How Can We Create Organizational Cultures that Welcome Women Who Lean In?
Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Lean In urges women to take a seat at the table, raise our hands and use our voices. I completely agree. And I think there is a larger question to be asked: What are women leaning into? Organizations could hire the brightest and most experienced woman for their teams. Yet if […]
Workforce Trends: The Importance of Diversity–The Old Minority Will Become the New Majority
There are several major demographic trends in today’s workplace, such as Baby Boomer retirement, companies losing female talent (see infographic) and the increasing need for workplace flexibility. Perhaps the most profound trend however, is the fact that the United States is transitioning from a nation whose majority population is white to a nation in which […]
Workforce Trends: Women Are Leaving the Corporate World and Becoming Your Competition
The second demographic trend affecting the Workforce of Tomorrow is the flood of women leaving their jobs in mid-career. Take a look at this infographic about women in the workforce for a good dose of reality. Whether it’s law, technology, administration, or management, Gen X women (born between 1965-1980) are voting with their feet. They […]
Workforce Trends: How Baby Boomer Retirement Will Change the Workplace in the Next Decade. You Ready?
In the past, people retired, on average, at age 60. The Baby Boomers (born between 1946-1964) talk about retiring at 69, except if they don’t, because they need the salary, or just like working. And they could work for quite a while yet. Look at how many people are now living to 100! If the […]
Creating Workplace Culture That Actually Works
Workplace culture often seems like some sort of abstract concept. We think, ‘Oh to build a great culture at work, we have to create something that mimics Apple’ or some other hot, tech company. In reality, building a dynamic work culture is much simpler, based on how the organization’s values, attitude and behavior manifest daily […]
Training Our Future Leaders NOW!
As the new year begins, it’s time to create effective habits and break ineffective habits, both personally and professionally. Professionally, when it comes to influencing organizational goals, I highly recommend reading the Harvard Business Review article We Wait Too Long to Train Our Leaders. Preparing future leaders early on will impact your organization’s success, so […]
Does Knowing Your MYERS-BRIGGS Personality Type Help at Work?
During your career, you may have heard of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a personality assessment used to help people improve the Emotional Intelligence (EQ) by understanding their preferred communication styles and how those preferences impact teams. Do you know the history behind MBTI? Here’s the quick version: Katharine Cook Briggs wanted to help women […]
Finding Happiness at Work: Can Happy Hour start at 9AM?
As you go through your day-to-day routine, it’s often hard to find a quiet moment and think about long-term goals. Sure, you may set up big picture career milestones you would like to achieve, but it’s the daily living that gets you there. A recent blog on Fast Company looked at what it takes to […]
How Federal Agencies Improve Performance through Job Satisfaction
When you think of the US Federal government working culture, you might think: slow, bureaucratic, hierarchical and male-dominated. However, of the 362 Federal agencies measuring job satisfaction, roughly 33% have increased their scores since 2004 according to the Washington Post. This Deloitte study, The Best Places to Work in Federal Government notes that if agencies […]
