Slash Careers: What You Need to Know as a Manager

Slash Careers: What You Need to Know as a Manager

Business is filled with buzzwords that come and go.  Some are common, others are not.  A new word for me?  Slashing.  The word ‘slasher’ refers to the slash sign, as in ‘/’, and refers to people who engage in several vocations simultaneously.  Although it’s a new word...
THIS is Southwest’s Biggest Problem

THIS is Southwest’s Biggest Problem

The holiday Southwest Airlines debacle.  Where do I even begin?  My friends, we’re talking about a company that I regularly blogged about because they were tops in employee engagement, and received 5,000 resumes for every open position. Southwest’s operations...
Quiet Quitting: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Quiet Quitting: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

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...
How to Not Engage Employees

How to Not Engage Employees

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 Q&A, you can...