Excitement rises as the Holiday season approaches. Decorations make their way out of the attic, and office storage, people scurry around in search of the perfect gift for family, friends, and office Pollyannas, while folks plan for holiday festivities. To say the Holidays are stressful is a gross understatement; consequently, the added stress and distractions pose safety threats [...]
Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and as Melody Beattie said, “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Thanksgiving tends to turn our thoughts and hearts to gratitude. We pause, reflect, and give thanks for the goodness we often overlook. We feel warm and happy inside [...]
Order creates a sense of professionalism and generates an atmosphere where team spirit thrives and opens the door to higher levels of productivity. It also invokes a feeling of confidence, competence, and control. Best of all, a well-organized office tells the world – well all who enter in – that here is a company/leader who [...]
Do you have a desire to change the world? Does passion burn bright in you for every activity of your life, especially your work life? Then you have a game changer mentality. What is a game changer? A game-changer is a maverick: a person that effects a dramatic shift in the current way of doing [...]
Fall is prime time for business owners and corporate leaders to plan for the upcoming holiday season - a juggling act for leaders as they organize staff vacations, time off, office celebrations and festivities, and workloads. Keeping employees on target while maintaining their focus can be a challenge. If you implement a few of the [...]
Do you enjoy learning? Do you want to stay sharp in your field of interest? Do you want to make the most of opportunities? In today’s competitive job market, having additional training or education can pay off in a few ways It can make you a more desirable candidate It can position you for a [...]
The tight talent market has limited applicants for hiring. To broaden the selection of candidates, some employers have changed their hiring policies. In fact, recent articles in both the Wall Street Journal and Fast Company have confirmed this trend. New policies are eliminating the concept of “degree inflation” or at least broadening their hiring criteria, [...]
Businesses are changing their hiring strategies in the race to handle the hundreds of resumes they receive for posted jobs within the tight labor market. One way they are changing is for candidates to interact with a chatbot, a tool of artificial intelligence (AI) with representational or relational knowledge to be able to think or [...]
Do you love to talk to people? Do you find satisfaction in helping others define and fill their needs? Does it make you smile when you can help others solve problems? If you answered yes to the questions above, then a job in customer service could be the job of choice for you. There are [...]
A short time ago, Millennials were the new kids on the workforce block. Now, as Millennials move into management positions, Generation Z, born between 1994 and 2010, will begin to fill their seats. It’s time to prepare! Although each generation brings unique qualities and strengths to the table, this new group of incoming candidates has the [...]
