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To be or not to be … without a degree … that is the question
In today’s world, job experience, skills, and basic work-related training seem to have been replaced with the importance of a post-secondary certificate. How does a degree (or degrees) compare with work-related experience? Are they equivalent?
The marks of domestic violence in the workplace (Part 2)
I’m addressing the sensitive topic domestic violence here because I’ve been asked for advice about it by someone who works in an organization that has a Human Resources (HR) department … yet he still chose to speak to me instead.
Domestic violence doesn’t stay home … what you need to know about it in the workplace (Part 1)
Although the prevalence of domestic violence is well-documented, it isn’t something that is openly discussed, especially in formal or semi-formal settings such as your place of work. I had to ask myself ‘why not?’ As a Career Coach and HR Consultant with a doctorate in Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology, shouldn’t I explore a topic that affects so many employees?
Recruiting the Right Employee Ambassadors
Most organizations think carefully about their approach to recruiting and hiring employees. How many organizations consider how they will recruit employees as communication ambassadors during times of organizational change?
Bullying, Bias, and Burnout. Why these 3 ‘B’s Could be Derailing your Career
Often the word derailment is associated with an accident, a slip off the track that could not be foreseen or prevented. It can also be career-related and dangerous in a different way.
It’s Impolite to Discuss Politics at Work – But What About Values?
We’re all entitled to our political and religious beliefs, and we’re entitled to keep those private. With that said, when it comes to values, our silence speaks volumes.
All that glitters is not gold … when others plagiarize your work
What about less publicized examples of plagiarism, where intellectual and/or creative fraud stays under the radar? In some ways, we live in an era where copy and paste have replaced the looking over someone’s shoulder as they write, but the act is still the same.
Secrets on the Job – My Experience with Discretion
When I have revealed the ways in which my work involves ‘covert assignments’ I’m usually met with a surprised response of “Wow … I didn’t realize the scope of what you do or the level of discretion that you must use.”
