With dreams of a four-day workweek buzzing online, business leaders might have seen studies that conclude that a happier team has a direct correlation to major productivity increases. But what are the logistics involved in implementing a four-day work…
If your goal at work is to get promoted and to move up the food chain, then you need to be noticed by those who make decisions about promotions. That means your immediate supervisor, as well as the leaders above them, need to know who you are. There a…
No one likes a grammar pedant.
English is not my mother tongue, and I’m certainly guilty of the occasional dangling modifier or unclear pronoun. I take comfort in the fact that proper usage is an always-evolving concept and that the line between er…
I’m just back from a short vacation, and let me tell you, the struggle to focus is real, people. It could have something to do with the heat. Or the number of questions I’ve gotten from colleagues since I logged on while whittling down my inbox….
When I say that I have an obsessive fascination with cashiers, Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods Market, laughs. He understands my niche (and admittedly nerdy preoccupation).
Cashiers have been the target of automation for decades, long before the …
In the movie Paycheck, Ben Affleck finds himself under attack from Uma Thurman’s futuristic weather machine. Buffeted by gale-force winds, Affleck raises his hands and calls out, “Alright, I give up! I give up!”
Thurman turns off the weat…
The idea that a college degree levels the playing field for students of different socioeconomic classes has been bolstered in recent years. Research from 2011 and 2017, for example, found that earning a bachelor’s degree helped students from less adva…
Navigating your team through organizational change is a demanding and transformative journey. It tests your leadership capabilities while offering personal growth and learning opportunities. In my experience, maintaining employee engagement through me…
If you’ve been laid off, furloughed, or needed to take unpaid time off to take care of yourself or a family member, it can be easy to let your good financial habits fall to the wayside. After losing a job, when you’re in economic survival mode, who ha…
Years ago, when my firm was just getting established, I was pitching for a new creative contract. I brought along an older male consultant who had wrinkles, a pot belly, thinning hair, and a 30-year-old portfolio of corporate speech writing. I wanted …
