When communicating nothing is more important or more misunderstood than the skill of asking questions. Most people don’t realize how important the ability to communicate effectively is in a practical sense. When it comes to succeeding in love and life, we think about things such as skills, grades, and accomplishments, but the ability to communicate […]
Workplace Tips
The Ugly Truth About Employee Turnover In Silicon Valley
Turnover by data alone doesn’t seem to be a problem. If you look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent jobs release, everything appears to be relatively okay. Hires remain higher than separations, at 5.7 million to 5.5 million. Look a little bit deeper, though, and there’s a worrying trend for those looking to […]
What to Do When You Hate Your New Job
It’s happened to all of us: you take a job you think will be amazing. All the time you’ve spent getting your resume and portfolio ready, those hours in interviews, the seemingly endless waiting game– it’s all finally paid off, right? Then you get down to business. It’s not what you expected. In fact, you’re […]
HR Serving Employees in Light of #MeToo
The #MeToo movement has once again proven the adage: sunlight is the best disinfectant. Organizations all over are taking stock of their internal culture and, seemingly, attempting to create better places to work. HR departments are at the forefront of this push to redefine workplace norms. Independent audits and whistleblower services have been brought in, […]
Human Resources: A Balancing Act
HR specialists are responsible for or involved in almost every aspect of an employee’s professional life from hiring to firing; you’ll find them recruiting and interviewing, dealing with payroll and benefits and directing a myriad of administrative functions like training and disciplinary measures. In most cases, human resources professionals are privy to the innermost workings […]
What is Collaboration Burnout?
Silicon Valley’s corporate culture promotes teamwork. At its best, working with a team can lead to practical and innovative solutions. Teamwork doesn’t always make the dream work, though. In fact, many people struggle with a phenomenon called collaboration burnout. It’s a feeling that can range from tension to apathy and limits the overall effectiveness of […]
Emojis at Work: Acceptable or Not?
Not that long ago, emojis were simple typed faces on a keyboard using colons and parentheses. Today the selection has expanded to everything from gender and race appropriate motions and faces to little piles of smiling poop. In a society where entire conversations can now take place via emoji, what is the line between appropriate […]
Working While Grieving
Working While Grieving Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Grieving and working can be a difficult task and often leaves you feeling like you are walking through quicksand. It is a topic not often talked about, especially at work, and you may not be aware of what to expect or how your […]
Everyday Tips For Data Security
If you work outside of IT or Information Security, it’s likely that data security is not often a topic of consideration in your daily work. It’s also likely that you are following bad practices that increase the risk of your systems and data being compromised. Silicon Valley is home to some of the world’s most […]
Working Outside the Box: Open Offices, Part 1
In the 1999 movie “Office Space,” Peter Gibbons frees himself from cubicle hell by disassembling part of his workstation and knocking it to the floor, giving him a view to the window and the outside. Watching the movie today, one wonders how would Peter react to the modern post-cubicle landscape, also called the “open office.” […]
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