(2-minute read, plus playtime) Welcome to Spring. Optimism in the air. Businesses across the country are reopening and travel restrictions are beginning to ease. Employment rose by over 900,000 jobs in March. This is, of course, good news for job seekers. It is equally good news for the many more of us who remain in [...]
(4-minute read) It's been a tough year for everyone, but especially tough if you're a boss. As we enter year two of the pandemic, this seems like the right time to talk about boss burnout. Just about everyone reading this blog manages someone, and without a doubt, everyone reading this has a boss. Adjusting to [...]
(2-minute, 30-second read) This year’s Top Priorities for HR Leaders report from Gartner offered some eye-opening statistics and observations. Two items, in particular, caught my attention- The total number of skills needed for a job is increasing 10% year over year 1/3 of the skills detailed on a “typical” 2017 job description won’t be relevant [...]
(2-minute read) In 2020 we were asked to do things that took us far out of our comfort zone. We managed new working arrangements and an environment of unprecedented unpredictability. We talked about difficult subjects. We pushed into new areas and learned a lot about our capacity, our capabilities and ourselves. Business, too, has adapted [...]
(2-minute read) My dear friend Sarah sent me this Meyer lemon tree. Lemon trees aren't meant to flourish in Northern New England, but Meyer is doing quite well, thank you. Meyer started me thinking about adapting and thriving under less-than-ideal circumstances and making lemons into lemonade. This year, we've learned a lot about ourselves and [...]
(2-minute read) It’s Election Day, so let’s talk about politics. More specifically, let’s talk about remaining work friends when you disagree with your colleagues’ political beliefs. In our personal lives, we naturally surround ourselves with like-minded people. But at work, our roles require that we collaborate with lots of different people. We don’t have the [...]
(3-minute read) Why is it that when one person yawns, everyone yawns? The power of suggestion is strong in person and even more pronounced on video calls. Like most of us, I spend more time than I’d like on Zoom. Many calls that I organize and run involve executive or staff trainings. Yet, it’s the [...]
(3-minute read) This month, we thank Karen Brown, Vice President Development & Philanthropic Services at Fairfield County's Community Foundation for suggesting this month's topic of how to assess career risks and get to what is next. Over the past six months, we've lived and worked under extraordinary circumstances. While working from home, we've figured out [...]
(2-minute read, and a lot to consider) My thanks to Susan Fulwiler, a friend and colleague, for suggesting 'resetting' as a topic for this month's blog. It's a well-timed request as August is a month when many people pause to recharge. When applied in both personal and business areas, I hope that what follows is [...]
(3-minute read) Before most of us began to work remotely and depend on Zoom calls and virtual conferences to stay productive, finding the time to network was hard. If you’ve nudged networking aside because you’re “sick of looking at your computer screen” you may want to reconsider the role networking may play in your current [...]
