Out looking for a job or considering a discussion with your boss about a raise? If you are, you need to do your research to consider what the knowledge, skills, and abilities you have are worth in the marketplace and to the company in which you work or are negotiating with. (Note: The best time to negotiate your worth is before you accept a job. Once you get locked in a job and a salary range, usually the only way to get a substantial raise is to switch jobs either through a promotion or a move to another organization.)
Publix grocery delivery has changed my life! Well maybe that is an exaggeration but discovering how easy and beneficial this is at nine months pregnant is a game-changer. If you haven’t tried it (or another type of grocery delivery service) I suggest you do. It is saving me at least two hours weekly prepping for the grocery store, going to the grocery store, shopping, and then unloading all groceries. It’s delegating a task that you can’t create (or are the best person to create) value from at its finest. It’s what millionaires do. The best kind of delegating. Leadership is
The diamond on my ringer finger I can thank in part to a teenager engaging in summer work. My husband worked during the summer every year starting at age fifteen. And although I wasn’t even on his radar at age 15, nor do I think marriage to anyone was at that point in time, his hard work and savings from that hard work led to a lovely diamond on my hand that he paid cash for. He worked painting schools, mowing grass, driving a forklift at a lumber yard and building tree stands while in high school. His college work
The US Women’s Soccer Team. Some controversy over Taylor Swift’s contract. It’s all in the name of fighting for equal pay for women. Equal pay is a noble cause and one I support. But who owns fixing this? Maybe we all do, but women own taking the actions to fix it for themselves. And we all own helping teach the skills to do so. Publicity and activism help. But teaching women: To know their value Know how to advocate for their value And walk if they don’t get what they are worth is the true way to fix this problem
10 Quotes from Cy Wakeman at #SHRM19 on Ensuring Your Team is Ready for What’s Next Our team attended the SHRM Annual Conference this year, and Cy Wakeman said 10 things that resonated with us. Read on for the Cy quotes, and follow along with The Point Blog for more insights from speakers and authors. “Change isn’t as hard when we embrace it incrementally. One upgrade on your phone is easier than converting from a flip phone to the newest version. Get people to a state of readiness.” “A leader’s new role: Help employees eliminate emotional waste by facilitating good