Blog Archives - Jill Christensen International

20 Jun

Great Lessons Learned From Failing

By Jill Christensen

While lessons can be gained from succeeding, they can also be gained from failing. Either way, the most important takeaway is to apply your ‘lessons learned from past activities in the future.
The following tips emerged in a recent Reddit

05 Jun

Top 10 List for Best Work-Life Balance

By Jill Christensen

According to a new report, only one North American city is in the Top 10 List for Best Work-Life Balance. Ottawa, Canada, comes in at number seven in a sea of European and Scandinavian cities:

Oslo
Bern
Helsinki
Zurich

23 May

An Idea to Give Employees More Workplace Flexibility

By Jill Christensen

As reported by Steven Weiss – senior staff writer at Inc.com – the leadership team at Front, a customer communication software company, recently tackled an important question: How could they bring relief to employees suffering from burnout without sacrificing productivity?

16 May

Top Tips to Squash Meeting Madness

By Jill Christensen

Donna McGeorge, author of The 25 Minute Meeting: Half the Time, Double the Impact, has some great tips to improve the dreaded meetings madness. You know what I’m talking about. Meetings with no agenda, meetings that don’t start or stop on time,

09 May

Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trend Index Provides Answers to Critical Questions

By Jill Christensen

To help leaders navigate the new world of hybrid work, Microsoft conducted a study of 31,000 people in 31 countries, along with an analysis of trillions of productivity signals in Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn labor trends. Its 2022 Work Trend Index outlines

02 May

What Happened to All the US Workers?

By Jill Christensen

I read a fascinating article by Maureen Conway, vice president of policy programs and executive director of the Economic Opportunities Program at The Aspen Institute. In it, Conway asks, “What happened to all the US workers?” According to Conway, it

25 Apr

Draconian Work Policies Prompt Junior Bankers to Quit

By Jill Christensen

Junior employees at Goldman Sachs are threatening to quit over demands that they show up at the office five days a week – with no remote work days. And many employees also say mangers are systematically checking attendance, so they

18 Apr

Is Your Workplace Safe? Find Out Here

By Jill Christensen

Workplace wellness is rearing its head and according to Andrews Air Quality, which commissioned the research, the findings leave a lot to be desired:

A whopping 59 percent of people surveyed think their employer needs to do more to put fewer

11 Apr

Most Great Resignation ‘Takers’ Have Regrets

By Jill Christensen

A recent survey by the online career platform The Muse found that more than 70 percent of workers who changed jobs during the Great Resignation say their new positions aren’t what they expected.
Reddit user Darksideofthemoon90 recently shared, “I was so excited

04 Apr

Second Chance Hiring is Changing Lives

By Jill Christensen

U.S. Rubber, a manufacturer in Colton, CA, has met the challenge by embracing second-chance hiring. Formerly incarcerated people, hired through their Bounce Back! program, make up about 50 percent of their workforce.
A key benefit of second chance hiring is the ability to