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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...

Barbara Giesing
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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...

Barbara Giesing
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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...

Barbara Giesing
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Next Generation Optimism
I had the privilege of presenting to and working with a group of high school junior and senior students in my area this weekend. It was...

Barbara Giesing
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Happy National Napping Day!
There truly is a day for everything, isn’t there? Of course, the irony (and likely the origin) of this one is that it falls right after...

Barbara Giesing
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Happy International Women's Day!
Today we celebrate women with the theme #EmbraceEquity. One of the quotes utilized in the International Women’s Day campaign is...

Barbara Giesing
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Who are we holding accountable?
In the human resources world, there’s a lot of discussion about accountability. We often talk about holding employees accountable for...

Barbara Giesing
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Can we learn to play nice?
The other day, I was asked how I would explain my business to a five-year-old. After a few minutes of thought, I came up with this: “I...

Barbara Giesing
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Compassion for Pets & People
I looked at the calendar and noticed it was National Love Your Pet Day! It makes me laugh, because anyone observing the “holiday” likely...

Barbara Giesing
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Leading with Heart?
With Valentines Day and American Heart Month top of mind, it’s a good time to think about what this can mean to you and your employees. ...

Barbara Giesing
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Returning to "Normal"?
I’ve been reading about companies returning to “normal” and I have to chuckle to myself. What’s normal? And was it really that great?...

Barbara Giesing
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Are You Recruiting Your Staff?
In case you’ve been asleep, there are lots of discussions about labor shortages these days. I read a poll recently that noted which...

Barbara Giesing
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Dealing with Great Expectations
I’ve read in many different places about (primarily) younger generations of workers wanting to find meaning in work. I believe this is...

Barbara Giesing
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