on the year gone by of the happy gains and missed opportunities. Recount the good and bad of the past year” …Simran Khurana. Please take time to reflect on everything you have encountered this year and how you… Read more »
Much has been said about the power and benefits of habit and routines, including lower stress and more productivity. Yet, habit and routine can also have a dark side. They encourage us to become stagnate in jobs or situations that we don’t love or that don’t empower us. Trying something new means abandoning our routines… Read more »
Travel Safety GPS challenge of the week…Traveling for Christmas? Grandma is waiting……. According to Injury Facts 2017, 273 people died on Christmas Day in 2015. Alcohol-impaired fatalities represent about 1/3 of these accidents. Use a designated driver, make sure everyone in the vehicle buckles up, and put the cell phone away. If you experience or… Read more »
Tens of millions of people quit their jobs every single year. While this might appear as a simple situation for the employer, it isn’t. You can’t just lock them out of your network and disable their ID card after their last day. It would be best if you had an offboarding process to make sure… Read more »
Holiday Light Safety GPS challenge of the week…Holiday Light Safety! You want your house to look like Clark Griswold’s in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation from 1989? Well, here are some tips for Holiday Light Safety. Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, loose connections, or frayed or bare wires…. Read more »
A gap on a resume can create haunting fears in job applicants. They worry that it will make them look unprofessional or that they don’t take their careers seriously. Unfortunately, gaps happen, and interviewers will expect you to talk about them. So, how do you handle that discussion in a reasonable way that won’t torpedo… Read more »
Drunk Driving Month GPS challenge of the week…Do NOT Drive Drunk or Drugged! In an average year, 30 million Americans drive drunk, and 10 million Americans drive impaired by illicit drugs. If someone you know is drinking, do not let that person get behind the wheel. If you see an impaired driver on the road,… Read more »
The end of the year is a time of family obligations, shopping, and traveling. Your kids may need new clothes, or you need to find your spouse that vintage thing they love. It’s easy to assume that everyone involved in the hiring for businesses is doing the same things. Yet, it turns out that December… Read more »
Safety Hotline GPS wants its employees to go home to their loved ones in the same condition they came to work. Examine the situation, consider all the outcomes, then proceed with your task. If you experience or see a safety concern on your assignment, please contact our GPS Safety Hotline at 803-760-1441 or contact your… Read more »
