University graduates today are the most tech-savvy generation to ever enter the workforce. While knowledge of the latest and greatest devices can be a tremendous asset to landing a job, it’s also proving to be a hindrance. Graduates today too often use technology as a replacement for essential communication skills that are still coveted by employers. […]
What are you willing to do in order to reach success? It is common among people these days to be average and not stand out too much. But those who are successful do not fall under this category. In order to stay on top of your game and reach the level of success you want, you […]
In her 2014 Forbes article “9 Reasons to Love Being Single,” Alyson Krueger suggested one reason as “Singles are investing in themselves and their careers … They want to establish themselves and become a happy, successful person before having a serious relationship.” A 2015 article on the millennial women’s site Bustle claimed that people who […]
Traditional workplace policies and practices have not kept up, and they are not empowering—and ultimately retaining—top talent among women or Millennials. New research reveals that companies can improve workplace satisfaction and performance simultaneously among cohorts of women and Millennials by creating flexible work policies and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration. FLEXIBLE WORK POLICIES […]
We know what typical procrastination looks and feels like: we’re on social media, checking emails for the tenth time in an hour, clipping our toenails, loading the dishwasher, revisiting the snack room, dragging our feet in other blatant ways—all instead of accomplishing the necessary and most important task at hand. Many view procrastination as a […]
What do you do every day at work and why? If your answer is more than a couple sentences, your career isn’t simple. But, even if you’re wildly ambitious, it can be. At least most of the time. 1. I don’t need to be busy. “It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. […]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Millennials will be the largest generation in the workforce by then end of 2015 (which is rapidly approaching). This should not be shocking considering Millennials are quickly becoming the most influential population in our market today as they are graduating from college and reaching their peak employment years. […]
For years, employers have been aware of employee engagement and retention issues in their workplaces. These organizations have engagement policies that typically address engagement for the organization under one policy, without any differentiation for the generations of employees. As the millennial generation (also commonly known as Gen-Y and includes births from 1982 – 2000) grows […]
Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people. Not only do they think differently; they act differently. They draw on personality traits, habits and mind-sets to come up with ideas that straddle the line between insanity and genius. But just because you’re an original thinker and came up with an idea to replace gasoline in cars doesn’t […]
Chances are good that, at some time in your life, you’ve taken a time management class, read about it in books, and tried to use an electronic or paper-based day planner to organise, prioritise and schedule your day. “Why, with this knowledge and these gadgets,” you may ask, “do I still feel like I can’t […]