I had the extreme fortune of attending #Workhuman this week in Nashville. I am very fortunate to work for an organization that believes...

Last month, I celebrated my 1-year Bloggiversary. Yes, I know I’m late. A lot has been happening! This blog started as an outlet to...

I can’t say it enough how important it is to connect with people. I don’t mean to say hi at monthly meetings or to have 3,000 LinkedIn...

I had a manager call me about an issue this week, and the guidance that I provided on how to handle the situation reminded me of...

We’ve all been there.  Someone on our team or in our organization is behaving in a manner that would not exactly motivate us to want to...

It seems simple enough, but I hope that we all share a resolution this year and every year:  Be Kind.  Stay Positive. There are very few...

You may or may not have noticed that I have taken some time off from writing lately.  I have done a few pieces for a new concept at SHRM ...

Below is a link to another contribution to the SHRM Blog.  This post was inspired after attending the Ohio HR Conference #OHSHRM18. ...

As of this fall, I am a contributor to the SHRM Blog.  I wrote this piece as part of #MotivationMonday as a reminder that happiness comes...

True gratitude, like true happiness, comes from within.  We are all going to encounter “no’s” in life when we really really thought we...

I put a lot of thought into my decisions.  I hope you do as well.  I want to make sure if someone, seeking to understand, inquires as to...

How do you make decisions?  Are there charts, graphs, spreadsheets, pages of data?  Yes, data is important, but so are the humans in our...

I was invited by my pastor to participate in a Bible.com Study last week on Servant Leadership called “Kingdom Leadership in Your...

Are you participating in the Twitter chat #JobHuntChat?  It will take an hour out of your day, and you will get to: Help others Learn...

Just a friendly reminder of the importance of family and spending intentional time with those we love. Yes, I’m still #insearch, but this...

This week, I was fortunate to be a guest on Wendy Dailey’s blog!  I was an early guest on the HR Social Hour podcast.  Jon & Wendy...

The picture above was taken for a contest with BarkBox for our monthly subscription.  As you can see, Maximus is laser-focused on...

As you may have previously read, we are on the job seeker journey together.  I promised to share some helpful tips, and here is my first...

Being in HR for nearly 15 years, I can tell you that I know my strengths and my weaknesses. Patience is not one of my virtues.  However,...

Today, I sent a message that I wasn’t ready to send.  I’m still not ready.  I haven’t helped enough.  I’m not in a place where I can say...