So, work still sucks?
When folks first learned my employee experience strategy was simply to make work suck less, some were all in. And, others were confused. "Won't that mean that work still sucks?"
In a word, yes. Work still sucks.
How my company and team supported me through pregnancy, loss, and recovery.
Three weeks ago, we lost our baby at nearly 22 weeks pregnant. This article is partly my attempt at processing this tragedy, and partly to share with organizations the importance of generous and frustration-free benefits and compassionate leaders. I frankly cannot imagine going through this without the support of both.
Lessons in work-life balance from the war zone: If no one is dead or dying, go home.
If you work in an office, a retail store, a coffee shop, at home--this probably seems like a dramatic bit of work-life balance advice. It may resonate more with those of you who work in more precarious settings (e.g., emergency services, military). For me, it became my personal mantra during a one-year stint in Afghanistan. Where do you draw the line between routine, urgent, and emergency when life and death scenarios were common and days could easily run 18-20 hours, 7 days a week?
Boost Retention with Intention: 3 Tips for Managers to Retain Top Talent
Managers: Your best team member just gave you their two week's notice. What would say or do to keep them?
Leaving the CIA behind and finding my super power in employee experience
Seven years ago I opened my retirement calculator, saw that I could retire with full government benefits in 20 years, and decided absolutely not. I was 29 years old and felt down to my bones that I absolutely could not - would not - spend the next two decades living like that.