by Joanie Connell | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Parenting for the Workplace, REAL Life Skills, Resilient
The statistics are quite sobering: a high percentage of college graduates have subpar writing skills, according to those who hire them. Full disclosure: I’m a Baby Boomer (at the tail end!), so when I went to school writing was a big deal. Given what I hear from my...
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 | Apr 7, 2014 | Leadership, Remote Management, Time Management
by Joanie Connell Want to waste less time in web meetings waiting for the technology to work? Follow these tips to make your virtual meetings more efficient. There are numerous tools out there for making virtual meetings possible, such as GoToMeeting, WebEx, Skype,...
by Joanie Connell | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Influencing, Leadership, Remote Management, Time Management
By Joanie Connell How much time do you waste in meetings—in web meetings or in person—waiting for the technology to work? Here are some tips for making your meetings more efficient. Find out what kind of technology you’ll be using for your presentation. Your...
