7 Ways Managers Can Protect Team Priorities From Fire Drills
You’ve been there before. You’re in the zone, your team is doing everything right, getting things done. And then…something urgent pops up that needs your attention. Now. As the leader or manager of a team, how do you handle new priorities or extra work that gets handed to you from higher up, or from another department? […]
“Pssst…Robots are After Your Job”
Will your job be extinct in 50 years? WIRED magazine thinks so. Its 2012 cover story (“The Robot Takeover”) predicts that by the end of this century, over 70% of existing jobs will be automated—to include most traditionally “white collar” professions. Journalism, education, law, medicine—all of these are fields that are already experiencing the birth […]
When College Isn’t Worth It
When College Isn’t Worth It College is usually a good investment, but that is not the case for every single school in America. You may want to think about your decisions before you hand over that big tuition check. Based on payscale’s 2013 ROI report. Negative return of investment is where the cost of attending […]
Why Not Social Media?
Unless you live under a rock you’ve probably heard enough about social media to make your ears bleed. It was everywhere last week at the SHRM National Conference and as part of the social media team I confess I was out there preaching the gospel. Why Not Social Media? But the thing is for every […]
Why You Need to Use Your Personality and Ask For Help in Your Job Search
A friend and I were chatting about how many people miss out on lost opportunities in a job search.Admittedly, we are both extroverts, social and outgoing, as far as personality styles. Speaking of personalities, Hippocrates (yes, I often harken back to Ancient Greek or Roman times) identified four personality types: Perfector (43% of the population): These personalities […]
