by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Baby Boomer, Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Management Tips
The United States workforce is being shaken up. Within the next decade, as key office demographics change, corporate America will look and function very differently than it does today. Last month, I explored how women are leaving the corporate world and starting their...
by admin | Sep 3, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce
Despite continued diversity efforts from the United States Government and organizations around the country, minorities are still largely underrepresented in the United States workforce. When looking at the statistics presented by “well meaning” companies, the picture...
by admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Generation Y
I recently dove deep into the future for a series called *Work: Reimagined, analyzing the trends shaping the future of work and determining five qualities that will be imperative for successful future leaders. But it turns out I left something out. I didn’t factor in...
by admin | Aug 6, 2015 | Baby Boomer, Diversity in Workforce, Freelance Workforce, Future of Work, Generational Differences at Work, Leadership Development, Management Tips, Women in Workforce
There are big changes coming to the American workforce. While many organizations are watching the economy, there’s another change — almost a revolution — quietly taking place right under our noses. That change is the massive shift in workplace demographics, with four...
by admin | Jul 30, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Leadership Development, Women in Workforce
My 10-year-old daughter and I are tired of boy heroes in young adult fiction. Sure, we love Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. Yet, we need more role models for our future female leaders. My daughter inhales books. I’m not exaggerating. She will easily read 200...
by admin | Jul 23, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Leadership Development
What will make a future leader successful? I explored this in my piece, *Portrait of a Future Leader, published as part of Upwork’s Work: Reimagined series on Medium. Really getting down to the nitty-gritty of how major workforce trends will affect leaders was...
