Anyone who knows me knows that I am a self-styled pop-culture princess. I cosplay at Comic-Con, I’ve written about how the world of work is portrayed on TV and depicted in Oscar-winning movies, and also created the manager’s guide to the zombie employee apocalypse. So let’s face it, being quarantined is a binge-watcher’s dream
The concept of personal branding is on display everywhere you look, it seems. Even animals have carefully groomed personas that are showcased on their own Facebook pages, Pinterest boards, and Instagram and Twitter accounts (hello, @TheRealGrumpyCat). Whether you’re job-searching or happily employed, your personal brand has never been more important
The scene: A large group of people seated in front of you look bored, lethargic even. They’re staring into space and seem to look right through you when you dare to meet their gaze. The ones who are up and walking around are roaming slowly and without any discernible purpose
Is it just me, or are we spending a lot of precious TV viewing hours watching….work? Many Oscar-nominated movies from the last decade have focused on work themes, but it seems like television is taking it to a whole new level. In fact, the workplace has moved from backdrops and backstories
Looking back at some of the best movies of the past decade, an interesting realization comes to mind. Far from offering glamorous destinations and escapist plots, most of them took us to the office instead. Everywhere we turned, we seemed to encounter management lessons as if we were attending some
It’s often said that it’s up to us as individuals to cultivate our own passion in our personal lives and that we shouldn’t hope to find it in our professional lives. But maybe we can have it all. Perhaps companies should also take some responsibility here. After all, passion feeds employee engagement,
As discussed in the first post of this series, companies face the prospect of major costs when they have disengaged employees and uninspired customers. Employee turnover and abandoned shopping carts are but a few consequences. So what can companies do to help prevent these situations (or mitigate them if it’s too late)?
In the first post of this series, I made the business case for investing in a corporate citizenship program, and in the second, I described various financial giving models. This post expands on the topics of corporate philanthropy and corporate social responsibility by offering some meaningful ways that your company can make a difference
Both mainstream and technology media often portray CEOs as glorified heroes. But as far as I’m concerned, the real heroes are the managers who discovered and nurtured these people so that they had the chance to become the leaders we know and (at least in this case) respect. Here are
While my favorite Super Bowl ads have always been the ones with the Clydesdales, I’ve also really come to appreciate the ones touching upon career-related themes. At a time when so many are out of work, and those with jobs are having to compensate by doing more with less, it’s