Being absent affects achievement in workplaces at all levels, just as it did for Claudia Williams in her high school math class.

Companies like Google, Cisco and Zappos encourage short, refreshing naps during the work day. But has the trend caught on in the Lehigh Valley?

The Lancaster County Career & Technology Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center, has a new leader.

When a family business thrives under second-generation ownership, the secret to success is in the foundation laid by the first generation. Here are seven lessons my parents taught me that I carry with me as the leader of our family business:

In the world of LinkedIn and Indeed – where people can apply for jobs with the tap of a finger – it’s challenging for recruitment firms to stay relevant.

I am a little bit embarrassed to tell you that I took six weeks off. I am embarrassed because I recognize the rarity of taking this kind of time, but I don’t believe that my experience should be rare or embarrassing.

Harrisburg Area Community College has received the largest donation in its history – a $1.3 million grant that will be used to fund programs in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

A school transportation company in York Township is benefiting from a change in bus contractors at a York County school district.

Today, the phrase management succession plan is used almost exclusively in the context of an exit strategy. But, especially in this time of high turnover, management succession at all levels needs to be as critical to an organization as bench strength is to a sports roster.

The recent bribery scandal involving admission to elite universities is just the latest data point reminding us how careful we must be when we hire people. Credentials don’t tell the whole story.

Penn-Mar Human Services has promoted Jackie Stevens to the position of COO overseeing programs and services in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Three midstate coffeehouses highlighted Equal Pay Day by printing gender wage gap statistics on their coffee sleeves.

Pennsylvania business can expect to pay less this year for workers’ compensation insurance due to an expected decline in the amount of money insurers will pay out.

Stephanie Kennedy is the vice president of human resources at Wagman Inc.