by admin | May 7, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Freelance Workforce, Leadership Development, Management Tips
We’ve all heard stories or perhaps even witnessed leaders who just can’t keep their cool. They may storm through the office, slam a phone down, berate a manager or simply send dozens of nasty emails. This type of behavior is extremely uncomfortable for employees to...
by admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Freelance Workforce, Leadership Development, Management Tips
It’s a Friday afternoon and Alexus is holding a status meeting with her team. After the project manager gives a complete update, Alexus breaks the news that the project deadline has just been moved up by three weeks. After months of working on the project, she knows...
by admin | Apr 16, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work, Leadership Development, Management Tips, Women in Workforce
Do you remember Henry Higgins? He was a character, played by the actor Rex Harrison, in a 1964 movie called “My Fair Lady.” During the movie, Henry Higgins sings a song called, “Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?” and the last line of the song is, “Why can’t...
by admin | Apr 9, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Management Tips
Freelance contribution from Gemma Stones In a world of real-time multimedia information managing communication is a modern day challenge. Leaders must actively manage the constant flow of emails, tweets, pins and social media updates as well as initiating their own...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Leadership Development, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
Hiring the right person is a work of art. So is firing someone. There are many articles written about hiring and retaining the ideal candidate for your organization. Hiring the right people is so important that some companies are even moving into big data to...
by admin | Feb 12, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Freelance Workforce, Future of Work, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
The US freelance workforce is currently 53 million strong, and growing fast. In fact, right now freelancers make up 34% of our national workforce. Sarah Harowitz, executive director of Freelancers Union says, “This is an economic shift on par with the industrial...
