Feng shui is based on the premise that people take mood cues from their visual surroundings. One of my favorite examples is the company that sought to improve employee morale by upgrading their office environment. The first thing they discovered was employees were confronted every day by a series of signs at the company’s […]
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Loneliness is on the rise, according to a new study commissioned by Cigna, with more than 3 in 5 Americans reporting they feel “left out, poorly understood and lacking companionship.” Can you guess which generation feels the most alone? Would you believe the youngest… the ones with the most followers, likes, shares, stories, etc. 81% […]
Read More ›Posted by Mary Ann Kelly Many of our clients don’t put a lot of stock in references supplied by candidates because they’re hand-selected to provide the most glowing reviews. It’s true, you’d have to be out of your mind to provide the names of people that would be critical of you! So, as […]
Read More ›In advertising, we’re accustomed to handling a lot of crises: Missed deadlines, errant media buys, underperforming campaigns, working well past the profitability threshold, etc. This post isn’t about any of that stuff. It’s about the shanfit that ensues when a new hire isn’t working out and what to do about it. If […]
Read More ›The debate continues about Marissa Mayer as the new CEO at Yahoo, with pundits from all sides wondering if she can hack the job as a new mom (that was last week’s blog topic) and also if her experience at Google has prepared her for the challenges she faces at Yahoo. Somewhere along the […]
Read More ›Last week’s post was the Do-It-Yourself Performance Review. Some of you responded (thanks!) and wanted to know what to do when you have to give a negative performance review. I asked my favorite clients in HR to weigh in. Q. I’d like to give an honest appraisal of my supervisor/colleague/direct report but not everything […]
Read More ›Welcome to Do-It-Yourself Performance Reviews. If you think you’re here for regular performance reviews, administered by your boss in a timely fashion without nagging, you’re in the wrong place. Just get up quietly and leave thru the door at the back. The rest of you may already have recognized that your professional development, learning […]
Read More ›I’ve been thinking recently about performance reviews, how we express appreciation or discontent at work, and why many of us leave these conversations more frustrated, confused or dissatisfied than when we started. I dig this Forbes article by James Slavet because it elevates the conversation around how our performance is measured, and introduces “real feel” […]
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