During the election, both candidates highlighted and discussed the need for workplace flexibility. Unfortunately, their focus was on this issue for women while in truth work/life fit is a priority for employed men and women. The election is over. It is time to take action. How do you implement a flexible workplace program while avoiding the pitfalls? If you need a reminder […]
Read moreWind blows, leaves fall, branches break … Fall is upon us. Children are back in school. New routines have been formed. Families are feeling the pressure of homework, sports practices and after school activities while others are taking a foreign language class, attending a doctor appointment with an aging parent or volunteering. What are your work policies when life steps […]
Read moreAs you walk in the office each morning ~ smartphone full of emails already, meeting to attend in 5 ~ do you take the time to look around? Do you observe your top employees and wonder who’s resignation will you receive next? Well, what have you done to make sure they stay? If you believe there is a surplus of […]
Read moreThis group is not driven by money, success or longevity in their jobs. This group doesn’t like to “buy stuff,” yet their economic impact will be substantial. By 2014, millennial will be 36% of the workforce and by 2020 they will claim almost half! There are 80 million in the population. They are the most diverse generation in history. This group […]
Read moreLiterally. Performance Management has its roots in methodology based in the early 1900s for a workforce that had binary, repeatable tasks and the measure of effectiveness was making more widgets. Now we have a knowledge-based workforce requiring complex skills, fluid roles, and innovation. The definition of effective performance is constantly evolving. And yet, we keep heaping on layers of process […]
Read moreEver watched a regatta where the rowers are so synchronized, so in the flow, they power through the water creating no wake and no back splash with their oars? As they lay-back into each stroke they use the full range of their arms, legs and core; the entire team of four or eight rowers pulling through simultaneously to the finish. […]
Read moreDog days of summer are here. It’s getting warmer and your team is feeling the heat. Mediocre players are being reviewed, minor league up and comers are biting at the bit, star players might have hit a slump and free agents are checking out their options. It’s almost mid-season and if you’re going to go for the win, bunt or […]
Read moreHave you ever watched your best athletes standing on the sideline? Maybe they’re taking a Gatorade break, going over the next play with their coach or congratulating a fellow team member on hitting a home run? So ask yourself — are they on the sideline to recharge their batteries so they can remain engaged? Or are they sitting the game out and […]
Read moreDid you know Thursday, April 26th is National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day? Originally called Take Our Daughters to Work Day, this educational program was founded in 1993 by Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women to help promote self-esteem among young women. The idea, of course, was (and still is) an excellent one: If we teach our children about […]
Read moreThis is a replay of a post on SUCCESS Magazine Blog, Friday, April 6, 2012. It’s time for hot dogs, fresh-cut grass and the sound of the ball on the bat. Opening Day is finally here, baseball fans! And as a Texas Rangers fan, the sting still lingers from last year’s World Series. We were one strike away from winning … twice. Yes, twice. Thankfully, […]
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