Resist the Workcation

Resist the Workcation

What’s the downside to not ever being able to ever fully disconnect from work? It’s bigger than you might think. Rates of employee burnout have skyrocketed over the past year and there’s no sign of things letting up. Rest is essential for optimal function. Learn some do’s and don’ts to set yourself up for a proper break this summer!

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5 Tips to Managing the Transition Back to the Office and Hybrid Work

5 Tips to Managing the Transition Back to the Office and Hybrid Work

Now that vaccines are ramping up and more and more businesses are opening their doors, the return to the office has begun.  But it won’t be the same as it once was.  Most office workers will assume a sort of hybrid working scenario, where they do a mix of working from the office as well as their home or other remote location of choice.

The “remote work doesn’t work” theory was debunked by the pandemic and employees are not so eager to give up their newfound freedom and autonomy remote work provided. Employers are now left with figuring out the right mix that will benefit both the company’s needs as well as the employee’s desires. And that mix really will depend upon the individual employee, their personal circumstances, and the nature of their work.

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Building Resilience for You and Your Team

Building Resilience for You and Your Team

Burnout won’t go away once the pandemic is gone, so we must all learn ways to boost our resilience for the long-run. And for those leaders among us who are used to powering through and rarely, if ever, taking the time to refill our tanks, we need to shift our mindset.  We need to recognize these tips as ways of making ourselves a more efficient leader by putting our own wellness first and adopt a “do no harm” mentality towards our team.

Increasing your resilience takes time and intentionality.  There are four core components—connection, wellness, healthy thinking, and meaning.

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HR Best Practices for New Leader Success

HR Best Practices for New Leader Success

Now that we’ve been working remotely for almost a full year and it seems that we’ll be continuing to do some level of hybrid work going forward, HR leaders have had to adapt so we can continue to move our businesses forward. Performance discussions and promotions continue to part of our normal business cycle. And we continue to fill vacancies with external hires as well. But how is HR adequately preparing new leaders (whether newly promoted, first-time leaders, or new to the organization) to lead their teams?

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5 Keys to Retaining Women in the Workforce

5 Keys to Retaining Women in the Workforce

The statistics are sobering.  In September 2020, 865,000 adult women dropped out of the workforce, more than 4 times the number of men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. One-quarter of all women are considering leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers, according to a joint study by McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.org. If we want a diverse work environment, we need to start thinking differently about how we get work done and all the institutions that support our work.

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Reimagining the HR/Leadership Partnership
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Reimagining the HR/Leadership Partnership

Whether you are an HR Leader or Business Leader, listen up! I’m on a quest to revolutionize the role of HR. This means that HR needs to be ready and able to assume the strategic partnership role AND business leaders need to engage HR in ways that they may never have thought of before. Think of this as a sort of “open letter” from HR to their organization’s leaders on how they can work better together in 2021 and beyond.

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Building Emotional Resilience to Avoid Burnout

Building Emotional Resilience to Avoid Burnout

There are many factors that affect an individual’s natural propensity for resilience, some we have control over and others we do not. So, with burnout skyrocketing across organizations, how can we build our resilience, specifically our emotional resilience, to prepare for 2021 and the undoubtedly long road ahead?

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Combat Virtual Meeting Madness

Combat Virtual Meeting Madness

Now that many of us have just passed the six-month mark of 100% remote working, we’re all feeling fatigued by the bleeding of our work into our home lives, with little to no transition between the two. Attending back-to-back virtual meetings every day adds to the drain, leaving us feeling exhausted and burnt out. Zoom fatigue is very real!

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How To Keep Sane While Working From Home With Kids
Work-Life Alignment, Career, Self-Care Susan Nelson Work-Life Alignment, Career, Self-Care Susan Nelson

How To Keep Sane While Working From Home With Kids

Ok, let’s face it…none of us signed up for this, but here we are once again. School starts in just a few short weeks and distance learning is something us career moms will need to gear up to manage this Fall, while we continue working from home with kids (if you are lucky enough to still have a job and work remotely). It’s enough to make you want to hibernate through the rest of the year, but there is hope.

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The Power of Compassion
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The Power of Compassion

Compassion is key for getting through difficult times such as these. Showing compassion not only allows you to feel better, but it helps those around you to feel better, too.

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How Are You Connecting in the New Year?
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How Are You Connecting in the New Year?

SELF-CARE AS CONNECTEDNESS

In the past, whenever I heard someone mention self-care, I always thought of spa days or other such pampering. While these things are GREAT and I love to treat myself on occasion to a massage, facial, mani-pedi, or facial, this can get fairly expensive and the temporary enjoyment doesn't last very long.

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