The Professional (and only) Way to Leave A Job
So you’ve decided the best solution is to resign. The next consideration should be how to accomplish the departure in as professional a manner as possible. “Leave professionally,” suggests career coach Hallie Crawford. “The people there may cross your path again in the future.” The admonition to “be professional” involves multiple aspects. For starters, an in-person resignation is essential. Although it’s not as quick and easy for the exiting employee as an email, note, or text, it is appreciated and gains points for your character. After all, you’re a mature adult, right? Which leads us to the “be professional” strategy number 2.…
6 Signs it’s Time to Quit
Although quitting a job usually carries a negative connotation, there are times when leaving your current place of employment is the best course of action. But how do you know when it’s time to bid farewell to your job? Consider these six good reasons for moving on. The idea/thought is a recurring one. Like over and over and over, something you can’t erase from your mind. And according to your spouse, you talk about it non-stop, too. A job should bring more positive than negative into your life. If the opposite is true for you right now, then it…
How to Stop Your Workforce from Seeking Greener Pastures
Want to keep intact the top-notch team you’ve labored to put together? (That’s a rhetorical question.) Of course, you want to keep them! On your team and not working for your competitor. “Here’s a radical concept,” says Sarah Patterson. “Treat your employees as well as you do your best customers, and your business will reap rewards beyond your wildest imagination.” “Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them,” notes Harvey Mackay. Loyalty in the employee…
Beating the Holiday/End-of-Year Rush
The wild and crazy, one hundred days of summer have given way to the anticipation of autumn. You’ve felt the crispness in the morning air of late, a sure sign that fall will soon be upon us. Followed in short order by the holiday season. Brace yourself – Christmas is less than one hundred days away. With the fourth quarter looming ahead, now’s the time to prepare for the holiday season and the end-of-year rush. Attention now to these key areas will ensure you arrive at Friday, December 22nd and Friday, December 29th, having met all deadlines and fulfilled each…
Celebrate Labor Day
Traditionally celebrated on the first Monday of September, Labor Day commemorates the social and economic achievements of the American worker. This federal holiday pays tribute to contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. While many folks associate Labor Day with the unofficial end of summer, it actually honors working men and women. It became an official holiday in 1894, thanks to the labor union movement who advocated for eight hours of work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. The St. Paul-Minneapolis area takes full advantage of this annual three-day weekend to…
What Employees Want: Part III – To be Treated Like Human Beings
Our data-driven society puts a lot of stock in the numbers, in technology, and the sciences. Yet, our greatest resource by far is our workforce, made up not of numbers or equations, but rather human beings. People with an array of qualities, who are driven by differing passions and skills and needs. People are not numbers. Nor are they electronic equipment or scientific equations. Failure to remember their “humanness” contributes to an increasing number of overwhelmed and burned out workers. And because burned out employees do not perform to their highest potential; both the consumer and the employer will suffer.…