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Creating a Red Rubber Ball Moment in the Workplace
Have you ever had a red rubber ball moment? Kevin Carroll, author of the Red Rubber Ball Book Series describes these as when play transform even tense, high-stakes moments into pure fun and result in...
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Network TV Drama & the Little White Lies in the Workplace
The workplace is a culture, a human echo system filled with those doing, avoiding, and lying. It’s a veritable melting pot filled with drama, entertainment, gossip and despair. Your office serves as...
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Employee Satisfaction – When Pizza Isn’t Enough
It should come as no surprise that employee satisfaction isn’t always high. Indeed many people are not at all happy in their workplace environment, and that pizza recognition might not be the...
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The Home Office or Coworking? The Life of an Entrepreneur
This is a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately: The home office or coworking? It’s really weighing on my mind. For the last two years I have home officed out of my home. I work from the...
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Pop, Dazzle, and Wow
This week I’ve been traveling across Oklahoma meeting with different facility managers and conducting interviews as part of my work with a client. We are building a series of communication channels...
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How Kids at Work Helps Us All
Why I am a Better Working Mom Because of My Job Last night as I was putting my daughter to bed, I explained to her that I was going away for work that next morning. Ryleigh is almost 3 and...
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Work Life Balance – It’s Complicated
If you have to work for a living – and most of us do, life can get really complicated especially if you have a spouse and/or kids. I have gotten past that point in my life, where I have to worry so...
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PUSH: Productivity at Work: Part 1 – People
PUSHing Your Peers to Being Productive at Work Think about the most effective folks at your job. Now, think about what they have in common: They probably get along well with people; they don’t get...
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6 Reasons Why Flexibility is Frustrating, Not Freeing
Flexibility. We still think of it as innovative, cutting edge, and available only to the lucky ones. “Really, your boss allows you to work from home two days a week, and leave early on Fridays? Wow.”...
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Why Workplace Culture Fails: Treating Symptoms Instead of the Diagnosis
Most often in the workplace and business world where we live, our business leaders are driven by a sense of urgency starting from the top and rolling down the chain of command. We check our boxes,...
View ArticleEpisode 7 – Culture That Rocks with Jim Knight
Welcome to Episode 7 of the Workology Podcast powered by Blogging4Jobs where we talk company culture and engagement with Jim Knight. The Workology Podcast is a place where we discuss the science and...
View ArticleWorkplace Culture is not HR: My Great Places to Work Experience
Several years ago, I was the corporate HR Director for a small, blue collar franchise with a big brand name. Within a few months of starting my new role, the President of the company slipped a...
View ArticleWhy Do You Choose to Lead?
Quantifying leadership practices and strategies to maximum effect is not new and neither are the myriad of different forms to which such quantification can lead. Simply browsing the business section...
View Article6 Reasons Why Flexibility is Frustrating, Not Freeing
Flexibility. We still think of it as innovative, cutting edge, and available only to the lucky ones. “Really, your boss allows you to work from home two days a week, and leave early on Fridays? Wow.”...
View ArticleWhy Workplace Culture Fails: Treating Symptoms Instead of the Diagnosis
Most often in the workplace and business world where we live, our business leaders are driven by a sense of urgency starting from the top and rolling down the chain of command. We check our boxes,...
View ArticleEp 7 – Culture That Rocks with Jim Knight
Welcome to Episode 7 of the Workology Podcast powered by Blogging4Jobs where we talk company culture and engagement with Jim Knight. The Workology Podcast is a place where we discuss the science and...
View ArticleHR’s About the High Road, Not the High Horse
A couple of weeks ago, I read a local HR advice column. The content of the question isn’t as important as the content of the answer; it is in this that influenced my post today. The answer, given to...
View ArticleAre You Doing the Right Thing
I try to stay away from the trendy topics when it comes to blogging in the #HR space. I like to feel that I don’t jump on the bandwagon now and again and pile on, regarding a particular matter. So now...
View ArticleWorkplace Safety Depends on Relationships
“It is not unsafe work conditions that we should worry about, it is unsafe behavior.” Safety It is often the red-headed stepchild of Human Resource programs, and for those organizations who aren’t knee...
View ArticleCreating a Culture Where Employees Reach their Full Potential
Overworked, without recognition and underpaid to boot. This is a common complaint by employees and a reason that many believe their teams are unhappy, but the HRM Canada article Are Your Workers...
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