Posts in Career
The Opportunity Most Companies Miss

Talented, valued, promoted - and entirely unhappy.

Hard-working, a quick learner, loyal to the company - and looking for a new employer nonetheless.

Given a raise, new responsibilities, and a title bump - and making everyone else miserable.

Three scenarios with a shared root cause: not everyone wants to be a people manager. We break down the challenge and a myriad of ways to address it.

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Quiet Quitting | what you need to know

At its best, quiet quitting is about setting healthy boundaries while still delivering on your obligations to your employer.

At its worst, quiet quitting is a violation of trust, a sign that all is not well in your workplace, and a designation that perhaps attracts privileged employees (who can “get away with it”) and a few underperformers, who perhaps finally have a name for their previous approach to work.

In practice, it can be a little of each of these things and more of some others. Ellie Hearne elaborates.

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A New Way of Work | (re)adjusting to office life or going remote

Like many pandemic-era employees, you may have recently received an email along the lines of:

  • “We’re delighted to welcome all employees back to our offices soon!”

  • “After the successful transition to remote working, we have decided to close all offices and continue working from home.” Or

  • “We are permanently adopting a hybrid-work model.”

Upon opening your long-awaited (/potentially dreaded) email, you might be experiencing a mixed bag of emotions. After all, the tosses and turns of the pandemic have tested us all.

Whether you are excited to return to office or are feeling nervous about fully remote or hybrid, here are some suggestions on how to excel.

Guest post by Eilidh Corrigan

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