You have an under-performing employee and it’s time to let them go. What’s the best way to deliver the news? An employee steals something or is caught in a terrible lie. It’s clearly time to sack them. But what about a worker who hasn’t made an...
According to Elon Musk, a good way to tell if a candidate is fibbing about his or her qualifications is whether they can use a personal story to illustrate a particularly telling experience. “If someone was really the person that solved a problem, they’ll be...
Employing broader social-cultural relevance beyond trivia discussions will move sports chat to your comfort zone. Change the game. Make professional sports your interest and gain the home court advantage at your office. By Alicia Bassuk, Contributor What does a shotgun have to do with Hail Mary? Can a...
I am not naive enough to think that new words can be spoken like magical incantations to suddenly change the culture and mentality that has long defined the NFL. However, old words will certainly guarantee the status quo. By Alicia Bassuk, Contributor A political maxim states that the...
The fields of psychology, performance optimization, team building and leadership development are replete with female professionals. The old school mentality the NFL seeks to amend, and that Coach Carroll seeks to challenge could be altered even further by giving female advisors more earnest consideration. By Alicia Bassuk,...
The topic is rarely discussed, despite being a common, traumatic situation that disrupts productivity; it can enhance leadership, but it depends on each person, says a coaching expert. On the list of the most stressful things that can happen in life, divorce is second, right after...
Craig*, a VP of inventory for a food packaging company, had always been a high performer. He had been with the company three years, had a reputation for taking an innovative approach, and had good relationships with his team. Craig’s boss, Louise*, had come to...
The Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory lists divorce as the number two stress in life, right below the death of a spouse, but above jail and serious personal illness or injury. This probably doesn’t come as a surprise for those of us who’ve had to go through it. Divorce wreaks havoc...
Is there a hidden war going on in the workplace between employees with children and employees without? In a recent New York Times article about flextime (“When the Work-Life Scales Are Unequal”), child-free workers are pitted against those who are parents, haggling over who does more...