Feeling a little lonely today, those of you born in 1976 or 1984? If I were you, I sure would be. You weren’t among the lucky ones that were just looped into a new micro generation called the Xennials – those born between 1977 and 1983. You’re also not really a Millennial, or Gen Xer,…

It seems to me that every time we open the paper, Twitter, or visit here on LinkedIn, that there is another piece telling us how each generation is different. We so often read that Millennials think or act a certain way, that Gen Z is wildly different than Gen X, and so on and so…

Recently, a Harvard Business Review article talked at length about the loneliness epidemic at work. This unfortunate reality found that nearly 50% of employees reported being lonely, and shortened our lives by the equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Unfortunate would certainly be an understatement. But here we are, in late 2017 where technology…

Slack, WhatsApp, Intranet, and hey, even texting- all things we didn’t have even fifteen years ago. The evolution of communication has been nothing short of amazing, yet I look around and see overall engagement in the workplace isn’t increasing, loneliness is on the rise, and we (generally speaking) don’t feel like we belong. The topic of diversity…

Too often we hear the seemingly invaluable advice ‘follow (or find) your passion’. On the surface it sounds right, but if we spend our lives searching for that one thing, the chances of us finding it are slim-to-none. Instead, imagine we looked for the things that made us feel passionate. Imagine that we chased a feeling, and realized…

We can all agree that the world of work is moving faster now than it ever has before because of the technological advancements in the past months, years, and decades. And while this technology has undoubtedly made us more efficient and productive, it also has at times blurred the lines between work and life, and…

When I was 19 I had my first and only 9-5 job. Despite being in college I convinced this sales recruiter to hire me on during the summer on a 60k a year starting salary, earning myself as their youngest employee. Each morning I would get up in my business dress and drive an hour…