by Caroline | Jul 3, 2019 | Communication, Company Culture, Teamwork
What a week for the US team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup! Today’s game against England was a nail biter. Just before the start, it was announced star player, Megan Rapinoe who scored all four goals in previous games, was out with an injury. How would the team...
by Caroline | Jun 19, 2019 | Accountability, Communication, Company Culture, Delegation, Leadership
School is out! It’s summer and for many of us, it’s vacation time. Time to take a break, relax, maybe enjoy a new locale or revisit a beloved place with friends and family. And upon returning to work, we are refreshed and reinvigorated. Except, for some of us,...
by Caroline | Apr 3, 2019 | Company Culture, Leadership, Management, React to Change, retaliation
I recently read an article published by SHRM entitled “Employer Couldn’t Selectively Enforce Prohibition on Sleeping on the Job” and I thought “Oh, there has got to be a catch.” Yes, employers and HR professionals are sometimes flummoxed by EEOC decisions...
by Caroline | Feb 13, 2019 | Coaching, Company Culture, Growth, Leadership, Managing Yourself
It’s Valentine’s Day so that means it’s time for our annual analogy about the similarities between businesses and personal relationships. Over the years, we have written about how hiring is like dating; how ending an employee relationship can be like breaking up; how...
by Caroline | Jan 16, 2019 | Adapt to Change, Company Culture, Leadership
Groundhog Day is right around the corner, which always reminds me of the movie with Bill Murray. I love that movie. In case you haven’t seen it—is that even possible? Groundhog Day is about a guy who keeps living the same day over and over again and eventually sees it...
by Caroline | Nov 14, 2018 | Company Culture, Culture, HRSafety, Planning, Teamwork
No, not the upcoming holiday “party-ed too hard” a la Office Christmas Party movie issues. I am referring to the multitude of literal natural disasters we have experienced on a national level this year including floods, hurricanes, wildfires and ice storms. Here...
