Sway This Way: How Mothers Make It Work Across Generations

It’s about the sway, not just the balance.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Joann Lublin says that for mothers employed outside the home, balance is not the goal, but swaying is.

How to Solve the “Great Resignation”

Issue 184 — November 15, 2021

The Microsoft Work Trend Index says over 40% of the global workforce is considering leaving their current employer, and 46% plan to make a significant career pivot.

This and other recent studies have pundits and business leaders wringing their hands about the difficulty of filling jobs in the wake of the pandemic’s massive economic disruption.

The SumGloria FeldtNovember 15, 2021Workplace Culture, Work/Life Balance, Great Resignation, burnoutComment

Do I Really Have To Go? How To Choose What Work Events to Attend

If you work for a large organization, chances are in any given month there is at least one event you have to attend for work outside of work—an announcement, retirement party, awards ceremony, celebration of a new project, completion of a project, promotion party and more.

Chill Out: 7 Quick Steps You Can Take Now To De-Stress

Summer is approaching and possibly with it the promise of a well-needed vacation.

Almost Perfect: 7 Tips for GenZ Women To Succeed In Workplace For Real

These GenZ women only look perfect on Instagram. If you are a GenZ female in the workplace, are on an intergenerational team in your organization, or hiring GenZ females for your workplace, you may have run up against the myth of what is called “Effortless Perfection.”

Michele WeldonMay 14, 2019GenZ, intergenerational, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leaders, Work/Life BalanceComment

Your Job Making You Sick? 6 Ways To Save Your Mental, Physical Health

Every workplace, organization and professional culture has stressful points. We are all under extreme pressure at some point to deliver outcomes, meet deadlines and stretch ourselves—regardless of what career tier we are on.

Tools and TipsMichele WeldonMarch 25, 2019Career, Michele Weldon, Research, stress, Work/Life BalanceComment

Help! How Co-Founder Solves Probs For Moms With Resource Network

First things first. As a mother working outside the home, you can’t do the work unless you have the childcare and pre-school details handled and secure.

Love It Or Leave It: 5 Ways To Like Your Job More Than You Do Now

Whoever came up with the put-down, “You’re married to your job,” clearly was deriding the lack of work/life balance. It’s not a compliment.

Tools and TipsMichele WeldonFebruary 12, 2019Advice, Career, Dream Job, Michele Weldon, Work/Life BalanceComment

A Piece Of You: 7 Ways to Counter Down Sides of Gig Economy

Freelance or contract workers are a growing portion of the economy. But working from home, connecting only remotely to your organization, team or management, may not be the blissful utopia everyone imagines.

Tools and TipsMichele WeldonJanuary 22, 2019career advice, Michele Weldon, Research, tips, Work/Life BalanceComment