How an “Off-Kilter” Day Still Turned Out Okay
It was a Monday. The day of the week I typically plan to be a high productivity day to power through client and personal responsibilities. However, this one was not starting out that way.
7 Things Your Rock-Star Employees Want to Hear You Say
Not every high-performer is looking to be promoted. And that’s fine. You need rock stars in every role. But every high-performer is human and longs for appreciation, connection, and wants to be heard. It’s so easy to direct our attention to the folks who need our help the most. Be sure to pay attention to your top 20% as well.
Forget Time Management. Try This Instead.
Let’s face it: How many of us really want to be the passenger on an airplane with an exhausted, pilot at the helm? When you’re in a leadership role, managing your own energy is vital to your ability to impact and influence others.
We are busy.
In fact, we’re busier than we’ve ever been.
Workplace Culture
There is something important to consider when selecting a job, key to remaining happy in a job, and part of many decisions to stay or leave a job. I am, of course, talking about workplace culture.
3 Ways to Become Financially Fit
If you apply for a job and you get that job, that company can only guarantee you today’s wages. But, if you create your own job, you can guarantee whatever wage you want for yourself.
How to Improve the Emerging Culture of Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment can range from persistent offensive sexual jokes to inappropriate touching to posting offensive material in the workplace. Sexual harassment at work is a significant issue and can happen to both women and men.
Information Governance Insights: To Print or Not to Print
Information Governance Insights: To Print or Not to Print ROBIN WOOLEN The Records Guru A few years ago an Editor for a very prominent magazine was asked if they thought they would ever cease hardcopy printing and only publish an online edition. His response was that...
A Brief History of Fringe Benefits
A Brief History of Fringe Benefits MARC PLOOSTER Marc Plooster is an Accountant for the County of Ottawa, MI. Prior to joining Ottawa County, he worked for the City of Grand Rapids, MI in multiple roles including as a John H. Logie Fellow. Let’s talk about fringe...
3 Ways Very Successful People Think Differently
3 Ways Very Successful People Think Differently MEIKO PATTON Meiko S. Patton is a writer for the federal government and the founder of Never Ever Give Up Academy. What would you say is the most powerful thing in the world? What would you say if I told you that you...
The Characteristics of Influential Leaders
The Characteristics of Influential Leaders ADAM WHITE Adam White is CEO of Adam White Speaks, entrepreneur and author of the bestselling book, “A Leader Others Will Follow: The Power of Influence. Whether you are leading a company or a country, often in leadership our...
Attending College as an Adult
Attending College as an Adult JEFF BARISON MatchCollege is a comprehensive website for seekers of higher education providing information on over 6,500 colleges and universities in the United States A substantive shift has taken place over the last two decades with...
Worksite Wellness Begins with You!
Worksite Wellness Begins with You! ANGELA GAFFNEY Wellness Expert, Health Coach and Author Whether you’re just starting to think about worksite wellness or have a robust program in place the same holds true; worksite wellness begins with you! The program may provide...
10 Ways to Connect with a Younger Workforce
10 Ways to Connect with a Younger Workforce JOHN STOKER John Stoker is the author of “Overcoming Fake Talk” and the president of DialogueWORKS, Inc. On a recent flight, my seatmate and I began to talk about communication and conversation strategies for dealing with...
Is Your Succession Plan Designed for Success?
Is Your Succession Plan Designed for Success? STAN SKIPWORTH Stan Skipworth is the Director of Safety at the Claremont Colleges and serves as a public policy/public safety consultant and legislative advisor for national campus law enforcement professional...
Looking Back to Look Forward
Looking Back to Look Forward LIAM RYAN Former Liverpool architect and author of Cancer 4 Me 5 Sometimes, in an effort to identify the direction I feel my life should take, I momentarily project myself forward to the end, and look back. I try to establish what the...
3 Creative Ways to Accomplish Any Goal in the Next 100 Days
3 Creative Ways to Accomplish Any Goal in the Next 100 Days MEIKO PATTON Meiko S. Patton is a writer for the federal government and the founder of Never Ever Give Up Academy. Would you finally like to: Quit your day job? Take that 7-day Caribbean cruise? Have enough...
Management is Everything
Management is Everything JEFFREY MORGAN President of e-volve IT Services. Jeffrey has been providing independent consulting services to County and Municipal agencies since 1993. With 24 years of consulting for county and municipal government under my belt, the hiring...
Should We Grab Coffee Sometime?
Should We Grab Coffee Sometime? BETH BEUTLER Beth Beutler is the founder and executive director of HOPE Unlimited. “Let’s grab coffee sometime.” Should We? “We should grab coffee.” How do you respond when someone suggests that? Do you add the coffee appointment to...