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Who benefits from your benefits?
It’s getting to be that exciting time! It’s the time of year many companies relook at their benefit offerings for the next year! Wow! ...

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Are your employees safe?
Safety is of course a vital issue at work and I’m sure most managers would agree that they don’t want any accidents on the job. But are...

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Are You Socializing?
This is Social Wellness Month, so before it passes us by, I wanted to take the opportunity to remind managers that we can play a role in...

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What is Right?
I’ve mediated a lot of conflicts where two or more employees have different perceptions of events. For the most part, I’ve come to...

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Are you recruiting the “right” employees?
There’s been a lot of press about worker shortages and low unemployment, but what difference does that make if you’re not looking at the...

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Did you really mean that?
With the discussions on labor shortages and emphasis on employees finding meaning in their work, it’s more important than ever that...

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New Graduates Bring New Ideas
It’s the time of year when new grads begin their careers with enthusiasm, excitement and likely some trepidation. This is a great chance...

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What are We Doing with Remote Workers?
The pandemic changed the way many of us interacted, requiring us to hone our digital skills, coin the much-used phrase “You’re on Mute”...

Barbara Giesing
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Are You and Your Staff Really learning?
I’m posting early because I’m going to a conference next week and it reminded me of something I suggest to managers/leaders. When you...

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Get Up and Move!
This is the week of Global Running recognition and, as a runner, I would happily encourage everyone to get out (or stay in on a...

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What's in a job description?
What’s in your Job Description? Have you looked at it lately or thought about it? Does it still make sense? Whether or not your...

Barbara Giesing
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Potluck Etiquette?
At first glance, this may not seem to have anything to do with management, but bear with me a minute. It’s that time of year when people...

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What makes a job “good”?
What was the worst job you ever had? Think about it! Most of us have something come to mind fairly quickly (hopefully not too many of...

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It’s time for Mental Health Awareness & Support
May is Mental Health Awareness month and I imagine most agree there is need for resources and support. According to the National...

Barbara Giesing
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Do we discount financial literacy?
Financial Literacy month was just celebrated, but it seems to me we don’t put nearly enough emphasis on what financial literacy means. ...

Barbara Giesing
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Stress and Taxes?
April brings us showers, taxes, and stress awareness month. I’m thinking there might be some correlation between stress and taxes, but...

Barbara Giesing
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Encourage Kindness & Giving
It’s national volunteer week this week and a great time for managers to model and encourage giving back with their teams. Many companies...

Barbara Giesing
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Why is providing feedback so hard?
Having worked for and with various companies over the years, I can tell you that it’s extremely rare to come across a company with a...

Barbara Giesing
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Have You Discussed Video Etiquette?
I’m still surprised after a couple of years of frequent video chats, a lot of companies have yet to address something as simple as what...

Barbara Giesing
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Be a Drama Exterminator
Recently a survey was posted asking individuals to describe what they do in two words. After a moments’ thought, I responded “Drama...

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