This post got quite a bit of play on LinkedIn, so I thought it would appropriate to share it with clients and potential clients on my blog: Companies should carefully consider “why” they feel the need to make every employee return to the office five days a week. This is far more about “controlling people” […]
Companies – Your RTO Should Be Carefully Considered! Read More »
If you treat your employees as if they are a “cost” or “resource” and not as a human, or don’t care about them except as a potential source of revenue, you hamper your company’s ability to be successful. Treat your employees the way you would treat your most valued client and watch your company
Stop Treating Employees Like Resources, and Start Treating Them As Humans! Read More »
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain
Time Management and Productivity Quote Read More »
People often ask how I organize my time since I have a bit of a crazy schedule. From owning a full-time business, to public speaking, to being my church’s choir director, to volunteering and/or holding board memberships on multiple committees/boards around the Kansas City area, and helping out on my church’s website and social media,
Time Management Tip: Try Time Chunking Read More »
I saw an article today discussing how long you should take to consider a job offer, and wanted to put forth a few thoughts. First, never be pressured on the spot at an interview to take a job, that is a huge warning sign that something is wrong in the organization. If they can’t wait for a
How Long Should You Have To Consider A Job Offer? Read More »
Well, this should NEVER be in a job ad: “Must adapt and deal comfortably with ambiguity.” However, I have been seeing it quite a bit in recent years. Particularly since COVID. That isn’t an excuse to put such a statement in a job ad. Certainly, this occurs in a workplace occasionally, but ambiguity is defined
Always appreciate being published in Forbes Expert Panel Columns, Forbes, Forbes Coaches Council My contribution is as #6: Website Traffic: My largest source is a tie between referrals and website traffic. I recommend asking prospects permission to email details of your discussion, along with pricing. It makes follow-up easier and eliminates the potential for erroneous
It can be a big struggle for people to take vacation or even just a few days off. Workers often feel that work and work emails will pile up so much that it will create undue stress. I highly advise my clients to unplug, get away, and stop thinking about work, as it will be
Take That Vacation!!! Read More »
According to a 2023 Gallup Poll, “68% of employees believe they are overqualified for their current job”. Remember, just because you’ve become bored with a job doesn’t make you overqualified. Doing the same thing day after day can be boring, but it doesn’t make you ready for the next level, necessarily. So, what can you
Think You’re Overqualified Because Your Bored at Your Job? Read More »
Resume Writing Tip: Be careful utilizing images and graphics on your resume. While they may make your resume look great, they can impact its scan-ability in the Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). From hiding information that the scanning system needs to see (without you knowing it), to making the file so large the system cannot take
Using Graphics and Images on Resumes Read More »