With the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines have become a lightning rod. Add the idea of COVID-19 vaccine mandates into the mix, and you create the lightning itself. The controversy has affected everyone, but it has impacted employers un…
Starting a remote job is hard. With everyone hiding behind their computer screens, it’s not obvious who’s who, who’s working on what, where important files are kept, how things get done, and, most importantly, what’s expecte…
Early on in my career, one of the leaders I worked with taught me an invaluable lesson. In order to be successful, it was going to be my responsibility to always ask questions, raise my hand for help, and speak up when I was unsure about something. Thi…
The first few weeks of the summer of 2021 feels like a different time. The COVID-19 vaccine had become available to all Americans over 12 years old. The vaccination rate was going up and hospitalizations were going down. It had been over a year since …
When communicating in meetings, leaders generally fall into one of two categories: those who methodically think through their ideas and formulate a response before speaking, and those who take a less structured approach, sharing all of their thoughts o…
The U.S. job market is jam-packed with opportunities right now, with a record 10 million job openings and employers clamoring to woo new employees. With two-thirds of Americans looking for new jobs, and almost 70% considering a career change, it’…
Any business leader will tell you their number-one problem is finding good people. Even after costly recruiting and hiring initiatives, they just can’t seem to fill their personnel pipeline. Many of those leaders, however, fail to realize that t…
For many decades, an MBA has been considered the gold standard in business and leadership education. Holding an MBA was an important box to check on the way to a successful executive career. But as we look around at what can only be described as a dear…
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I have a weird relationship with work at the moment. Most of us do.
My generation entered the job market during the Great Recession. I started a career in freelance writing in 2008, which meant trying to pay for food and rent making $15 per article. It…
