by Joanie Connell | Oct 28, 2014 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
10 SIGNS YOU’RE A SCARY LEADER: Conversations stop when you walk by. People laugh at your jokes (even when they’re not funny). All of your brainstorming ideas are “good ones.” Your 360-degree feedback comes back with all scores 5 out of 5. Employees avoid...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, REAL Life Skills, Remote Management
It’s really becoming clear how unhealthy it is to sit at your desk all day and type on your computer. “Sitting is the new smoking” I’ve heard on more than one occasion. Do I want sitting to cause me to have an endlessly miserable old age? Right in the center of middle...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 17, 2014 | Millennials, Parenting for the Workplace, Podcast, REAL Life Skills
Robert Thompson’s Thought Grenades (podcast) How did we, as a society, get to the point where we are raising our children to be so unprepared for work? Learn the answer to this question and many more in today’s Thought Grenades episode.
by Joanie Connell | Oct 17, 2014 | News
Are You Treating Your Employees Like Children? There has been a lot of advice on how to effectively work with Millennials. It tends to center around giving the Millennials what they crave—praise, feedback, awards, structured mentoring and training, opportunities for...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 16, 2014 | Blog, Parenting for the Workplace
Parents usually want the best for their children. Sometimes what’s best, however, doesn’t make them feel better–at least immediately. Well-intentioned parents want to help their kids, but helping can actually hinder them in the long run. Here are...
