Posts by Chris Gardner
Five Tips to Personally Connect While Interviewing
If you think about it, you want to personally connect while interviewing. The whole point of an interview is to get to know the person behind the paper. “The interviewer already knows you can probably do the job,” says Marcelle Yeager, U.S. News and World Report, “The question she’s asking herself during the interview is,…
Read MoreIs Balance Possible? Consider Work/Life Integration
Some experts believe the perfect work/life balance is not a balancing act at all. Instead of distinguishing work and life as separate entities, we should embrace work and life holistically. Companies can support this through innovative policies to better blend the two worlds. Consider work/life integration over work/life balance. A Holistic Work/Life Mindset In…
Read MoreEmpathy Burnout – Post Pandemic Management
In many ways, we are back to business as usual after the COVID-19 pandemic. But business as usual looks a bit…unusual. Today’s managers are navigating new post-pandemic pressures. As businesses work to recoup major financial losses, managers must rely on already exhausted workers to carry the extra load. Managers are also navigating empathy burnout toward…
Read MorePreventing Proximity Bias in Today’s Remote Workforce
Face time. It matters. Casual conversations in the elevator, by the water cooler, and in the hallway matter. Proximity builds relationships that are at the core of business. Today’s remote workers have little chance for physical proximity, which can result in missed opportunities. Proximity bias is when employees in close physical proximity are favored over…
Read MoreHow to Train Your Brain | Achieve What You Believe
In a crowded room, our brains can distinguish our own child’s voice among hundreds of other voices. If we buy a white car, our brains suddenly “see” every other white car on the road. On a regular basis, our brains filter billions of bits of data to figure out what is most important to us. …
Read MoreHow to Empower Employees to Raise the Bar
In any business, employees are quick to notice where the bar is set for everything. They notice how to dress, when to arrive, how late to stay, and even how hard to work. Employees interpret subliminal messages from leadership and other employees, and many get comfortable working only to the bar that has been set.…
Read MoreStop and Think about Big Picture Thinking
We are overworked. We spend our days answering emails and attending meetings. We suffocate under piles of details. We are “too busy to stop and think about big picture thinking.” Engrossed in our workloads, we do not step back to evaluate the big picture. What are the goals originally set for the project? Why do…
Read MoreThree Ways to Brand Your Company for Hiring
Branding for SaaS, B2B Services & Data companies
Read MoreWhy We Stay in Jobs We Hate
Beep… beep… beep.. your alarm beckons you to a new day. As you reach across the bed to turn it off, how do you feel? Besides tired, I mean. Why do we stay in jobs we hate? Do you sigh just a little because you’d rather sleep? Or, do you let out a gut-wrenching, wake-up-the-neighborhood…
Read MoreWays to Create Employee Happiness & Growth Opportunities
Keeping employees happy means providing opportunities to grow, according to a recent poll of over 10,000 employees conducted by Blind professional network. “Nearly 80% of employees who reported they had significant personal growth also reported they were happy in their current role” (Kim, thrillist.com). Mega-companies Netflix, Bloomberg, and Google rose to the top for happy…
Read MoreDo You Trust Your Team?
If someone asked you to name five people you trust, who comes to mind? Family members? Long-time friends? Neighbors? What about your co-workers? Your supervisor? Your company CEO? The people you trust most likely have one major thing in common: your personal best interests. When thinking about this in terms of work, do you feel…
Read MoreWhat Is the Culture of Your Sales Team?
No factor indicates more about the success or failure of your sales team than the quality of the culture. Positive cultures promote cooperation and innovation, leading directly to bigger sales and long-term business. Negative cultures, by contrast, lead to infighting, turnover, and lost opportunities. Unfortunately, actually observing, analyzing, and defining the culture of your sales…
Read MoreInterrupting Workplace Distractions
On any typical workday, we are faced with hundreds of choices about how to spend our time. Interrupting workplace distractions come in waves—regular, ever-present, taking on forms like coworkers, smartphones, and unnecessary meetings. We may physically be at work for eight hours, but how many of these hours are productive? Interrupting workplace distractions is becoming…
Read MoreHiring to Narrow the Gender Gap
You glance through a stack of resumes. You are impressed by the relevant, applicable experience you see. Education levels look great, too. You decide to set up interviews. But now, let’s be brutally honest. Do you look at the gender of the candidates before choosing who to interview? What if you’re hiring for a marketing…
Read MoreThe Smart Way to Network for Your Next Job
In today’s market, when we think networking, we think digital media. We think posting on LinkedIn, conquering Google’s algorithm, and writing emails that get noticed. Long gone are the days of passing a business card and flipping a stocked Rolodex. Today’s networking is multi-layered and omnipresent. We need to know the smart way to network…
Read MoreWays to Create a Culture of Respect & Communication Through Diversity of Thought
What can companies do when opinions polarize coworkers? Politics and elections. Social justice and protests. Landmark court cases and statues. Mask regulations and enforcement. In today’s world, there is lots of diversity… of thought. Everyone has a slightly different political perspective. And expressing opinions can quickly get emotional, especially during the pandemic. How can coworkers…
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