The best advice I ever received from my mentor, a seasoned CEO with decades of corporate storytelling under his belt, was “choose, don’t settle.” At the time, I was trying to decide between accepting an “okay” job offer or continuing to pursue a more intimidating management position that nevertheless, I was qualified. By taking his advice and choosing not...
Next to death and taxes, nothing is more certain than the spread of cold and flu in American workplaces. Guilt at leaving workloads with co-workers and fear of job loss, keep many sneezing and coughing people at their desks. Lasting from days to weeks, airborne and surface-spread illnesses sweep through companies like wildfire, infecting immune-vulnerable,...
Wishing you a happy, prosperous New Year ̶ and best wishes with your bedside reading if you are an HR professional! While this is not a comprehensive list, read on to get an idea of some of the new laws and trending HR issues you will need to be on top of for 2020: New Laws and […]
Etiquette is a must-add to your business skills portfolio, especially at office holiday party time. If you feel a bit stressed by your less-than-formal comportment, take heart. With a few tips, you can shine at your company gala without becoming tomorrow’s water-cooler entertainment! Job One: Attend! Yes, many corporate functions can be tedious, but there...
For Dan, the Billing Clerk, who always keeps the coffee brewing, to IT Guy with a ready smile, to your supply chain manager who never panics, and Sarah, who keeps everyone working in the warehouse safe, gratitude is a sentiment that is always welcomed. In fact, “Thank you. I really appreciate your skill and great attitude!” rates […]
Most older people who have been in the workplace for a while know about anxiety on the job. This is not college-style stress: “I know I am going to bomb my exam,” or “Are we about to break up?” type of anxiety, but an increasingly persistent or acute kind of tension that sticks in the pit […]
The good news for the economy is that lots of people have jobs. And jobs. And jobs. Mainly younger workers are now job-hopping on average every 2.8 years! And with 7.1 million openings, there are fewer reasons to worry they won’t find work. In September, the national jobless rate declined to its lowest since December 1969, from 3.7% to 3.5%. Local areas […]
You may still be basking in the summer sunshine, but as soon as those little germ incubators called children go back to school, it’s time to plan for cold and flu season. There is a lot you can do to stay healthy in the fall, like exercising every day to boost your immune system, cutting back […]
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