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Category: Leadership & Team Management
How to “Hybrid”
As temporarily remote workers are being asked to return to the office for in-person work, it has become clear that things will not easily or quickly go back to how they used to be. Employees do not want to go back to “normal” – full-time work in an office setting. They want a new normal, which includes…
Job search problems that can be solved
Your job search challenges really come down to 4 problems: 1. Tough job market 2. Resume looks like everyone else’s 3. Need to reach recruiters 4. No idea how to begin the job search Let’s address each of them. 1. The job market is tough. Due to a variety of factors too lengthy to get…
The Great…Midlife Crisis?
The Great Resignation continues. While previous articles have focused on younger workers (in their 20s, typically seeking better compensation) and occasionally older ones (those generally deemed past retirement age, but finally getting around to retiring…), this newer article from Vox’s Recode details The Great Resignation’s most recent impact on those in their 40s and 50s—something…
How Embracing Your True Self Can Be Your Social Superpower
A recent interview with Michele Molitor In my previous career, I was a creative director working in high tech in Silicon Valley. It was an exciting and demanding time of working 80-hour weeks. Looking back though, it was a toxic work environment, which led to being bullied out of my position, leaving me with a…
Variable Work Schedules
Routines are important. If you have children, you know this to be a fact—but you may not have realized it remains true for adults as well. It is important for us all to have usual times for when we go to bed and for when wake up in the morning. Those sleep- routines optimize our rest and ability…
Modern Men
Modern men are easy to kill. Not just physically – though that’s certainly true. Two flights of stairs leave most gasping. But I mean something deeper. Most men today can be killed by: – Mean words – Harsh weather – Missed meals – Social disapproval – Minor discomfort Our ancestors would be horrified. They built…
Retain and Hire
Keep the People You Have “According to McKinsey’s latest American Opportunity Survey, nearly half of jobless workers canvassed said health issues were the main cause of their unemployment, with 30 percent saying they had to leave work because of physical health issues, and 15 percent citing mental health issues.” “A lack of affordable healthcare and health…
Why Teams Stay
Why Teams Stay Something many leaders are thinking about right now is retention: How do we keep our great people? And there are a lot of possible answers to that question floating around: increase compensation (pay them more!), improve perks and benefits (give them free lunch and stuff!), make your people feel good (stroke their…
Healthy Conflict
Healthy Conflict This is the 3rd post in a series on skills needed to survive (and succeed) in the workforce. We often assume our employees come to us with everything they need to be able to do the job they were hired for. But that’s not always true! Sometimes we have to take a step…
The Perfectionism Trap
The Perfectionism Trap – Breaking Free To Build Thriving Teams And Empowered Leaders What is one of the most universal challenges faced by leaders today? Perfectionism. A staggering 92% of people struggle with some form of perfectionism. Many of us believe that if we can achieve perfection, we will also achieve the success, peace of…
