I woke up Sunday morning to the news that Russell M. Nelson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had died at the age of 101, and shortly after publishing an op-ed in Time Magazine: “We All Deserve Dignity and Respect.” As a lifelong member of the
One thing that drives me absolutely batty is recruiters who get on LinkedIn and preach about how awful AI-written resumes are. I have never once heard a recruiter grouse about how awful it is to get a resume that’s been written by a professional resume writer, by the
I had to stop by the pharmacy this morning to pick up a prescription. I, like always, began with “Der Familienname ist Lucas, l-u-C-a-s.” (“The family name is Lucas.”) I’m an American in the German speaking part of Switzerland, so I do it this way because while Lucas or
Some people dismiss certain “types”of job candidates out of hand, regardless of skills, experience or potential. If you don’t fit their idea of what an employee should be like, you’re rejected. This is, of course, illegal in the case of race, religion, disability and a few other things,
A salary difference of $5,000 can seem like a lot of money to a job candidate, but it’s really not going to make their paycheck that much bigger. After taxes, a single person earning $105,000 can expect to see about a $120 jump per paycheck if they get a
Last week, attorney Jonathan Segal gave a webinar on Antisemitism in the workplace. He graciously allowed me to share it with all of you.
When you sell your company, you’re not just selling your product or your factory: you’re selling the company’s soul. And if that soul becomes something you don’t like, it may cause issues. This conflict in values has resulted in Jerry Greenfield, the Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand,
“To give an executive assistant the power to organize your life/business is to give them the power to ruin it.” So said Greg Bulmash, chief creative officer of Bulmash Media. He’s not wrong. But the allure of someone else doing the daily life tasks that weigh us down
Workin’ 9 to 5 What a way to make livin’ Barely gettin’ by It’s all takin’ and no givin’ They just use your mind And you never get the credit It’s enough to drive you Crazy if you let it You know this great Dolly Parton number from
Do you remember the old Bob Newhart sketch where he’s a therapist who says he can fix any problem in under 5 minutes? And so when the patient tells him her problems (fear of being buried alive in a box, among other things), he simply replies, “Stop it.” That’s the
