As we all know, the current COVID-19 world pandemic has caused all of us to quickly enter a world of panic, fear, anxiety, stress, mourning and many other negative emotions. Panic to stock up on supplies, fear that we or our family and friends will get the virus, anxiety over…

Making Safety the #1 Priority Whether you are a business owner, human resource manager, safety officer or other business professional tasked with safeguarding your company’s most important assets (human capital), I am sure that you have experienced a great deal of thought and stress over how to protect them, while also preventing unnecessary costs to…

Discipline in the workplace is a very important tool for correcting negative or unacceptable behavior of employees so that they perform better and show other employees consistency in following company practices (Snell, 2016). …

Emojis…those little symbolic icons that, during our very busy lives without time to type a bunch of words out, can quickly express our thoughts and feelings to friends, family and other special ones in our lives. The smiley face telling a friend hello or to have a nice day, the…

Are you a business owner who thinks that your sales team brings the most important value to your organization? …

Are you a fresh graduate with an accounting degree, tasked with managing an accounts payable department at your new job, a new accounts payable employee, excited to dive into your new role as the person who keeps all bills paid in a timely manner, or a small business owner with…

Stepping back or even just laterally in your career may cause anxiety, stress and other severe mental issues with some. Leaving a job or company that you have been with for years can be as traumatizing as other major life events, such as marriage, divorce and death of a loved…

Being Feminine Does Not Contradict Being Feminist Are you a woman who loves to wear makeup, dresses and heels? Do you love to feel pretty and feminine? If you are like me, then you do like those things which make you feel like the female you are. Those things plus…

In August of 2014, at 39 years old, I was unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer. Not only had I started a job at a new employer earlier that year making $8 less per hour than at my previous employer of 13 years (see my article called Stepping Back in Order…