Joyce Weiss

Work-Life Balance: Help Your Employees Juggle It All

After working for the same software company for several years, a young professional moved 90 minutes away from the organization. Instead of resigning or dealing with a grueling commute, she proposed that she could come into the office just one day a week,... Read >

Professional Development Strategies to Create Your Own Career Path

If eighty-hour workweeks and impending layoffs are leaving you apprehensive about your career decision, you’re not alone. These days, countless professionals are yearning for more fulfilling careers. Unfortunately, many business people are going through t... Read >

Make the Most From a Job That You May Not Like

Admit it… you may not like your job. You might come home every evening after a long day and spend the next few hours complaining to anyone who’ll listen about how miserable your workplace is and how you’d love to quit—if only you had enough money set asid... Read >

Is Your Enthusiasm For Work Flickering Out? Reignite the Flame to Decrease Burnout!

Are your coworkers under so much pressure they’re erupting like volcanoes? Do you see the people around you turning into pessimists? Are they waiting for the overwhelming situations to just go away? Burnout is a general erosion of the spirit. It oc... Read >

How to Communicate Effectively to Get What You Want

Getting others to see your point of view isn’t always easy. And in fact, the more you try to push your ideas on others, the more they’ll shy away from you, which will further prevent the communication from being successful. To get what you want in any... Read >

Falling Down Isn’t The Problem When Obstacles Appear … It’s How You Get Up That Counts

Life is fraught with uncertainty. No matter how hard we try to avoid the potholes, there’s always another obstacle looming on the horizon. How we recover from our personal and professional mistakes makes all the difference in the world. 1. Look at tho... Read >

Ending the Revolving Door Syndrome

Do these statements sound familiar? • “Our good employees are leaving the company as quickly as we train them." • “We’re stressed out from being understaffed." • “We’re losing too many people." What can companies do to keep good people? Let’s get... Read >

Effective Communication Between Generations

Even though people in the various generations often don’t agree, there is one thing they all agree on: Respect for each other in the workplace simply doesn’t exist. Those in the older generations (the Silent Generation and the Baby Boomers) think the youn... Read >

Be Direct with Respect with Your Team to Diffuse Defensive Behavior

Have you ever had a conversation with someone where you said an innocent remark, only to get a defensive reply or behavior in response? We’ve all been there. And when such a situation happens you have two options: you can either continue the defensive beh... Read >

A Secret to Cope with Stress…How to Add 26 Days to Your Year

“If only I had more hours in the day." How many times have you uttered those words? If you’re like most people, you either think it or say it daily. The good news is that we all have more time accessible to us. The bad news is that we often let others ste... Read >

5 Steps to Resolve Interpersonal and Conflict Issues

In any company or group situation, interpersonal conflicts are bound to happen. When two or more people with varying personalities work together, communication differences, work style preferences, and conflicting opinions are inevitable. The key is to be ... Read >