2018 for me has been a year of providing support for both professional and personal friends and family that have been experiencing tremendous situations of stress, pain and loss. As I count today, there are half a dozen people that I’m actively engaged in providing support and encouragement for. If I think about it objectively, I could say that most people, every year, are actively providing support for at least this many people who dealing with some type of life struggle. Struggle is just a part of life. I am humbled to have the opportunity to be a small part of
How does your company market your core values and culture? What do candidates see when they look at your website? Are your values and culture emphasized during the hiring process? 76% of candidates want details on what makes the company an attractive place to work. (Glassdoor survey, October 2014) Nearly 80% of Millennials look for people and culture fit with employers, followed by career potential. (Collegefeed, March 2014) 77% of job seekers go to Company Websites to look for jobs. (Gallup State of the American Workplace Report 2017) If you’re not marketing your core values and culture, you may be
“Don’t let your organization become a cultural museum. Stop emphasizing culture fit; start valuing culture contribution.” – Adam Grant, author of Originals During a recent phone interview I had a candidate ask me how the organization I was recruiting for (who is currently going through a rapid growth period) planned to keep their culture intact as they grow. I explained that the company goes to great lengths to ensure that they are not only hiring the candidate with the right skills, but also the candidate who will best help to carry their culture forward as they grow. Most job interviews
So far, #SHRM18 has proven to be an inspiration of ideas and people. My top takeaways from the Windy City include: “Drama is emotional waste.” @CyWakeman I love Cy Wakeman and her book, Reality Based Leadership. In her presentation, Cy described how our brains are binary. We toggle between the lower order brain, our ego, where drama exists and our higher order brain. Our higher order brain allows us to focus on reality in order to respond in creative, innovative ways. Cy’s message is that a leader’s main job is to toggle people up to the higher order brain by
Recently I talked about authenticity during employee hardships. With recent events in the news, including the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, I wanted to dive deeper into how employers can help employees in need. Mental health is an ever-growing concern in our nation. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness: Approximately 1 in 5 adults (43.5 millions) in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year. One in 25 of those Americans suffer a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. 9% of adults