Tag: employees

  • What Do We Really Need More of?

    Sing it with me…”What the world…needs now…is…” Before you go labeling me as a “snowflake,” or “airy-fairy” or an idealist, all of which I have been accused of and may or may not be true, let me ask you this…. What do you prefer? Love or Rules? In all the corporate disciplines that exist to […]

  • Now More Than Ever, Empathy and EQ Are Critical

    THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL POST. Now more than ever, in a divided country in conflict, organizations and employees will need to find ways to bridge the chasms that continue to grow between ideologies in order to enable an optimized future for us all. Should these adults just be able to suck it up, work […]

  • Purpose: Why Are We Here? What Are We Doing?

      These are deep questions, ones that in the midst of our hustle and bustle lives we rarely contemplate with any depth. This time of year as we supposedly get a little time off to focus on what matters and approach a new year, the opportunity for a fresh start, allow these questions to simmer […]

  • Look at a Person’s Light, Not their Lampshade

      I read this quote from Gerald G. Jampolsky and immediately had to add it to my library of inspiration. I was pondering it for so long. The most obvious reason that it appealed to me is because of my own company’s motto, “Unveil Your Brilliance.” This might sound too crazy to be true, but […]

  • How to Tell if You’re About to be Laid Off

      It is always worse when a layoff comes out of left field, isn’t it? There is definitely something to be said about being mentally prepared to find a new job. Of course there is even more to be said when you are fully prepared with an updated résumé and a branded LinkedIn profile that […]

  • Who would you rather hire: the undependable one or the incompetent one?

    Here’s some food for thought: If faced with a choice between an undependable and an incompetent employee, who would you rather hire? Let’s be clear, no one wants to willingly hire an undependable or incompetent employee. These types of workers can be toxic to employee moral and productivity. Like a nuclear wasteland, you ideally want […]