Real Life Lessons I Learned (the Hard Way) from My Mom
Before I begin, there are a few things I’d like for you to know about my mom. She raised four kids of her own and then in her early 50s, adopted a baby girl who is now four. She’s a full-time LPN (which she says stands for the Low Paid Nurse), loves the Beatles and […]
Blogging4Jobs Listed as a Top 100 Social Media Site by PR Giant, Cision
I’m so excited that I’m over the moon. Cision, one of the leading public relations distribution tools and resources has listed Blogging4Jobs as a Top 100 Social Media Resource in their 2013 list. You can view the list in it’s entirety by clicking here. I’m over the moon that our site here with 24 different writers is being […]
An Observation on Work-Life Balance
Work-Life balance is always a hot topic. A week doesn’t go by without some article, blog post or new book appearing discussing the desire for work-life balance. Googling work-life balance produces a slew of references and definitions. Let me share with you an observation on work-life balance I recently came across. A definition According to […]
Baby Boomers: Leave Your Legacy
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 […]
Encourage Employees to TAKE Vacations
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 […]
Tips for Evaluating Your Employees and Keeping Them Motivated
I was reviewing some notes from a book that I found to be inspirational. Alan Weiss wrote a book called Thrive! Stop Wishing Your Life Away. I think one of his tips is particularly valuable and makes an excellent tip for evaluating employees. Strengths According to Alan “We all grow by exploiting STRENGTHS not by […]
