BusinessInsider.com recently spoke to CEO’s who’ve done thousands of interviews about the things that catch their attention when meeting with job candidates. Here are a few of them. How you greet them and how you leave them. Does your body language convey confidence and charisma? Does your style of engaging indicate you can work successfully in a team […]
Read More →While certain circumstances are hard to take, they can also take you to new places – places you would not have gone without catalysts that seem like catastrophes.
Read More →To create an agile company, you certainly need the right mindsets, skills, tools, processes. But, above all, you need managers who are aligned with business goals and create a culture of engagement. Yet, the Gallup Analytics team, which recently released highlights from data gathered throughout 2018, say that sixty-seven percent of employees say they are burned out […]
Read More →According to McKinsey & Company, market forces are driving companies away from a management-driven structure and toward being more agile. Although the shift is slow, there is plenty of evidence to show that being agile is how companies will thrive going forward. But what does being agile look like? It’s having a company-wide shared purpose […]
Read More →New York TimesColumnist Maya Salam wrote recently about the unintended consequences of the ‘Me Too’ movement, and the harm it could be doing to women in business. Salam says she’s increasingly learning of men who refuse to have any contact with female colleagues for fear of being accused of inappropriate behavior. Since men still dominate leadership […]
Read More →In an HR Magazine Q&A with Edward Hess, co-author of “Humility is the New Smart, Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age,” says, how well employees learn continuously and relate to others will become the great differentiator. He points to increasing automation and cheap — or often free — access to information. He says that the traditional […]
Read More →Many experts believe that empowered and engaged employees are more productive and more loyal. But where do managers begin the process of building the ideal energized and focused team? Gallup suggests asking each team member these five questions. What do you know you can do well, but haven’t done yet? What activities – inside and outside of […]
Read More →When leaders think employees should feel one way about their job, and the employee actually feels differently, an empathy gap occurs. Balancecareers.com recommends that leaders who acknowledge this problem do these eight things to change the dynamic. Challenge yourself. Get out of your usual environment. Get feedback. Explore your heart, not just your head. Walk in […]
Read More →Empathy is a growing expectation among today’s workforce. Experts say employees work harder for someone they believe cares about them and their unique needs. But when there is a difference between how the employer thinks an employee feels and how the employee actually feels, an empathy gap occurs. One example of an empathy gap is when a […]
Read More →In the final installment of Harvard Business Review contributor Larry Clark’s series on navigating complexity, he reframes the benefits of failure in an interesting way. He begins with an NFL coaching analogy. The emergence mindset he believes business owners must adopt is similar to how football coaches choose plays based on what they learned during previous ones. […]
Read More →Harvard Business Review contributor Larry Clark provides great insight into problem solving that starts with making sure you understand the kind of problem you’re solving. To make his point, he refers to the Cynefin Framework, which is used to categorize situations and identify strategies to address them. The 4 categories are: Simple. These are situations that can be […]
Read More →Harvard Business Review contributor Larry Clark’s three part series on navigating complexity offers timely education on rethinking business. He encourages leaders to embrace the natural push and pull of polarities that are inherent to every business. Polarity is when opposing forces pull at each other to keep things balanced. For instance, growth versus profit maximization or work-life […]
Read More →Many experts believe that technology is making us increasingly isolated, particularly in the workplace. In a recent Society for Human Resource Management interview, best-selling author Dan Schawbel offers tips for maintaining the human connection. Here are a few. Use electronic calendars to schedule meetings, but when there, be present and use the time to develop strong team […]
Read More →In a recent blog post, Dr. Anne Litwin responded to eye-opening findings from LeanIn.org and the McKinsey group. The report found that 1 in 5 of the women they surveyed at 279 US companies consider themselves “Onlys” — meaning they are often the only woman in the room. Half of those women say they must provide […]
Read More →Now that winter has us firmly in its grip, chances are there will be days when snow prevents you or your team from making it to the office. But as flexjobs.com points out, with the right preparation, the work can still flow from home. If your job can be done from home, scout out and […]
Read More →There are many things in life that we can’t control. But there are many things that we can. The key to better control is mindful living. Dr. Melanie Austin-McCain, an occupational therapist and Assistant Professor at New York Institute of Technology School of Health Professions, says that mindfulness can help us live a longer, more […]
Read More →The kind of environment we work in plays a big role in job satisfaction. Yet, that environment is largely controlled by another person: your manager, or someone at or near the top of the org chart. If they’re supportive, job satisfaction soars. Forbes.com says this is especially true for millennials. If you’re one of the people at or […]
Read More →According to Gallup, today’ employees treat their job search like they treat their shopping. They have lots of information and options, and they don’t see the need to settle for a job that’s not right for them. Central to today’s job search: company culture, lifestyle compatibility, the ability to make a difference and transparency. If your culture is […]
Read More →Researchers at University of California, Davis set out to answer an age-old question: what makes an emotionally healthy person? They looked at what’s called the “big five” personality traits to see where healthy people landed. Those traits are neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness. They also identified facets of these traits, which added specificity. The experts […]
Read More →Who’s calling the shots in your life? The answer may surprise you. The feeling of having lost control over ones time and energy utilization has reached epidemic proportions. For many, it feels like someone else is in the driver’s seat…your job, your calendar, demands of family life, previous commitments that have taken on a life of their […]
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