Have you ever experienced that anxious, sinking feeling that the job you thought was so perfect perhaps isn’t working after all? If the discomfort stems from your end alone, you likely have the time and freedom to search for a better fit. If your employer, on the other hand, is...
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...
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...
By far, my least favorite interview question is some variation of, “What is your current salary?”. From an internal perspective, this question is asked to help us understand where you fit within our budgeted range. This makes good business sense, of course, but there are two limitations to this...
AS MUCH AS WE’D LIKE TO FORGET SOME TIME IN OUR TWENTIES, WRITING OFF AN ENTIRE YEAR ISN’T EXACTLY THE RIGHT APPROACH. GOOD THING WE’VE GOT SOME GUIDELINES FOR MAKING EACH YEAR COUNT. Your twenties are all about defining and creating your personal brand. A lot can happen within...
Revamping performance management in light of the often ineffective and dreaded year-end reviews are a big topic within my profession right now. Here’s the DL on what’s being discussed: Crafting once a year goals are too “batched” for real-time and conversations about year-end ratings are less valuable than conversations...
Two Offers – How do you Choose? SO YOU’VE GOT TWO REALLY GREAT OFFERS. YOU’VE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK ON THE CULTURE, THE GROWTH POTENTIAL, THE BENEFITS…AND YOU’RE STILL COMPLETELY TORN. No fun. By following the steps below, though, you’ll be able to identify not which offer is “better,” but...
We’ve all heard it. Working from home can be a mutually beneficial arrangement for you and your organization, increasing overall productivity. Our work quality skyrockets. But despite all the research, many companies are still cautious to go “all in” on this new phenomenon. Here’s our system for getting even...
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.
