Discovering opportunities within the struggle By Sheila Tucker Cynicism. Exhaustion. Frustration. Oh my. There seems to be a universal agreement that burnout is dreaded, and you’re doomed to a long, tedious recovery. That you must do everything humanly possible to avoid, prevent and quickly relieve yourself of it. I think burnout gets a bad rap….
By Linda Klingman Linda Klingman, owns HR Coastal, a Lowcountry company specializing in HR issues for small business. Every business needs a vision statement, a clear picture of what you want to look like in a few years. Vision comes from the heart and paints a specific picture of what your business can be. Once…
By Leslie T. Snadowsky Driven by a mission to enrich lives by connecting people to exceptional places, products and experiences, Outside Brands’ Outside Hilton Head offers customized group travel services, team-building programs, activities and specialty retail. The company’s Human Resources Director, Susan Edwards, manages up to 140 employees who take clients on multiple adventures including…
But don’t forget the why By Don Harkey When I was at 3M, I was assigned to a team to look at the quality and profitability of a long-time product. When the team leader assembled the team, he quickly learned that many of the operators didn’t know what the product was or what it did,…
Seven steps to get your boss buy-in By Ricardo L. Von Groll The trend of a four-day work week raises questions on how to cope with the work demand and productivity. When asked about the possibility of implementing it in the company, people in charge need to be convinced. If you are trying to implement…
Post-pandemic work/life balance trends By Leslie T. Snadowsky The Pew Research Center found low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work are the top reasons why Americans quit their jobs in 2021 during the middle of the COVID pandemic, causing This Great Resignation. But job website Indeed rebranded this phenomenon…
Why quiet quitting is replacing hustle culture as the most viral workplace trend By Hannah Massen Imagine arriving at the office on a Tuesday morning prepared to do exactly what you were hired to do: nothing more, nothing less. No offering to buy coffee and donuts for the team meeting. No “helping out” a coworker…
By Hannah Massen If you’re reading this, you might be toying with the idea of quitting your job – just like millions of other people have during the pandemic. There’s been a lot of buzz about the “great resignation,” the “great reshuffle,” or the “talent tsunami” (pick your favorite name) over the past two years,…
Five ways to start the hard DE&I conversations you may not know how to approach By Kelly McDonald Organizations of every size want to know how to “do better and be better,” but many don’t know where to begin. Here are five ways to start having difficult conversations about DE&I (diversity, equity and inclusion) at…
Have you ever worked in a job where you weren’t quite sure where your responsibilities start and end? Confusing and frustrating, wasn’t it? That’s probably because you didn’t have a job description. Why job descriptions are important: having job descriptions is one of the indicators that your business is “growing up,” that you’ve gone from…