Career Advice from Women of HR
As the year winds down, we are in the midst of making lists, checking them twice and planning for the holiday season. While our immediate sights are set on the weeks ahead, we are also looking into 2012
Posts Tagged: Growth
Change is good. Tough, but good.
The older someone gets, the harder it can be to make room in a life built just the way you like it for new people, new places, new ideas.
Accepting Feedback.The Right Way.
When managed properly, feedback can be an indispensable tool in helping employees become fully aligned – as individuals, professionals, teams, and overall organizations.
Renewal
If we had a crystal ball, life would be grand. But, because we don’t, we often find ourselves at the mercy of hindsight. Hindsight being 20/20, what is one setback you faced in your career that ended up being a blessing in disguise?
A long time ago, my father told me it was important to collect life experiences. It was not only important to collect them but to cherish and to learn and grow from them. Let me add . . . to heal from them.
As you journey through life, you collect personal and professional experiences. If you had asked me a couple years ago, I would have told you to let someone else collect them. I was done. I had had enough. Today if you ask me, I will tell you I am glad I did not.
Four Technology Phases of My Worklife
Can you imagine trying to work without a computer or access to the Internet? It was done once. And I did it.
One Hundred Years From Now
As both an advocate and recovering addict of the social media space, I know all too well how much time can be spent and the cost it can carry. Embrace time off. Spend some with the ones you love.
When I Grow Up
Are you working in a field that you truly enjoy? Sometimes that career choice is obvious and easy to achieve. Other times, it takes courage.
360 Degree Character Building
Building character is hard work. We have varying degrees and speeds of character building based on our life experiences and events. What expectations have you set for yourself to build character?
Do You Have a Role Model?
When you aspire, and all your role models are men, seek a female. You can learn something from male and female role models yet the reality is, female role models offer important, valuable and unique perspectives a male role model never could.