How Entrepreneurs Can Face Today’s Job Market
In a basement somewhere, standing up I introduce myself. “Hello. My name is Andrea and I’m an entrepreneur.” The circle of bodies say, “Hello Andrea.” You see, I am an entrepreneur in recovery. The support groups I go to aren’t really like AA meetings, they are more like conferences and networking events. And, I’m not ashamed […]
How to Send an Annoying Email
The first time I sent an email was in 1995. I was a freshman in college at Shippensburg University and had to go to the campus computer lab and “telnet to the arc.” Remember those days? Anyway, the point is email has been around for nearly 20 years. Therefore you would think that 21st century […]
How To Improve Your Business Writing Skills
A few weeks ago, I wrote about grammatical errors that can make you look bad to the important people at work who care about such things. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling are important mostly because people THINK they’re important. They are not intrinsically, practically, or morally important, despite the protestations of your 9th grade English teacher. […]
Tuning In To Life Outside of Your Bubble
In our 24/7, global world of information overload, it’s sort of ironic that we can still find ourselves living in our own little bubbles. I find that there is so much going on with work and life, that I sometimes lose touch with what’s going on outside of my work-at-home-mom-world. Sure, I have LinkedIn, Twitter […]
3 Ways to Re-Engage Your Workforce
As you look around at your workforce, it’s likely only about a third of your employees are actually engaged in their roles. According to a survey by Towers Watson, most of your workforce has either detached or completely disengaged from their positions. A further 22 percent feel unsupported by your company. Obviously, employee engagement is […]
Topgrading Your Sucky Boss
It happens to the best of us. We make a career move and are so excited about what the new position will bring. The new office, new duties and new opportunities cause a new-job adrenaline to course through our veins. Then, without warning, it all comes to a screeching halt when we find a fatal flaw in […]
