This makes sense. It’s easier to be productive in an environment that feels safe and comfortable, as opposed to one in which we are always on edge and hiding, right? “Our research shows that where employers create a culture of avoidance around talking about depression, employees themselves end up avoiding work and even when they…
This is a new acronym to me, but I think it does make sense: “Networking is about getting AIR. Networking can rejuvenate how you feel about your job or your job search the same way oxygen reenergizes your body. AIR is an acronym that stands for Advice (career advancement, job search, career-changing) Information (company, industry…
Hint – the workers got just as much done in 32 hours than they did in 40. But, could that work everywhere? Let’s look at the approach: “He said the results of Perpetual Guardian’s trial showed that when hiring staff, supervisors should negotiate tasks to be performed, rather than basing contracts on hours new employees…
“Your Peers Are Your Secret Weapon” It really is the best reason to go to the ILTA conference. If you’re going to ILTACON or any other industry conference this year, check out some of Sam’s advice on networking, and being social. I know for some of us introverts that can be a difficult thing. I’ll…
The quote below reminded me of something I heard mentioned on a podcast interview recently. Unfortunately, I don’t remember which podcast it was, but the gist of it was that if we are seeing so many people leave stable employment to become “life coaches”, maybe we should look at how bad the workplace has become…
Yes, it is easy to blame the high performer for not learning to say no, but that’s not reality: It’s easy to blame burnout on the high performers themselves. After all, the stereotype is that these overachievers say yes to more work even when they’re already at capacity. They routinely put work first, canceling personal…