29 Mar Making the Workplace Better for Women
Very happy to have been featured in BreezyHR's article "Women at Work: 23 Experts on What Employers Should Stop, Keep and Start Doing to Make Work a Better Place for Women." ...
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29 Mar Common sense! Hooray!
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash In a recent viral LinkedIn post, there was a clear burst of common sense: In some respects, it's a little bit sad that we all have to applaud logic. I mean, shouldn't businesses be striving to operate in a way that...
24 Mar Yes, the Great Resignation is Still Happening
[buzzsprout episode='10264638' player='true'] Is the Great Resignation fading away? Not that I've seen. In fact, according to a recent survey, more people are considering resigning in 2022 than in 2021! Key topics: ✔️ Job descriptions or corporate propaganda trying to convince you that the Big Quit is ebbing =...
23 Mar Remote Work Still Popular? Well, Duh.
Photo by Ruthson Zimmerman on Unsplash It surprises me that it still surprises Corporate America that remote work remains popular. How could it not!?! Yesterday, I read an article on LinkedIn, "Remote job postings gain popularity," which you can find here: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/remote-job-postings-gain-popularity-4716697/. In the blurb, editor Taylor Borden writes: "A...
22 Mar Tone Deaf Commentary & Workplace Feudalism
Photo by Dev Asangbam on Unsplash Oh boy. Much like the salary lowballing post that went viral earlier this year, an article from Bloomberg Opinion has done the same and not because people are happy about it. You can read the op-ed in its entirety here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-13/inflation-stings-most-for-those-earning-under-300-000?sref=ZtdQlmKR....
21 Mar RTO & Employers Who Don’t Care
Photo by Timon Studler on Unsplash Yesterday, I read a disheartening but not surprising article on LinkedIn: "Most workers don't feel valued," which you can find here: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/most-workers-dont-feel-valued-4711849/. In the blurb, editor Harriet Sinclair writes: "The majority of workers don't believe their employer is concerned about their wellbeing...
17 Mar De-Stigmatizing & De-Stressifying the Resignation Process
[buzzsprout episode='10199703' player='true'] In last week's episode, I asked if the old school two weeks notice is dead. Is there a happy medium somewhere between resigning on the spot versus offering a full two weeks notice? Key topics: ✔️ One option is to make the resignation process transparent...
16 Mar “We’re Outta Here”
Photo by Ioana Cristiana on Unsplash. Earlier today, LinkedIn published an article titled, "Millennials, Gen Z eye new jobs," which you can find here: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/millennials-gen-z-eye-new-jobs-4715953/ I would argue that people 40 and under are not the only ones doing so. But I digress. In the blurb, editor Theunis...
14 Mar Breezy HR’s Women in the Workplace
I am very happy to have been featured as part of Breezy HR's "Women at Work: 23 Experts on What Employers Should Stop, Keep and Start Doing to Make Work a Better Place for Women." You can read the article here: https://breezy.hr/blog/women-in-the-workplace ...
11 Mar Industries People Want to Escape
Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash Yesterday, there was an article published on LinkedIn, "Workers in these industries want out," which you can find here: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/workers-in-these-industries-want-out-4702657/. In the blurb, editor McKenna Moore writes: "Many U.S. workers are feeling restless in their current jobs, according to LinkedIn’s latest...