Women Leaving the Workforce: CBS LA Interviews Expert Anne Loehr
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary released on Friday, September 6th, the labor force participation rate fell to 63.2% in August. The last time it was that low was in August of 1978. There are several reasons for this trend. One of them is the fact that women are leaving the […]
Millennials Take the Media: A Round-up of Generational Differences at Work
Lately, millennials and generational differences in general have been all over the news: in Fast Company, on the Freelancers Union blog and in Planetizen, to name a few. Here is a round-up—including a few pieces I’ve written on the topic of generational differences and work. From this perspective, the future may seem brighter than we […]
Why Are Women Leaving the Workforce? A Conversation with Kendra Kabasele
Kendra Kabasele interviewed me for her blog, Kenversations about the fact that women are leaving the workforce in droves and starting independent businesses. This is a topic that I am very interested in and write about often. She asked me questions about why women are leaving the workforce, what their experiences are like while in […]
How to Effectively Manage Difficult Employees: The Egomaniac
A few weeks ago, I introduced you to an employee you may have encountered in your lifetime, called The AWOL. You know, the one that just never seems to be around when a project is due? The AWOL is just one of many personality types that Jezra Kaye and I help managers address with our […]
How to Deal with Stress, Maintain Presence, and Deliver Strong Leadership: Somatic Coaching Helps You Use Both Your Head and Your Heart
Heart and head. You don’t usually hear those terms together in the business world. Yet according to HBR, you need both to be a successful leader. I couldn’t agree more. Tell Me And I’ll Forget… I didn’t always think that leaders needed both the head and the heart. Growing up in an academic family, it […]
What Can Transgender Experience Tell Us About Workplace Gender Roles?
One of the major workplace trends being discussed on my blog lately is the fact that women are leaving the workplace to work independently. Many women are realizing that they can achieve more by consulting or creating start-ups. Despite being equally (or more) educated and experienced as their male peers, statistics show only 4% of […]
How to Effectively Manage Difficult Employees: The AWOL
Management can be tough. Even the best leadership skills can’t save you from every challenging scenario. I got together with Jezra Kaye to write a book for managers who are sick and tired of dealing with employees who can’t, won’t, or just don’t perform their jobs. In our book, Managing the Unmanageable: How to Motivate […]
Millennial Thinking: Young Entrepreneurs Buy a Mountain
I’ve heard of big ticket purchases, but this one takes the cake. A group of young entrepreneurs named Summit have convinced approximately 50 investors to help them purchase a mountain (yes, a mountain!). The transformation of Powder Mountain in Eden, UT into Summit Eden is now underway. Who are these entrepreneurs? According to Forbes magazine, […]
Demographic Trend: Women Are Changing the Workforce
As seen in my infographic, women are shifting both workplace and household dynamics. Here are three statistics that show how: 60% of master’s degrees are awarded to women At home, more than 40% of women are now their families’ main breadwinners 28% of women outearn their husbands Women’s lives are changing, according to an ongoing […]
Future Workforce Challenges and Solutions: Kelly Sullivan of Wiley Interviews Generational Guru Anne Loehr
In response to my blog series about the monumental changes that will influence workplace demographics in the next ten years, Kelly Sullivan of Wiley, the largest publisher for professional and scholarly societies, contacted me for an interview. The article is titled, “Prepare Your Organization Now for the Workforce of the Future,” and was published this […]
