Do You Believe There is a Wage Gap? Part 1
Originally posted on Recruiter.com August 16, 2012. There’s a Belief Gap about the Wage Gap, Part 1 Well, I’ve written about this before and received quite a lot of feedback. You guessed it, the wage...
View Article3 Things That Interrupt You at Work
Originally posted on Recruiter.com September 20, 2013. If I Could Save Time at the Water Cooler…. Have you ever left work and asked yourself, “Did I even get anything done today?” Even workers who save...
View ArticleLeadership Bullcrap: 5 Theories
As Red Branch Media grows, it’s been really difficult for me to try to grow myself as a leader, manager and strategist. But learning ain’t easy. Case in point: I’ve been clicking on every leadership...
View ArticleThe Leadership Sweet Spot Between Micromanager and Facilitator
There are a ridiculous amount of blog posts, conferences, training programs and experts out there with opinions that run the gamut when it comes to the best management styles. One camp is behind...
View ArticleLearn From the Worst? Management Best Practices
Guest Blogger: Robert Conrad Even though not everyone is cut out for management work, somehow, a few bad apples still seem to make their way into it. Unprepared and ill-suited to management, these...
View Article4 Quotes to Make You a More Compassionate Employer
The workplace can be a stressful place, and with little compassion it can become a cold evacuation area for creative productivity. Compassion can be a crucial piece of your management toolbox. While it...
View ArticleReplace These Bad Leadership Habits Before the End of 2015
Contrary to popular belief, leadership isn’t always a natural born trait. It’s possible to learn leadership and to become increasingly skilled at leading others in both personal and professional...
View ArticleHow to be a Mentor in the Workplace
Once you have gained some experience in a specific career field, you are going to be asked to play a bigger role with junior employees. Words like manager, mentor, coach, leader and others may be...
View ArticleYou Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Tips on Taking Over a New Department
Many of us consider ourselves experts at whatever we do every day, all day. It’s easy to get complacent and forget that while you may be the go-to expert in your company when it comes to Thing 1, there...
View ArticleCareer Advice 101: 4 Morning Routines That Lead to Success
Morning people, who are they, what are they, and how can one learn their witchy ways? Is there a spokesman or a union leader we can talk to? How can we contact them? Is 3 P.M. a justifiable nap time if...
View ArticleWomen in Leadership and the Issues They Face
Editorial commentary by Maren Hogan Editor’s Note: We’ve written about the wage gap and the frustrating statistics around women in the workplace in the past. Here, we tackle the issues again with a new...
View Article6 Times Mad Men Inspired us to be a Better Leader
Don Draper, the tall mystery man of the hit television series Mad Men. The series is set in the 1960’s Manhattan, in a relatively successful Ad Agency. The show depicts varying aspects of company...
View Article4 Things Managers Should Have in Their Daily Routine
Managers have a lot on their plate, after all, manage is literally spelled out in their title. Managers are relied upon to keep the workplace boat afloat in a way that both utilizes company time in an...
View Article#SHRMTalent Can’t Get No Job Satisfaction
Just kidding. I just wrote that so you’d click. In fact, we learned today during a briefing from SHRM that we’re actually pretty doggone satisfied. According to Evren Esen, director of SHRM’s survey...
View ArticleWonder Women Round Up: Athletes, Execs and Leaders
The appearance of Wonder Woman in the new Batman v. Superman movie has gotten us thinking… will we finally have a female-led superhero movie? Anecdotes aside, the ‘perceived value’ of a woman has been...
View ArticleHow Women Can Make it to the Top
The world of work is a living entity. It ebbs and flows with the economy, grow, and expands with new technologies and adjusts to the advancements in society. There was a time when gender played a key...
View ArticleThe 4 Millennial Mindsets That Will Change the Way We Work
I know, I know. You’re sick and tired of reading about millennials, right? I get it. But in between all the hilarious videos and pontificating blog posts about why you must have organic chai in the...
View Article5 Employee Feedback Stats That You Need to See
When it comes to feedback, we all want it, but none of us really want to hear it (at least when it’s bad). But frankly, we all need it. It helps us improve more quickly and do our job better. In fact,...
View ArticleWhy You’re Losing Employees and How to Make Them Stay
We’re not all blessed with a natural gift of management skills which means some of us have to work harder than others to lead our employees. Let’s be real, we’ve all had amazing bosses and we’ve all...
View Article4 Types of Horrible Hiring Managers (and How to Find Candidates Who Can Work...
While many recruiters know that people usually leave a job because of their manager and not the company, how many of us actually fold that knowledge into our day-to-day recruiting efforts? The fact is,...
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