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Month: December 2020
What Kind of Worker Are You? Job Classifications for Tax Purposes
Although doing work for a company seems straightforward enough, your job classification is vital when it comes to questions such…
Do Our Relationships with Social Media Say More Than We Think?
I seem to have developed the habit of personifying social media outlets. That may sound a bit off. But trust…
How to manage performance evaluations in the work-from-home era
A successful performance review is not easy to pull off in the best of times, and as work-from-home drags on,…
Goodbye 2020 | Reflections on an Extraordinary Year
If nothing else, 2020 has been an extraordinary year—often in the worst possible sense of the word. The coronavirus pandemic…
Building Healthy Boundaries When Everyone Works at Home
2020 has led to a remarkable shift in how people live their lives. Commutes and school buses have been left…
Enjoy these tales of awkwardness from Zoom holiday office parties
What the COVID-era experts failed to account for is: What happens when you took all of their guidance and your…
Miss the window seat? Work from home with a view above the clouds
There’s a new pandemic-era gadget for those who can’t wait to gaze outside an airplane window again: Sky Scape.
5 Strategies to Make 2021 Your Breakthrough Year
We’ve all heard enough about 2020, right? Time to pivot and focus on making 2021 your breakthrough year. Let’s remember…
12 Types of Workplace Discrimination | An Employee Guide
In 2017, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports that over 80,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed, resulting in…
Eyesight Not Up To Par? Here’s Your Vision Correction Options
Many of us have found ourselves working from home during 2020. While it’s very common to have vision challenges as…
Deadliest jobs in America statistics reveal racial disparities
In a 12-year high, a worker died every 99 minutes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its annual statement.
A call to revolutionize the workplace — by reducing working hours
Labor’s next big battle may be over not wages but time, a new book by Jamie K. McCallum argues.
Age is Just a Number: Don’t Let it Hold You Back!
Age is just a number and we should never use it to define who we are. Unfortunately, we do. We…
To land a job interview, show me what makes you special
Let me describe my process for choosing which candidates make the initial cut.
Rebounding at Work after a COVID-19 Diagnosis
If you’ve come down with COVID-19, you know the illness takes a physical and emotional toll. Recovery is a long…
Executives no longer spooked by cannabis jobs
Professionals used to shy away from jobs in the marijuana industry — or at least keep them hush-hush. Now, the…
Domestic Violence: Walking Out of The Darkness
You are walking down the street and notice a woman walking beside you. She is holding a little girl’s hand…
Standing Out Digitally: Meaning Wins Out Over More
Across the world, people no longer want MORE. Instead, they want meaning. There is a deep need to make real…
The COVID-era workplace: Hard questions, no easy answers
This year has revealed the leaks, gaps, faults and rotted stairsteps in our workplaces, economy, education, public-health systems and social…
Being There for Co-Workers in Difficult Times
When I was at my first full-time job after college, I got a call one morning that my father had…
How to handle an anti-mask employee
Career Advice | I never want to advocate for someone losing their job, especially in this economy. But your employee’s…
3 Powerful Networks You May Not Know You Have
Even at the best of times, it’s natural to feel unsure of yourself when it comes to networking. You may…
Vaccines mark a step in getting back to the office, like it or not
More than half of U.S. employees currently working from home say they’d like to keep their remote arrangements beyond the…
Facing Fear And Taking On That Career Change
There is a major difference between the woman who dreams and the woman who takes action and makes her dream…
First Jobs, Foundations & the Movies
Our early experiences with work are foundational. We tend to write these jobs off as our careers progress, likely because…
Is Upwork Worth It? Review for Freelancers
Stay Safe & Do Good | Volunteering Ideas for the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us and that usually rallies our desire to contribute to worthy causes. However, this year…
‘Tis The Season for Self-Care
Self-care is never more important than during the holiday season. As much as you want to make the holidays special…
Job interviews without an interviewer, and other pandemic hiring trends
Video responses to set questions, online games that measure a person’s traits and skills: The future of interviews is coming…
Some states train jobless for post-pandemic workforce
The over $2 trillion relief package Congress approved in March included money states and localities could use for workforce development….
Office holiday parties are transformed for public health and economic crises
To put it mildly, no one feels much like celebrating 2020.
Why Women with Tribes Live Longer, Healthier Lives
We can all likely think of someone we enjoy spending time with. Maybe it’s our best friend or our sister….
Reducing Personal Bias | Tips for Managers
When we’re very young, our brains develop an ability to group and make strong distinctions between items. This quick and…
The office holiday party, 2020-style
Companies are getting creative —because yet another boring Zoom meeting just isn’t going to cut it.
How to have a company holiday party (sort of) in a pandemic
Since the safest celebrations will be virtual, here are a few fresh ideas to acknowledge employees near the end of…
How to Recognize & Conquer Unconscious Bias
Everyone has some form of implicit or unconscious bias; we absorb received notions about race, class, gender, ability, ethnicity, and…
Ease the pain of working from home with these ergonomics tips
The correct chair height, good desk posture and these other tips can help you and your joints stay comfortable when…
Daytime TV viewing surges: Remote workers are wielding the remote more frequently
Professionals working from home during the pandemic are spending two hours and 10 minutes more per week watching TV during…
Strategies to Maximize Your Professional Success
Especially during the challenges of a global pandemic, it can be difficult to feel professionally successful in your role or…
Got Work-From-Home Burnout? Here’s What to Do
It can be hard to get anything done—let alone work or job-hunting—when you’re at home due to a pandemic, wildfires…
The Gift of Reading: Books For Everyone on Your List
It’s officially the holidays… Well, close enough to start your gift buying anyway! Books are the perfect go-to gifts for…
Entrepreneurs Adapt to the New Business Normal
When the coronavirus pandemic began, Main Street shut down, forcing many small businesses to close their doors and rethink their…
28 Common Second Round Interview Questions
How a Positive Workplace Culture Benefits Your Physical and Mental Health
In today’s competitive business environment, whistling while you work might feel more like something out of a Disney movie than…
Business owner dies without a succession plan, throwing everyone into turmoil
Career Advice | What the employees should do next.
New to Being Your Own Boss? 5 Tips to Get You on the Right Track
In the era of COVID-19, job seekers around the world are finding new ways to reinvent and reimagine their professional…
New to Being Your Own Boss? 5 Tips to Get You on the Right Track
In the era of COVID-19, job seekers around the world are finding new ways to reinvent and reimagine their professional…
I don’t want to be the office grandma
Career Advice | Returning to the workforce in your 60s can produce anxiety.
Living with Chronic Illness or Disability | Know Your Strengths
The job search is already an anxiety-inducing endeavor, but it can also be demoralizing when you live with chronic illness…