by Venus Rekow | May 18, 2022 | Inclusion
A hiring manager calls a recruiter: “I need to hire a Marketing Director ASAP.” The recruiter responds: “What are you looking for? Got a job description?” Hiring manager: “No, I don’t have time to write one. Can you create one?” This simple request can lead...
by Venus Rekow | Apr 7, 2022 | Inclusion
The Great Resignation has employers seeking the truth about why their employees are leaving at rapid rates. We decided to launch a poll asking people on various platforms the reason for their departure. To our surprise, the top four answers all connect to our human...
by Venus Rekow | Apr 7, 2022 | Inclusion
How to survive a toxic leader Let’s start with the definition. Toxic leaders are “individuals who, by virtue of their destructive behaviors and their dysfunctional personal qualities or characteristics, inflict serious and enduring harm on the individuals, groups,...
by Venus Rekow | Dec 14, 2021 | Inclusion
Photo by Tiger Lily from Pexels You remember back to the round of interviews that got you the current team you manage. In those spirited meetings, your future workers seemed passionate, profound, and driven by the desire to do the best work possible. In the time...
by Venus Rekow | Dec 8, 2021 | Inclusion
Have you been in meetings where a leader asks for feedback, or an employee makes a hurtful remark and no one says a thing? Maybe afterward, you gather with a colleague to discuss the incident, but nothing gets resolved. You likely experience a lack of psychological...
by Venus Rekow | Dec 1, 2021 | Diversity, Inclusion, Leadership
Most people dislike the nerve-wracking process of writing a self-evaluation of their performance. Because they feel trapped between not sounding too arrogant or too humble. Nevertheless, organizations insist on the value of self-evaluations. What some of us may not...
