How Millennials Are Redefining the Workplace
As companies gear up for millennials in the workforce, middle managers are removing their beer goggles and realizing that their layer of the organizational chart may no longer be needed. The biggest complaint read on Glassdoor.com? Middle management is pretty useless, even at companies known for having great corporate culture. Most middle managers aren’t natural-born leaders; […]
How to Really Handle Rumors in the Workplace
Long ago – in a faraway land – – the best source of information about the company where you worked was the water cooler. In a few offices today they still have water coolers, but that’s not where you get the latest “scoop” on what’s really happening. Information runs rumors in the workplace If you […]
Leaders Guide to Identifying & Nuturing Relationships
When a relationship has a powerful effect on something really important to you, it’s a vital relationship, and one that is central to your success and well-being. These relationships need extra attention and care. When you look around for your most significant relationships and pull them into focus, you can start to pick out the […]
10 Epic Job Seeker & Work Centric Super Bowl Ads
Tonight’s Super Bowl ad from GoDaddy where Gwen resigns from her job as an engineering machinist in front of 100 million people had me thinking about the number of job search and work-related Super Bowl ads from year’s past. 10 Epic Job Seeker & Work Centric Super Bowl Ads Here are 10 of my favorite […]
Avoiding Guilt & Obligation in the Workplace
Somebody asks you to do something that tweaks your sense of obligation. It could be a favor. It could be a contribution to a good cause. Maybe you feel manipulated. That sneaky feeling of obligation should put you on red alert to take a moment to pause. Think about whether you are responding out of […]
3 Ways to Handle Being Blindsided at Work
With 20+ years as a corporate outplacement professional, I’ve seen them all. Being blindsided at work is the ultimate ugly, cowardly way for a company to decide they no longer need you. They will walk in your office, shut the door, sit down and with a sincere face (that ‘s not really sincere) tell you […]
