Prepare For the Future of Work: The Top 5 Upcoming Trends
By now, the pandemic has shaken most of our core assumptions about work. When and where we work have been hotly debated for the past couple of years. Now, as evidenced by the Great Resignation, many professionals are even questioning what work is and why we do it. If anybody tells you they know where […]
Supporting Emotional Wellness at Work
I’m calling it now: Mental health in the workplace is going to be the HR headline for 2022. I’m hearing from employees and leaders at all levels across all industries about how they’re experiencing higher burnout, anxiety and depression, as well as how employers are receiving more and more requests from employees for mental health […]
Silver Linings: How Great Companies Were Able To Thrive During The Pandemic
As we sort through the lessons of 2020, a clear picture emerges of companies that thrived and those that floundered. Some industries and organizations succeeded by virtue of being in the right place at the right time, with a product or service uniquely suited to the situation. But the more engrossing story is those companies […]
Amplifying Black Women’s Voices
This is not a time of business as usual. Like so many of you, over the past few weeks I’ve been dedicating significant time and attention to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, learning more about and from Black Americans and taking action to promote and financially support the organizations working for racial justice in […]
3 Effective, Budget-Friendly Tips for Saying Thanks to Your Employees
Happy Thanksgiving! Today, I want to talk about how to say thanks to your employees without breaking the bank. It’s wonderful to add dollars to a holiday bonus, but money is rarely the top contributor to employee happiness. Acknowledgement and gratitude, however, go a long way in increasing employee production and long-term job satisfaction. So […]
Are You Offering the Benefits Your Employees Expect?
You might believe your benefits package is top-notch, but would your employees agree? Possibly not: A surprising 36% of respondents to Capital One’s 2019 Work Environment Survey say that their company offers none of the benefits they expect. This, of course, can have a major impact on your workplace morale and productivity. I promise this is […]
Stop the Generational Shaming!
Here is a quotation that I share in my training programs on generational diversity: “I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today.” In what era do you think this was written? This week’s Economist? A political speech from the 1960s? The Roaring Twenties? […]
My Top 5 Book Picks
When I reached out to dozens of colleagues to ask what their favorite people management book was, The One Minute Manager received the most mentions. Consider this super-short book a “management for dummies” that’s really very smart. My all-time favorite book on networking. As you might guess from the title, Never Eat Alone is about why you need […]
Best Leadership Lessons from Tools of Titans
“I’m a compulsive note taker…My goal is to learn things once and use them forever.” – Tim Ferriss And with that opening quotation, I was hooked on Tim Ferriss’ book, Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. I immediately started saving my favorite leadership tips and takeaways to […]
Six Leadership Truths
Are you a leader or aspire to be one? Over the course of my career, I’ve figured out that leadership isn’t something that is “bestowed” upon you by your title or function; it’s something you earn by your actions, day after day after day. A friend once told me about the small office where she […]