by greenconnections | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, leadership, Tips
The upheavals of 2020, triggered mostly but not only by the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic shutdown required to try to stop the spread of it, forced leaders to see their places in the economy and their organizations very differently, and to respond. Fast. As that...
by greenconnections | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Business, Featured Tips Post, Policy, Tips
Without a national paid maternity leave policy, U.S. firms must decide whether to provide paid leave. But for small companies and start-ups, the decision isn’t so easy. With limited funds, offering the benefit can be a struggle, but increasingly, employees are...
by greenconnections | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Careers & Talent, Tips
“This is really a pivotal moment for businesses, for brands to behave the best way possible as citizens and to contribute in the best way they can for the public good, rather than to be seen as a good company,” Anne Bahr Thompson, branding expert and author of “Do...
by greenconnections | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Careers & Talent, Tips
As former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Well-behaved women rarely make history” and we’ve had a lot of those this year. Here are seven lessons we can take from a few key women who made history in 2020: Partner with someone who makes you think differently: When...
by greenconnections | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Careers & Talent, Tips
Covid-19 tossed all of our lives into a tornado and we’re still figuring out where we’ll land. It also shines a light on the need to be able to manage chaos and change, because, as Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the Air Force told me on my podcast recently,...
by greenconnections | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Careers & Talent, Tips
This new year is an opportunity to take a whole new perspective on who you want to be in 2021, on your career, and how you want to spend the next 12 months. To develop your 2021 goals, it may be tempting to just grab your 2020 goals, and update them, maybe changing a...