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Turning Severance Into Sabbatical, or at least a Productive Gap in Employment
In today’s dynamic world of work if you haven’t been laid off or made redundant at least once, it’s likely that you haven’t been in the workforce very long, you…
Smart Leaders Know That Letting People Fail Can Help Them Improve and Grow
Raising children isn’t easy. Leading people is equally as challenging
It’s as Simple as Hugging a Goat
Petting zoos are a staple at small-town rodeos. Chicks, bunnies, ducks, pigs – and of course, baby goats
RIP Voicemail – Goodbye, Old Friend
It’s becoming quite fashionable for people in my age bracket to attribute a whole host of world problems to the rise and influence of Millennials. The list of casualties is…
Focus on Your Training Misses To Win Over the Masses
Meeting the needs of your employees’ development can seem like a daunting task. So is cleaning your entire house; now imagine skipping the bathrooms every week
Coworker Using You As Their Personal Counselor? 3 Tips To Shut Them Down Constructively.
A reader of mine sent me this email: “Dawn, How do I handle it when my coworker wants me to be a sounding board for all of the office problems?…
Orville Wright Didn’t Have a Pilot’s License
Ask someone over 60 what “piecemeal” work is, and they can probably give you an answer without thinking too much about it. Ask someone under 40, and they will stare…
Good Leaders Give Bad News, Bad Leaders Avoid It at All Costs.
I’m always amazed at how so many leaders can get so far in management without learning one of the basic tenants of management. It’s this: Good leaders have to give…
5 Things Your Exclamation Point (!!!) In Email Means to Me
You know who you are. You love to use the exclamation point in emails and writing! Yes!!! You’re a peppy son of a gun
Can HR Truly bring Their True Selves to Work?
One of my favorite songs on The Who’s magnificent rock opus Quadrophenia is The Real Me. It asks the question “Can you see the real me?” over and over as the…