Improving the safety of your workplace will take some time and cost a bit of money, but it will almost certainly be worth it in the long run. …
Slack has really helped transform the way organizations coordinate with team members and manage remote employees. …
Energetic. Electric. Focused. Committed. Professional. Value-based. Determined. Passionate. Inspired. Motivated. These are some of the single-word adjectives people in my company have used to describe the environment I’ve created for us to work in. On any given day in my career helping Realtors sell real estate around the nation, people in leadership often ask the question, “How do you create an environment of productivity?” Today, this question came…
Screw What “They” Tell You: Great Leadership Has Nothing to Do with Your Sex
by / ⠀Personal Branding• Startup Advice / February 23, 2012In 1990, I went to work for a very progressive company. Ironically, despite their progressive attitude, I was one of only three women hired for the 300-person sales staff. I spent the next five years of my life pursuing one, and only one, goal: to beat the top salesman. While I admit that I achieved a certain level of success using the top-selling man as my motivation, it…
8 Tips to Leave Your Day Job and Start Your Business
by / ⠀Personal Branding• Startup Advice / February 21, 2012One of the scariest things to do is drop your day to day nine to five. The paycheck is steady and it comes with a nice health-care package. Lunch with co-workers provides time to unwind and talk about what’s going on in the world. The hours are steady and while it may be demanding, there isn’t much mystery to what you can expect from work. Venturing out of…
With the average worker spending upwards of 40 hours at the office, work takes up more of our lives than anything else. As a result, feeling at odds with colleagues, or as though you’re thrust into the quicksand of office politics can wreak havoc on your health and your sanity. The problem is not just unhealthy but costly as well. Research by CPP Inc. has determined that U.S.…
Less Meetings, More Networking, More Teams: The Gen Y Workplace
by / ⠀Startup Advice / August 27, 2010A recent article in Reuters explains what some young professionals think the future workplace will look like. These ideas and changes can already be seen in many places today as younger workers look for flexibility rather than long-term career goals. According to one young professional “Kathrine Harper thinks she and her millennial colleagues will run things better when they are in charge”. Kathrine goes onto to state “If…