As part of a leadership program, I had to introduce myself to someone I did not know. During the conversation with my partner, I began describing myself to her. At the end, she said “So you are an ambivert.” Ambivert? I had never heard the word. She told me that an ambivert is a third… Read more »
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 panic when they hear their employees are “looking.” Employees: Welcome to today’s job… Read more »
“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, completing work projects, checking emails and social media, and building our professional skills and… Read more »
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 Lifters”. These are people that you are acquainted with who through their positive interactions raise… Read more »
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 to acknowledge three positive communication rebels who are striking down… Read more »
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 employee benefits. I also want to share with you three actionable takeaways. Whether you are an employer offering benefits… Read more »
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 plans. I have learned during my career that a consistent, multi-avenue approach is… Read more »
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 exited… Read more »