Looking back, I am amazed at how many times I’ve jumped into a new business completely clueless. For me, this ended up being a good thing. Did I have an exit strategy? No way! Was I able to follow my business plan to a T? Definitely not. As I was learning, my business plan kept […]
What To Do When Employees Resent Coworkers Who Work From Home
Maritza manages a team of fifteen, five of which work from home. Recently, she’s noticed some of her in-office team showing signs of unhappiness and disengagement. Terry, an employee of eight years, has stopped contributing to group discussions almost entirely. Jamal and Doug have started leaving the office together a little earlier than the official […]
How Workplace Flexibility Can Dramatically Reduce Employee Turnover
By Kevin Conner Low rates of employee turnover are an indicator of a healthy business. Keeping your company from becoming a revolving door makes it easier for you to plan long term, saves you the expense of recruiting an onboarding new hires and it also helps you develop an internal company culture that can help […]
Creating Success Through Chaos and Change
Fast Company has been running a series of articles on a term they coined Generation Flux. Most generations are based on the common events that shaped attitude and lifestyle during time periods. Generation Flux is a mindset, based on psychographics; flexibility and adaptability characterize this group, not age. Gen Flux are able to adapt their business to […]
What is Your Definition of Success?
I once heard Arianna Huffington say that it’s time to stop bragging about how many hours we work, and how exhausted we are. She believes it’s time to redefine success*, taking it beyond money and power, to include well-being, wisdom, and wonder. I couldn’t agree more with this definition of success. Success to me is […]
What Courses Should All Leaders Take?
Isn’t it odd that certain professions require a certification process, yet being a leader doesn’t require one? Social workers, CPAs, lawyers, doctors, and other professionals all went through some type of licensing or exam process, yet leaders don’t even require an MBA. What if there were pre-requisite courses required for leadership? What would that curriculum […]
The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Millennials
There are currently 80 million Millennials in the United States, and soon they will make up the majority of the employee population. Why? For one, Baby Boomers, which make up 40 percent of today’s U.S. workforce, will be leaving the workforce in the next decade. Secondly, this year the Millennial generation (born between 1981-2001) is projected […]
Leverage Tech to Increase Telework Efficiency
Working from home has proven to be a blessing or a curse depending on your situation. Whether you like it or not, you are more dependent on technology on a day to day basis than ever before; managing that on your own can be difficult. Struggles of teleworking include comfort, latency in communication and technical […]
Diversity in the Workforce: Summer Roundup
The U.S. has always been known as a melting pot; diversity is its strong suit. However, when it comes to the workforce and corporate America, diversity has been lacking. No longer. Minorities are becoming the majority and that means the majority of consumers, clients, employees, and leaders in the workforce.The good news is diversity is […]
5 Practical Steps to Improve Company Culture
By John Duisberg, originally published on Cooleaf Most company leaders want to have a vibrant company culture and high level of employee engagement. However, leaders may lack the knowledge of practical steps to achieve these goals. Here are a few steps with specific actions that you and your team may use to improve your company’s culture. STEP […]
