Navigate Forward Anne Sample, CEO For the foreseeable future, much of our professional lives will take place in the virtual world. For senior leaders, jobseekers, hiring managers and board candidates, that means it’s time to master the virtual meeting. Here are a dozen of our most important Dos and Don’ts for your next […]
Category: Workplace
Leading Remotely – Five Ways to Overcome the Loneliness of Leadership
By Melanie Parish Being a leader is lonely work, none more so than now. As an executive coach, I hear it from leaders often. They say, “I was doing a good job as an individual contributor, but now I’m not sure what I should be doing after my promotion. I feel really alone.” They find […]
WOW Your Anxious Employees by Showing Them You Care (Here Are Nine Ways to Do So)
By Deb Boelkes As the pandemic churns on, your employees may be getting somewhat settled into their strange new routines. But don’t be fooled: Even as they get acclimated with Zoom meetings or working in masks, their anxiety hasn’t gone away. If anything, it’s just gone underground. That’s why it’s up to you as […]
Best Tips for Working Virtually – Setting Up Your Business to Work From Home
As more and more look to work from home given the present state of things, it’s important to know some ways to implement it. If you haven’t done it previously it can seem challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. These tips should help. Best Tips for Working Virtually: Internet is crucial. Repeat the internet […]
Yo, Can I Get a Hug?
By Sarah Beaulieu As we reckon with behavior and boundaries in the #MeToo era, the topic of hugs frequently comes up. Some generally huggy people are second-guessing their hugging instincts. Some are lamenting the potential end of the hug, while others are calling for its demise, at least in workplaces. Others are simply wondering how […]
Great (Unmet) Expectations: How to Get Employee Performance Up to Par (and Cut Ties When Necessary)
By Deb Boelkes Sooner or later, even the most talent-rich companies wind up with an under performer on the team. When they’re undealt with, these less-than-stellar workers create a negative ripple effect. Your best performers become demotivated, resentment festers, and worst of all, productivity suffers. That’s why leaders are supposed to set high expectations […]
Top 10 tips on improving workplace technology in 2020
A new decade means new ways of working. Think back to 2010 and how things have changed between then and now: things like video conferencing, hot-desking and agile working were merely exciting new concepts back then, but in 2020, they’re ubiquitous parts of our business lives.None of us have any idea what the next ten […]
LOVE Fuels a WOW Culture: Six Ways to Share the Love with Employees and Customers (on Valentine’s Day and Beyond)
By Deb Boelkes We typically don’t think of love and business as existing in the same universe. But with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to change that mindset. Not only does love belong in the business world, it should fuel everything you do, both internally and in your interactions with customers. […]
The Beauty of Changing Careers at Any Stage of Life
By: Tonya Taylor A career change can be a daunting prospect for anyone at any stage of life, but it can be particularly nerve-wracking for women with partners and families. If your family budget is based on you bringing in a certain amount each month, the thought of disrupting that stability can be scary. […]
Is it time to leave your job and pursue your passion?
Marja Zapusek had always wanted to be a lawyer, but the reality of the job versus what she imagined while studying, turned out to be two very different things. It took her some time, but she’s finally left the job that was sapping her energy and now teaches as a facilitator for Access Consciousness […]