by jean | Feb 24, 2011 | One Opinion
I’ve become fascinated with company culture and am learning whatever I can about what makes people happy to come to work. I came across this amazing lecture by Dan Pink – Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. It’s not just the lecture...
by jean | Jan 26, 2011 | One Opinion
I completed my weekly report just in time for the noon deadline when my boss asked me to meet him in his office. I entered and there was Harold from HR on my left and someone I’d never met – a union representative – on my right. Within moments, my life changed. My...
by jean | Dec 14, 2010 | One Opinion
I am accidentally in the nonprofit world. Like Alice in Wonderland, I tumbled from being a solo business owner giving seminars in corporate America to being a solo business owner in economic freefall to being an unemployed professional scrambling for a job. A...
by jean | Aug 7, 2010 | Administrative Assistant Advantage, One Minute Note, One Opinion
I was six weeks into my new job when the HR Director came to my desk and told me, “You need to join the union. They’ll be taking 1% of your salary.” What union, I wondered? And why am I hearing about this now? I explained reasonably that if this were...
by jean | Jul 13, 2010 | Administrative Assistant Advantage, One Opinion
Here’s a tip to help you maintain good energy throughout your business day.
by jean | May 5, 2010 | Administrative Assistant Advantage, One Opinion
In this world of high tech sometimes high touch – warmth, friendliness and human connection – can get lost. How can we have both? One way is to bring back the thank you note. There are other ways to balance high tech with high touch. Every so often, instead of...
