As if having a baby isn’t daunting enough, women are faced with what to do about work both immediately before and immediately after delivery. Traditional advice would suggest continuing to work up until the due date, staying completely absent from workplaces and emails during the leave, and returning to...
I’ve spent the past month immersing myself in all things Brené. This spring, I relayed five business lessons I learned from her book Rising Strong, which were only a few morsels from all the delicious guidance she has to offer. Throughout August, I have rekindled the Brené flame by...
As a mother, HR business partner, and entrepreneur, I know first-hand how challenging it can be to find a routine that equips you to fulfill personal and professional roles . Whether you swear by the work-life balance approach or find yourself more in line with my work-life integration philosophy,...
Telling someone you work in HR used to conjure images of listless pencil pushers surrounded by mounds of paperwork. The department has long been synonymous with processing, tree-killing, and file-storing. In recent years, however, HR has undergone a remarkable transformation. Formerly functioning as mainly administrative, the department is now...
Trying to achieve balance between work life and personal life. It’s the timeless struggle we all have faced in one way or another since crossing the threshold into adulthood. But, is balance ultimately the goal? Instead of pitting work and life against each other, reconcile them so that they...
The leadership pipeline is broken. How to fix it? Some might suggest you ask for a raise. Others might say you ask for a promotion, seat at the table, or spot in the board room. But Brené Brown suggests something different: be vulnerable. As a mother to a two-year-old, I picked...
Working from home, finding your own balance, and having great autonomy. Freelancing sounds dreamy, right? Sure. But landing a sweet gig like this doesn’t come easily. In order to be a freelancer who’s successful and sought-after, consider these helpful steps that will get you from sipping coffee at your office...
First off, happy new year! I’m sure there’s at least one part of your new year’s resolution that involves maximizing productivity so you can spend less time doing the things you don’t like and more time doing the things you love. I have many recommendations to help you with that, but apart from...
It’s not officially 2017 yet, but if you’re anything like me, as soon as we reach the twenty-sixth of December, you’re in the new-year-mode (and if you’re a lot like me, you’ve got dismantling the tree and removing garlands on your list for today, too). I purposefully launched in...
I can think of no better way to kick of the inaugural post-launch post than to fill you in on the top three mistakes I made starting up my business. My credibility will follow, trust me. But my early audience members deserve some authenticity! I met with my lawyer before I...
I started Office Hours to offer a boutique HR solution for small and medium-sized businesses and to help candidates navigate and completely own their career paths.
