June 29, 2007

One of the most interesting blogs I’ve come across and added to my regular reading lately is www.EmployeeEvolution.com. Ryan and Ryan, two former college roommates, are 23 year old members of corporate America looking to change the way it works. Their site is getting a lot of attention, and for good reason… (more…)

By Shir Haberman

shaberman@seacoastonline.com

June 29, 2007 6:00 AM

PORTSMOUTH — There’s a war going on in the workplace today.

That’s the contention of J.T. O’Donnell, a career development specialist who operates J.T. O’Donnell Career Insights in North Hampton, and many of the young professionals who attended a recent forum sponsored by the catapult networking organization on bridging workplace generation gaps. (more…)

June 23, 2007

If you are a Gen NEXT(a.k.a. Gen Y, Millennial) employee looking to get ahead at your current job, here are three rules to successfully working with those who can help your career. Managing up is not difficult, and the benefits are worth the time and energy it takes to master it. Managing up is not manipulation, it is simply understanding how to create an exchange that is mutually beneficial, and this kind of exchange cannot occur without trust between both parties. Which leads to the first rule of managing up: (more…)

June 16, 2007

There’s a talent shortage coming, and those of us managing today’s workforce must pay heed and take some action, or deal with the consequences in as little as 5 years. Sadly, our workforce is suffering from a serious lack of excitement about work. More than half of Americans are unhappy on-the-job. And dissatisfaction can make an employee shy away from taking on more responsibility, a.k.a. being a leader. (more…)

June 15, 2007

Have you ever been bored, dissatisfied and ready to quit because just the thought of your job makes you depressed? If so, then share your thoughts here with other readers and tell us some of the good, bad, funny and hopefully, inspiring ways you cleared the rust out of your mind and found work manageable again…

For the last few years, the dissatisfaction rates of workers in America have been at all-time highs. Yet, due to the lagging economy, most of these unhappy employees have stayed in their jobs, mainly out of fear. But now, the tides are changing, and the opportunity to move successfully to a new job will become more plentiful. HR groups are already discussing this trend and trying to figure what they can do to stop their employees from running out the doors. And it’s not just the cost of turnover that is worrying them, but rather, the talent shortage that looms in the distance that literally keeps them and their executive teams up at night. (more…)

June 14, 2007

Everyone in America wants greater work-life balance. So doesn’t it make simple sense that the answer lies in spending less time at work?

The businesses in some countries provide months of vacation to their employees each year, others (Ahem, the USA) don’t offer nearly as much. Why is giving more vacation time so hard to do in America? Isn’t a rested employee a more productive one too? (more…)

While we’re not the worst, when it comes to getting the least amount of time off from work, sadly, America ranks near the top of the list. Check out this article at CNN.

“Moms & Careers” at Bonta in Hampton, NH. Open to the public with admission, purchase tickets here.

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