There are three transitional leadership lessons necessary to place high on your agenda when joining or leaving an organization. As someone serially assessing culture (as HR Consultant and many Senior HR positions), how leaders allow employees to enter or leave (much stronger optics) an organization, may be more important than
Note: this piece was first written in 2009. Now some additions have been made to reflect the stay at home work due to the Pandemic. Then and Now Reflections. THEN & NOW Getting out of your pajamas (or sweats), Out-of-the-house, and away from your laptop is essential for your mental,
I parented my Jack Russell Terrier, Jake, for 14 years. There was no one better at transitions than Jake; he moved 6 times in 14 years and lived on both the east and west coasts! Jake not only stood by me for each career transition but also taught me much
Careers are about continuous reinvention. In today’s world, there is a need to be present and current, no matter how good you are at your job. Companies will merge and be acquired and irrespective of your status (position) and skill set, you may find yourself without a job. Transitions whether
My boss tells me often and emphatically, that she would not like to live in my head (and why I hold the head HR position where she is the CEO). It is for this reasoning that I am better than good at any task geared towards inventive problem solving and
What do I do now? During my tenure as an HR Leader, I have had to administer many different types of lay-offs, furloughs, and separations - all actions as part of my job responsibilities. I have also lost my job several times due to position elimination, take-over circumstances and reorganizations.
