If your company is in the process of transforming itself into a sustainability-oriented enterprise, you are not alone. According to a 2016 GreenBiz report, 51 percent of U.S. companies have disclosed greenhouse gas reduction targets (The State of Green Business, 2016). But part of sustainability management includes a human resource component, not just impact reduction and strategic planning, which is …
Not Getting Hired? Time to Check Your Writing!
At the risk of being in the hot seat as readers try to discover errors in this blog, it is important to remind job seekers, particularly recent graduates, that writing proficiency is ‘top of the list’ for most recruiters. Well, that’s good, you say because I am writing all the time. Yes, written communication has increased with technology, but …
What New Team Leaders Should Know First
Monday is going well, until your boss announces she wants you to head up a new project team. Memories of college team assignments flood your brain: you did all of the work, one did all of the complaining, and the others got a free ‘A’. Why me, you ask? Companies appoint teams because diverse skills and abilities produce synergies that individual tasking …
When Fire Struck, It was all about EQ
IQ and EQ – intelligence and emotional intelligence – much has been written about these cognitive skills, but when disaster hits, leaders will know just how much of it both they and their employees have. However, it is the power of emotional intelligence including self-control, adaptability, confidence, initiative, and optimism that will determine the future whenever any business faces a …
Is There Room for Recent Graduates to Negotiate Salary When Accepting Their First Job?
Schools out, you’ve got that new diploma in hand and you’re ready to start earning some of that sweet cash that you were promised by the career office. You’ve landed an interview (congrats!), gone through the whole hiring process (congrats again!), impressed the manager in the interview (let’s go!), and been given an offer by a company that wants to …