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Enhancing early learning and care work through playful professional practice
Glory Ressler EducationWe all recognize the genuine joy of engaging with children in play; this is what motivated many of us to work in early care and education in the first place. Sadly, I have noticed that playfulness rarely makes an appearance in our adult interactions. This is understandable, given the high levels of engagement, professionalism and work ethic demonstrated in our field. We understand the importance and impact of what we do and, therefore, take our work seriously. However, I have personally witnessed the negative impacts of too much seriousness and not enough play.
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How to stop being a stressed-out, compulsive micromanager
Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementDo you find yourself hovering over your employees to make sure the task, project or job gets done right? If you have to hover and micromanage, then you either have the wrong employee or don’t trust anyone but yourself. If the latter is the case, then do it all yourself. See how that works for you. Micromanaging and trying to control every action of an employee, colleague or a family member is exhausting. Do you really have the energy? Don’t you need to use your time better?
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Survey: Fear of a pending recession causes ‘layoff anxiety’…
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIs there a recession on the horizon? Whether there is or not, about half of Americans fear that another downturn is imminent, and they also believe that they’ll be laid off when it occurs. Despite record low employment levels, a new survey by CareerArc reveals that 48% of employed Americans suffer from layoff anxiety. So, what is layoff anxiety, what’s fueling it, and how prepared are Americans?
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Infographic: The history of phishing and spam
Brian Wallace Science & TechnologyWhen email was initially developed for the purpose of interoffice communication, the internet was in its infancy and no one had any idea how big it would get. The original iteration of email was never built to be used by the masses and it was not made to be secure. These factors have led to some serious problems with things like spam and phishing emails over the years. Learn more about the history of spam and how it turned into phishing with this infographic.
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Achieve success by planning for decline
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementResearch and experience have shown that becoming more comfortable with the idea of death reduces the negative stress associated with dying. Like death, most of us also are either in denial of or avoid thinking about our professional decline. It is, however, hard for any of us to argue that we anticipate continuing to excel indefinitely in our current endeavors. Like becoming more comfortable with death reduces our anxiety about it, embracing the idea of the end of our success can help us deal with it. Here are a few ways to achieve success by planning for our decline.
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3 consulting hacks leaders should adopt
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt is very fun and easy to pick on consultants. They show up, charge us to tell us about our problems and then charge us more to fix them. While the animosity may be rooted in our envy of that savvy business model, there are things we can all learn from the consultative approach. Here are three consulting practices leaders should adopt.
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Employers aren’t worried about unethical AI, but maybe they should…
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementArtificial intelligence can make work easier, more efficient, and more accurate. It can also help companies make better decisions. What’s not to like? Well, for starters, AI can be used unethically. However, this is not a concern for the majority of respondents in a recent survey by Genesys, which provides customer experience and contact center solutions. The survey includes responses from employers and employees in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
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3 words to describe your association
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementDo you or your board volunteers stammer when someone asks, "Tell me about your organization?" Telltale signs are avoiding eye contact by staring at the floor and starting the reply with "ummm." Describing the association should be straightforward and succinct. It ought to be expressed with confidence.
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The skinny, 7-step guide to year-end reviews
Catherine IsteVery few employees like critiquing others, and those that do are often unable to do it productively. Further, reviews very rarely have a clear line to raise amounts; in other words, it is not like getting 5 out of 5 on every category means the employee gets $5,000. For these, and many other workplace-specific reasons, performance evaluations can be a trying experience. Regardless of whether we have any control over the process or outcome, here is a skinny, seven-step guide for making the year-end review process less painful.
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Accepting or declining an offer letter of employment
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYou got the offer letter. Now what? You’ve spent the past three-and-a-half months interviewing, and your efforts have paid off. One of your top employers has made a verbal job offer to you and has promised to send you an official offer letter. Here’s what you can expect to see, along with a few ideas on what actions to take. These ideas apply to new employment as well as accepting a promotion with your existing employer.
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