It’s time to rethink the 4-year degree
This blog probably won’t earn me a lot of friends in academia or in the parenting world, but hell it needs to be said. No matter what profession you are […]
Millennials: The most challenging generation?
For a recent event I was involved in, I was asked to facilitate a roundtable on communicating across generations – Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z. For transparency […]
Small Biz Musings Top Blogs of 2017
My top blogs of 2017 were incredibly personal and a bit painful to write. I narrowed last year’s blogs down to the top 5. In each of these my passion […]
Millennials and brand loyalty
This article previously appeared in the Grand Rapids Business Journal on September 29, 2017. Peanut butter. Jam. Bread. Besides a craving for a sandwich, do you think of certain brands […]
It’s on you to grow your network
Hello everyone seeking a job, connection, friend, mentor, advice – stop bugging everyone. Make it happen yourself. No one owes you anything. They certainly don’t owe you their time, an […]
Setting boundaries
When do you put the phone away for the night? When do you close your laptop? Boundaries is something a small business owner will never have. We don’t shut it […]
Hearing your employees
I always think it is ironic I write these blogs about management, when I often struggle to find my way. I guess I figure, when I am researching, reading and […]
The snowflake test
We have all heard the saying “special snowflakes”, most often this is referring to a certain age group or generation. The connotation is not meant to be positive, rather it […]
Do employees ask for too much?
My first job was working in the facilities planning department at a university, I was a glorified assistant/secretary and it was definitely not what I went to school for. I […]
