What do you do when you feel stuck on a problem? Often asking a friend or family member for a pair of fresh eyes ends up being the best way to solve your issue. Even just explaining the problem out loud can help you generate new possible solutions.
The…
Lots of people were betting that workers would return to the workforce the moment extended unemployment benefits ended. Although, I’m not much of a gambler, I recently went all in and made a bet that I knew I couldn’t lose.
A friend of mi…
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There are many words that came to define the world-altering year 2020: Doomscrolling, social distancing, contact tracing. But as we wrap up 2021 and round the corner toward year three of the pandemic, many are pointing to “burnout&…
Over the past two years, we’ve seen a sustained focus on engaging authentically around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) both in and outside of the workplace. And while many organizations have made progress, most still have gaps and vulnera…
I couldn’t walk the building.
For as long as I had been leading organizations, that’s one of the ways I took the pulse of the company. I’d talk to people at their desks or in the cafeteria. I’d ask questions, lots of questio…
Work is not a dedicated place anymore. It’s wherever people perform at their best. And as the pandemic has proven, that can be anywhere: at home, in the office, on the road, and countless places in between.
Research shows that nearly 70% of empl…
In the 19th Century, standard etiquette would encourage you to “speak, on entering the parlor of your friend, first to the hostess, then to the host.” Growing up in the ’80s, my elbows were knocked off the table if they found thems…
Jim Clifton and Jim Harter work for Gallup, an analytics and advisory company. Clifton is the chairman and CEO, and is known for having expanded Gallup from predominantly U.S.-based to a worldwide organization. Harter is chief scientist, and he special…
You need the job to get some experience, but you need some experience to get the job. It’s the classic catch-22 that many job seekers face when starting out in their careers.
However, when you’re a seasoned professional with years of work…
After hundreds of millions spent on diversity programs, and scores of poetic corporate promises of imminent improvement, the stats barely budge. Black people (14 percent of the American population) have been under-represented in executive ranks for dec…
