Alternatives to College
The long-term answer is figuring out how to preserve the culture and life lessons learned at college and how to endow graduates with the necessary career skills required by employers.
How a Postage Stamp Saved My Life
The primary function of a stamp is of course, to pay for mail, but if you take the time to really examine a stamp you’ll have the opportunity to learn about many subjects on a vast array of topics.
Information Governance Insights: Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is really everyone’s business. The information technology department can only do so much to keep the wolves at bay. It is up to everyone to be aware of tactics being used, how to respond to them and for Management to understand that the risk of deferred maintenance has become more critical
Seven Easy Ways to Enjoy Your Work Day
Maybe your job isn’t all that enjoyable either But YOU can do a few things to bring some joy into even the most unfulfilling day.
An Interviewing Mistake That Will Cost You the Job
The key is to do your homework and articulate why your skill sets add the most value for THIS job at THIS company.
Statements Can be Turned Into Questions Can’t They?
In your next meeting, you may want to assign someone to track how many questions you ask and how many statements you make.
This Is What You Can Do When Facing Ageism
Unconscious biases are often at the root of ageism. We’ve all got our prejudices. Part of the trick to tackling them is to make them conscious.
Sheep Don’t Kill Sheep
Could we not have agreed from the outset that we do not kill each other?
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...