Consider who is affected & their Challenges If you/employer find it necessary to reduce your workforce, there are a few factors to consider in order to know what would be best for all concerned. Also, how this is handled is extremely important. There is no surprise for those familiar with the reduction of employees as … Read more
Changes have continued to be an ongoing event throughout time, and over the past 16 months or more, the changes we have experienced have increased with some being more challenging. Our work routines have taken on more frequent alterations, which have affected our family needs, often adding more frustrations for our families as well as … Read more
To Make a Difference Requires Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone It is easy to complain about all the negative activity around us, as we have all had to cope with so many hurdles and hardships over the past 16 months or so, and granted it has caused us a lot of stress and … Read more
Can There Be Loyalty without Trust? Consider all employers who you have had over time. Of those employers, did you trust them all? If you didn’t trust them, how dedicated and loyal were you towards them? You may not have been aware if an employer was loyal or supportive of you or not, though sooner … Read more
A LIKELY PEEK INTO THE NEAR FUTURE Though COVID-19 has experienced some slow-downs, and more people are gradually getting their vaccines, there are still some additional variations of the virus, and people are continuing to travel, mix socially, and not always wearing masks or social distancing. Therefore, the pandemic is far from over. This can’t … Read more
Do Employers Effectively Relay that they Value Employees Being Accountable? What does it mean to be “accountable”? Are you a responsible person? When my children were young, especially while they were adolescents (or “tweeners”), and they didn’t want to follow the family rules, they would say that they couldn’t wait to be adults. And … Read more
What do you see that is different in the photos of schools 100 years ago vs Today? What is the first thing you notice that is different between the two pictures above? The left photo was taken more than 70 years ago, and the right photo was taken recently. Some differences may seem very obvious, … Read more
Studies continue to be done confirming the substantial changes to our Earth, on which the climate is growing more critical daily. Large portions of glaciers are breaking off and floating away, happening more often, and temperatures of the Earth increase and even more at our two poles. As most know, there are many factors that … Read more
Ridding oneself of germs & bacteria with soap & hot water Have you felt that you are on a merry-go-round in regards to the “real status of COVID”? Initially, we were faced with one virus, and then other variants appear. Second, there was one vaccine, then another, and then another. Can they all be … Read more
What does it take to successfully accomplish a Job Search during these volatile, unpredictable times? It may seem like a discouraging, no-chance, wasted effort. Is the pandemic causing this to be a “lose-lose” proposition? The world’s history has demonstrated that many things are possible. If a person looks at the future, knowing the facts and … Read more