In today’s workforce, employees must keep up with a fast pace, a high level of stress and the juggling of multiple demands. Employees working in these types of environments can be left with jaded feelings, particularly of being overwhelmed, overworked...
Editor's Note: We've had several readers ask recently about termination: when it is appropriate, how to plan for it, how to handle it with the utmost compassion, etc. As such, Veronica will be addressing the issue in a new three-part...
I've recently heard it said that an organization's brand should be reflected throughout all levels of the organization. Can you explain how branding should be incorporated into HR practices? Each of us, through our association with the organizations we represent,...
Alison’s 20-hour per week job at a public-funded organization started out well enough. There was a variety of things to do and she got along with her boss, who seemed to respect her as an experienced mid-career professional. But it...
Are you a team player? I’m all for teams, when there’s a good reason to bring people together to accomplish something, and we manage to do more, or better, en masse than we could on our own. But sometimes the...
It’s that feeling, deep in the pit of your stomach. The one that only comes around when you’re wishing it’s all just a bad dream. You take a breath, pinch yourself, and prepare to wake up. A few seconds go...
We’ve all gone out for lunch and complained about our bosses – “Oh, my boss is such a psychopath,” we say. Usually, this kind of gripe is just a means of letting off steam after a frustrating encounter, but sometimes...
Sometimes our work environments make it seem like we've never left high school. Cliques develop, groups grow insular and it becomes nearly impossible to cross the divide. Whether it's a nonprofit organization or for-profit company, it's not unusual for employees...
Overtime anyone? Employers and employees in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors around the world are struggling with increasing work demands that often spill into personal time outside the office. While the notion that work life and personal life are...
A million years ago when I went to university, I graduated debt free, thanks to summer and part-time jobs, frugal living, a one-time gift from my parents and a small scholarship. Not so easy for today’s graduates whose tuition increases...
