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19 Sep

Digital Communication Dos and Don’ts May Save Your Career

By Jill Christensen

According to Wordfinder representative Joe Mercurio, “Digital communication doesn’t let us see each other’s immediate reactions, which is why we look for ways to ‘politely’ express irritation.”
Passive-aggressive behavior is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly

05 Sep

Quiet Quitting: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

By Jill Christensen

Today’s topic? Quiet Quitting – the latest business buzz phrase.
A rejection of the Western hustle culture, no work/life balance, little sleep, and burnout, quiet quitting isn’t quitting the job, it’s quitting the crappy parts of the job. Instead, a

22 Aug

How to Break a Tech Addiction

By Jill Christensen

According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, half of US teens say they use the internet “almost constantly.” Why does this matter? Because these technology addicts are your future employees and there’s evidence that digital addiction is

08 Aug

How to Not Engage Employees

By Jill Christensen

During a companywide Q&A meeting in June, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared visibly frustrated after an employee asked whether Meta Days (extra time off introduced during the pandemic) would continue in 2023.
“Given my tone in the rest of the

25 Jul

Inc. Unveils the Best Workplaces 2022

By Jill Christensen

Inc. has unveiled their list of the USA’s Best Workplaces 2022. They ‘borrowed’ a phrase from my first book, listing 475 employers that have ‘cracked the code’ for excellent company culture.
How does this help your organization? You can access the

07 Jul

A Fix to Stop Employees from Being Miserable

By Jill Christensen

According to a new Gallup report, 60% of workers report being emotionally detached at work and one in five say they are miserable. So, what’s the solution?
Gallup CEO Jon Clifton says, “The real fix is simple: better leaders in

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,