I have been blessed this year with opportunities to hear some fantastic speakers and have insightful conversations. I know these experiences were great because I can remember the presentation and I took lots of notes. To this I say- “Big deal!” While all of th..... Read More Now >>
Keeping your resume updated is important for telling your career story. As cited in our recent blog, almost three-quarters of employees are looking for new jobs. Here are six reasons you should embrace updating your resume. Plus, reasons why employers should not p..... Read More Now >>
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” –Melodie Beattie, self-help book author I know the words “thankful” and “work” typically do not go together. Yet, we spend so much time at work, complet..... Read More Now >>
In my previous blog, I discussed encounters I had with people who took negative situations and used positive communications to see tremendous results in their organizations. Let’s now focus attention on positive communication rebels who are what I call “The Lifter..... Read More Now >>
Negativity surrounds us every day. From the media to co-worker gossip, we are faced with a non-stop ambush of negative information and feedback. Even the word “rebel” in the title has a negative connotation. But does it have to? For five minutes, I would like ..... Read More Now >>
Benefits are important to employees, but in their time-short, sleep-deprived, cash-strapped world, benefits are not necessarily high on the “completely understood” list. I want to share three obstacles I have experienced regarding the importance of understanding emp..... Read More Now >>
This blog is the first in a two-part series on benefit communication errors and bad benefit coverage assumptions. With benefits open enrollment right around the corner for many organizations, now is a great time to evaluate the success of employee benefits communication..... Read More Now >>
Recently, I was driving a rental car to the suburbs north of Atlanta. While I had an idea of where I was going, I decided to use my phone’s GPS to help guide me. En route, I realized that I needed to go to another location first so I entered new GPS information. I e..... Read More Now >>
I recently was asked to speak with a woman about her resume. She was directed to me by someone who said she needed a new perspective on her job search. The woman was trying to restart her career after going through a terrible family crisis. Many people gave her re..... Read More Now >>
Ah summer. The time when many of us take a vacation. But wait you say. No time for vacation. No money for vacation. Afraid you’ll lose your job if you take vacation time. This blog is for all of the save-my-vacation time and don’t-need-a-vacation employe..... Read More Now >>
