I recently read an article by George Bradt about the Academy Award winning movie Whiplash, where, JK Simmons plays a music instructor who crushes his students’ confidence by demanding impossible musical perfection while opposing one student against the other. Brandt directs the reader to correlate Simmons’ teaching with pushing an employee [...]
It seems the economy is finally on the rebound and it’s not just pundit hawking opinions on cable TV. While new workplace statistics are providing a positive economic outlook, there are also some indications in a big shift within the job market. CareerBuilder reports that more than one-third of employers expect [...]
Whenever I discuss career goals with young adults, I emphasize that life is a journey, not a race. They frequently respond that things change and are done differently than I did when I was beginning my career. While this isn’t the point I was trying to make, I agree with them… [...]
My last blog addressed the trend of employees failing to utilize vacation time and what employers could do to encourage them to take their well-deserved time off. Since the blog’s publication I have been personally exposed to some additional generational and cultural trends concerning paid time off. In November, my son [...]
As the year draws to a close, I find myself scouring the Internet for 2015 HR predictions and talking with my team on what the next year holds for our field. While often I find that many of these predictions seem to roll over year after year and the articles repetitive, [...]
Many of the younger members of today’s workforce went through high school and college with a minimum requirement of volunteer hours necessary for graduation. This became more than just a requirement for them; it became a way of life. Gen X and Gen Y workers want to continue this practice of [...]