• How Your Leadership Style Affects Your Work Ethic
    No matter where you are in your career, it's possible to see a relationship between your leadership style and your work ethic. Examining how your leadership style affects your work ethic will help you develop stronger relationships with your own supervisor, colleagues, and direct reports.
  • What Your Boss's 1:1 Style Says About Them…And You
    Whether your boss gravitates toward big meetings and group projects or prefers to work individually with their employees, he will have to conduct one-on-one meetings. Some take the buddy-buddy approach, some use a coaching or mentoring style, and others take advantage of the opportunity to microm...
  • What does workplace flexibility really mean?
    Work-life flexibility is not about finding balance. It means creating a culture where employees meet the demands of their personal lives while maintaining high levels of work performance.
  • Employees really want to know what direction they are going
    If you ask people who love their job why they love their job, the word “direction” comes up a lot. As in, working for an organization where everyone is headed in the same direction. It’s one of the hallmarks of a Top Workplace.
  • Remote work opportunities continue to give some employers the edge
    Once a rare perk, working from home has become something more job seekers expect. Jobs previously thought to be in-person have evolved into remote opportunities, giving workers plenty of options. 
  • Companies Thrive When Policies Let Employees Give Their Best
    Job sharing, flexible schedules, and shortened work weeks all fall under the flexible or hybrid work categories. In these arrangements, employees have more control over their work schedule with no interruptions to the overall flow of the company.
  • The Latest Guidelines on Resume Formatting
    It can be difficult to keep up with what’s in and what’s out when it comes to formatting resumes. Discover which rules are still in favor by hiring managers—and which ones were so 2022.
  • Productivity matters. Does it measure up where you work?
    Top Workplaces excel at driving productivity. Energage survey data show when employees are asked whether they do things efficiently and well at their organization, 73 percent at aspiring organizations responded positively; that number jumps as high as 94 percent at Top Workplaces.
  • Jen's Winding Path

    Jen's Winding Path from Professor to Communications Strategy Consultant.
  • How does your workplace communication measure up?
    Communication at work is more challenging than ever with so many employers operating with a remote or hybrid workforce.
  • Open to Work: Should You Advertise Your Availability?
    You’re open to work but you’re not quite sure how to let people know. Here are some crucial guidelines to consider.
  • What We Learn When the Humiliating Happens At Work
    There will come a time when you will do, or say something embarrassing, at work. If it hasn’t happened already, it will. It has been almost fifteen years since my particular…experience.
  • Here’s How the Best Workplaces Encourage Work-Life Balance
    Work-life balance matters more than ever, particularly with employees who prefer remote work but struggle to keep it from bleeding into their personal lives.
  • Why Don't Happy Songs Exist About Work?
    Why is it that no happy songs exist about work? What does that say about work in society?
  • New Jobs for the Metaverse
    Your next incredible job opportunity could be in the metaverse—but it might have its roots in your current offline industry. These 10 Web 3.0 job opportunities will put a new twist on longstanding professions.
  • Here’s how and why smart organizations encourage employee development
    While there are many reasons why employees leave an organization, one big factor is a lack of development. Common challenges can hinder efforts to create a strong culture of growth and development.
  • Create a Successful Appreciation Strategy at Work
    So how do you know how to best show appreciation to employees? Ask them. Every employee has a different way of accepting praise. Employee feedback will serve as a guide to how to best reward their efforts.
  • These 30 initiatives can improve employee well-being
    Employee well-being improves the work environment. Companies that prioritize employee well-being initiatives and integrate them into their culture achieve better productivity and performance.
  • What To Do After a Painful Job Loss
    So, what do you do when suddenly the job you loved is no longer yours and the employer you thought of so highly spurns you?
  • The Winding Path of Work
    The people who continue to advocate for staying in one place are in a very tiny minority, like those advocating on behalf of the health benefits of cigarettes.