by Alissa Carpenter | All Posts, Career Development, Managing Work Relationships
As we’re facing very uncertain times it is normal to be anxious and feel unsettled. In fact, humans thrive on routine and familiarity and without it, it is even more difficult to stay emotionally healthy. Right now, many of us are trying to find a new...
by Alissa Carpenter | All Posts, Career Development, Leveraging Your Strengths
The one thing you need to do to enhance team brainstorming Creating an environment for your team to brainstorm can be hard since we all think and innovate in different ways. Pre-brainstorm. Provide your team in advance of your meeting what you would like them to...
by Alissa Carpenter | All Posts, Career Development, Leveraging Your Strengths, Professional development
Did you know that only 17% of employees say their managers are actively involved in their career development? Or that ⅔ of managers fail to actively engage in their own career development (Manpower Group, 2015). While they’re several reasons why this is the case, some...
by Alissa Carpenter | All Posts, Career Development, Leveraging Your Strengths
You might have seen the #OKBoomer and #OKMillennial memes, shirts, and YouTube videos but what do they really mean and how do these hashtags impact our workforce? Both of these phrases publicly criticize someone from that generation. It could be in terms of...
by Alissa Carpenter | All Posts, Career Development, Leveraging Your Strengths
The end of the year is approaching and so are annual reviews. These in-depth conversations provide millennials with the space to seek feedback and discuss their future within the organization. It is also the opportunity to reflect on the past year, share your value,...
by Alissa Carpenter | All Posts, Career Development, Leveraging Your Strengths, Managing Work Relationships
Millennials are interested in becoming organizational leaders, but sometimes get a bad reputation and labeled “entitled” for their eagerness to climb the ladder early on in their careers. Being newer in the workforce, it can be hard to determine what managers are...
