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When I talk to professionals and managers about the reasons they don’t work with interns or their fears about working with interns the same major themes emerge. Many people fear that interns will not show up to work or will not be committed to the work because they feel it isn’t a “real” job. […]
Read MorePaying Interns Is a Good Investment In the Future of Your Business By Heidy Rehman, Guest Writer, Entrepreneur Magazine Unpaid internships exclude talented people who can’t afford to work for free, which is most people. Why paying interns makes good business sense No one wants to work for free, yet it seems to be the […]
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Too Much Team Harmony Can Kill Creativity By Darko Lovric and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic William Wrigley Jr., the American chewing gum tycoon, once noted that business is built by men who disagree, and that “When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary.” Indeed, not just in business but also in politics, sports, […]
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How to Manage an Employee Who’s Having a Personal Crisis by Carolyn O’Hara We all have life events that distract us from work from time to time — an ailing family member, a divorce, the death of a friend. You can’t expect someone to be at their best at such times. But as a […]
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Summer doesn’t officially begin for me until I hear the song ‘Summer Time’ by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. Although I couldn’t wait to visit a theme park for a roller coaster ride, my fondest summer childhood memories were my annual trips to North Carolina during Labor Day. Most of us […]
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I have a serious sweet tooth. I find apple pie, caramel candy and Sour Patch Kids hard to resist. As you know by now, cupcakes are my favorite dessert. There was a time when I would only have a cupcake every other month so that I would not over indulge. That soon began to […]
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If you are a regular reader of my blog or you follow me on social media, then you know that I love cupcakes. I have a serious sweet tooth and although I am grateful for the cupcake trend that allows me to purchase cupcakes every place I visit, I loved cupcakes before they were trendy. […]
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Fred Rogers and the Loveliness of the Little Good By David Brooks, Opinion Columnist, New York Times Often people are moved to tears by sadness, but occasionally people are moved to tears by goodness. That’s what happens to the audiences of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” the new documentary about Fred Rogers. The […]
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How Stockholm became the city of work-life balance Richard Orange in Stockholm, The Guardian With flexible hours the norm, and almost two years’ parental leave for every child, Sweden’s capital boasts a happy and efficient workforce. What can other cities learn? More family time: the city is actively promoting itself as a destination for starting […]
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