Why Quitting Is the Secret to Ultimate Productivity
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about myself, my business, and how to best manage my personal and professional goals along with my responsibilities as a wife and mother. The tasks seem never-ending and put me into a constant state of overwhelm. I know, instinctively, that this is not sustainable. Either I find […]
Getting Real About Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Early in my HR career, I worked for an employer that had a class action lawsuit stemming from 20 EEO claims from employees who believed they were discriminated at the location. The class-action lawsuit grew to 65 people who were from surrounding business locations who also said they experienced discrimination. The situation was hostile. My […]
Women Working with Women
In recognition of International Women’s Day earlier last month, I wanted to talk about how to deal with women at work who seem to want to tear each other down instead of building each other up. Personally, I had the unfortunate experience of working with a woman who was a badass. There was no question […]
Ep. 131- Culture Conversations: How to Create and Foster a Company Culture
We’ve talked recently about finding meaning at work with a previous podcast episode with Danny Gutknecht. I wanted to focus not just on meaning but also dive a bit more into company cultures and talk about a number of different organizations with great cultures that I believe we can learn from. Episode 131: Culture Conversations: […]
Ep 130 – How to Find Meaning at and in Your Work
This year has drawn me personally to finding meaning as an individual and in my business too. In this fast paced world full of so many things and so little time, I believe a growing number of people are in search of their own meaning whether it’s personally or professionally. Episode 130: How to Find […]
#SXSW: Using Knowledge Sharing to Recruit & Retain the Future Workforce
Knowledge sharing begins with an organization’s culture and values—but for today’s businesses, it also involves intergenerational relations.