With prices rising, even small savings will add up and help your bottom line. It’s no secret that prices are rising dramatically in the United States. Almost everyone is feeling the pinch of skyrocketing costs, and looking for ways to reduce the impacts of inflation. As the Guardian reported recently…

Connection and collaboration are awesome, but there are other benefits to staying at home. I have to admit, before the pandemic I was a hardened cynic about teleworking. I assumed, like many managers, that the best way to manage people was to have them right where I could see them. …

Recruiters can be a valuable resource or sell you some swampland. Here’s how to proceed if someone contacts you about applying for a job. With so many people changing jobs right now, it’s the busy season for job recruiters. If you’re on LinkedIn or other social networks aimed at professionals…

Use your Springtime energy to get stuff done. Ah Spring…the air is getting warmer, the sun is shining longer, and your energy levels are probably rising. What should you do with all that extra daylight and your increased energy levels? Spring is a great time to prepare your home for…

You only have one chance to make a good impression on your coworkers. Between the Great Resignation and the Great Reshuffle, there are a lot of people moving around in the workforce. …

Not all the pandemic changes were bad, and most workers don’t want to go back to “normal”. — As states and cities around the country lift mask mandates and companies recall workers to the office, many employees are concerned. And rightly so. There’s still a pandemic, and even if there wasn’t, workers are loathe to give up some of the benefits they’ve attained over the last two years. …

The popular movie has some plot holes. — I don’t watch a lot of movies. Seriously, I’ve seen one new movie in the last two years. On the rare occasions, I’m in the mood to watch a movie I usually re-watch old favorites. …

How can an office worker get any actual work done these days? — Some days I open up my calendar and I want to cry. My calendar is one huge block of color. As I look at meeting after meeting after meeting, all day long, all week long, I think to myself: “When will I get any actual work done? And more importantly…

Random people in Facebook groups are not experts. — A couple of months ago someone posted on a Hawaii Facebook group I’m in asking for information on COVID test requirements for entry into the state. They mentioned that they’d been planning their trip for two years and wanted to make sure they “got everything right.” When I saw the…