by admin | Oct 2, 2014 | 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...
by admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
Let’s talk about muffins – blueberry muffins, banana nut muffins, apple muffins – and the thud they make as they hit the compost bin, since these particular muffins are rock hard. I should back up. I left the Ivy League for culinary school years ago to...
by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | Diversity in Workforce, Leadership Development, Management Tips
Sometimes merely focusing on communicating with your team isn’t enough. Why? Because the intention you set forth is often misunderstood by your audience. The gap between what you mean to communicate and what is actually communicated is known as the Perception Gap. In...
by admin | Feb 13, 2014 | Diversity in Workforce, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
There sure are a lot of different personalities to deal with in the workplace! As a manager, you have to work with diverse personas on an even closer level. And let’s face it, some of those characters are difficult to deal with. Some may even seem, ahem, unmanageable....
by admin | Dec 12, 2013 | Diversity in Workforce, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Management Tips
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a powerful tool for leaders, managers and human resource professionals to increase Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and build high-performing teams. This is part two in my four-part series on MBTI. In part one of my series, we...
