Are We Asking Too Much of Our Female Role Models at Work?

Creating a Bionic Female Role Model

“Ladies, we can rebuild her. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world’s first bionic female role model. Jane Doe will be that woman. Better than she was before. Better, stronger, faster.”                                       […]

Should Collaboration in the Workplace Be Required?

Collaboration and Partnership in the Workplace

For part two of this eight part series, visit Attitude is Everything Part 2: R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Blogging4Jobs.  “Politeness is the poison of collaboration.”  ~ Edwin Land Collaboration and partnership are popular buzz words being used in our families, schools, and local organizations.  The terms sound so pretty and nice, but I really start to feel nausea […]

Recruiting is NOT a Transaction, it’s an Interaction

The Importance of Customer Service in Recruiting

Several years ago, I listened to a senior leader from a major corporation speak on the importance of providing exceptional customer service. He stated something to the effect of customer service is not a transaction, it’s an interaction, and each interaction has the ability to attract and retain customers. Or, conversely the ability to put […]

Baby Boomers: Leave Your Legacy

How Baby Boomers Can Impact the Future of the Workforce

Diversity in the workplace is an important issue and opportunity as a workforce made up of people with different backgrounds, experience and ways of thinking or even communicating can position a company to win on multiple levels. Over the last couple of years Ive has the opportunity to focus in inclusion and diversity, most notably by […]

Becoming an Expert and Then Staying One

A Model for Maintaining Expertise in the Modern Workplace

Everyone who has read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers knows of his premise that to become an expert in any field takes 10,000 hours. But today the amount of knowledge available in any given field increases at a phenomenal rate. This begs the question once one becomes and expert how do you stay one? Outdated too quickly […]

Encourage Employees to TAKE Vacations

The Importance of Taking Time Off

Studies show that almost 75% of employees do not take all of their allotted paid time off (PTO.) Due to the sluggish economy, employees hesitate to take time off, and/or do not disconnect 100% while on vacation, often checking in once a day or scanning emails. Failing to take vacation days can result in higher […]