Meetings are an effective way to gather people together and make a plan, said almost no one. Too often, you leave a meeting saying ‘this could have been an email’ instead of feeling like it was time well spent. That’s not to say productive meetings do not occur, just that they are the exception instead of […]

As an employer, you likely aren’t hiring new team members with the expectation that they’ll leave the position quickly. Even though workforce trends indicate employees aren’t staying at companies as long as they used to, you still expect them to stay at least a year or two.   Unfortunately, you may be noticing a terrifying trend […]

An estimated 1 in 5 people in the office suffer from a mental illness, whether it’s anxiety, substance abuse, depression, or attention deficit disorder. Think about it in terms of a meeting or even around the lunch table. You or your co-workers are likely struggling with something that due to stigmas and expectations remains unspoken.     […]

In a world where email and text eliminate the need for face-to-face conversations, many people have come to dread talking on the phone. Because they’re out of practice, any call that comes through can be stressful and maybe even a little bit annoying. Even with these feelings, the unfortunate reality is that sometimes you need […]

Back in 1910, William Taft made the statement that vacations should be two or three months long, “in order to continue work the next year with that energy and effectiveness which it ought to have” (The New York Times, 07/31/1910). Most employers won’t give you that much time off, but according to a paper published […]