Career Insights Archives - Erica Sosna's Blog

The Hottest Topics for HR Leaders in 2020

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on January 17, 2020

🤔What will #2020 hold for you? If you’re an #HRprofessional, it’ll probably involve some of these…What else would you add to the list?

Tags: Career Conversations, Career Education, Career Insights, Career Plan, Career Truths, Future of Work, HR professionals

Giving Feedback to Employees? Read This First

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on November 21, 2019

There’s nothing like a conversation about giving and receiving feedback to raise temperatures. So writing an article about giving feedback to employees was always going to be fun. Read on for practical, real-life examples that will help you give better, more helpful feedback to your employees.

Tags: Career Conversations, Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Tips, Career Truths, Employee Engagement, Giving Feedback to Employees

Five ways to humanize the workplace

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on October 14, 2019

Creating a human-friendly workplace is far simpler than ordering Friday pizza or building a chill-out space. In fact, it’s something every single one of us can help with. And the really good news? You can start today. Step one – read this!

Tags: Career Conversations, Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Truths, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Humanize The Workplace

How you can help employees with kids who are starting school and university

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on September 16, 2019

New shoes? Check. Hanky? Check. September can be tough on employees sending their kids to school or university for the first time. What can employers do to support parents whose kids are making that big step?

Tags: Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Tips, Career Truths, Employee Engagement, Employees With Kids, HR professionals

The Secretary aka Your Virtual Assistant vs Alexa: A Social History

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Erica Sosna on June 21, 2019

Effective secretaries or virtual assistants solve problems, troubleshoot, organise, give difficult messages…support leaders! Read this short history!

Tags: Career Education, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Truths, Remote Working, Virtual Business

Career Insights: A Monday in the Life of… Matthias Lissner

Filed in Career matters | Posted by Laura Sands on May 20, 2019

How do rock guitars, some serious device discipline and a meditation habit work together? Very easily as it happens. We interviewed seasoned entrepreneur Matthias Lissner about a “typical” Monday, and this is what he had to say. We’re inspired!

Tags: Alternative Working, Career Education, Career Insights, Good Life Lessons, Personal Development

New Series – Career Insights: A Monday In The Life Of…Erica Sosna

Filed in General | Posted by Laura Sands on April 18, 2019

What do lists, a cat called Brian and a good dose of fresh air have in common? They’re all essential parts of a happy Monday for Erica Sosna, CEO of Career Matters – the first article of our new blog series #CareerInsights. How does her Monday compare to yours? Read on and let us know.

Tags: Alternative Working, Career Insights, Career Matters, Career Path, Remote Working