The best thing about talking to multiple generations is letting go of preconceptions and stereotypes and simply enjoying the human connection. Generational titles make great magazine covers and give shape…
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Friday morning found Danette looking enjoying a mountain view from her comfortable spot in the Roanoke Public Library. She finishes up her thermos of tea and checks the local newspaper…
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If you’ve spent time in a traditional workplace, you can agree that constant noise, conversations, and frequent interruptions can create an environment that reduces the amount of work that gets…
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Have you heard of the Heath brothers? No, they are not a singing group or a new comedy duo. They are two brothers, one a businessman and the other a…
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If you’re just beginning to explore the realm of virtual work, you probably have a certain level of anxiety about the hiring process. Like any good leader, you know the…
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Do you know which Star Wars character reflects the true you? Or, which super hero best shows your personality? Perhaps, you’ve taken formal assessments and can talk about Myers-Briggs, DiSC,…
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For the first time in history, members of four different generational cohorts are in the same workplace: Traditionalists (born before 1945), Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964), Generation Xers…
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What do Yahoo, Reddit, IBM, and Best Buy have in common? These major companies called their remote workers back to the physical office! IBM once boasted that forty percent of…
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“Out of sight, out of mind” is an idiom that rolls off the tongue. Its origins deal with a truth about human relationships. Proximity counts. Physical presence matters to people.…
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Building trust in the workplace takes effort and it takes time. How do you accomplish it when your team members don’t work in the same office? How do you build…
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