by Joanie Connell | Jul 6, 2014 | Blog, Flexible Work, Leadership, Resilient
By Joanie Connell Taking two weeks off in itself is a great way to gain perspective on life. Traveling to another country is even better. I just returned from two weeks in Paris. During those two weeks I experienced a very different way of life. I was kept up till all...
by Joanie Connell | May 12, 2014 | Blog, Employee Engagement and Retention, Flexible Work, Leadership
By Joanie Connell A scary trend is emerging for companies to ban flexible work. Don’t do it. As explained in last week’s post about following along the fads without thinking, this is a bad idea. The workplace is changing whether we like it or not. That is a constant....
by Joanie Connell | May 6, 2014 | Blog, Flexible Work, Leadership, Millennials
by Joanie Connell The downside of operating at lightning speed is that we don’t have time to reflect on what we’re doing. We respond to challenges with knee-jerk reactions and leap onto the bandwagon without ever stopping to question whether this is the right way to...
by Joanie Connell | Mar 3, 2014 | Blog, Flexible Work, Leadership, Women Leaders
By Joanie Connell Babies are a part of life. We were all babies once. Most of us will have babies. And, whether or not we do, we need babies to continue our society. So, why is it that the burden of having babies has landed completely on women? The recent HBR...