by Caroline | Oct 22, 2014 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
Last week’s blog post received a big response. And with the repercussions of Microsoft CEO’s Satya Nadella’s comments still ricocheting around the corporate world so resoundingly, I wanted to spend a few more minutes this week to draw attention to the fact that...
by Caroline | Oct 15, 2014 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Management, Recruiting, teamwork
It was quite a little hailstorm Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set off, saying women should not ask for raises, but just let the system reward them when it was time. It got me thinking about the recent meeting I had with a tech entrepreneur hiring his first employees...
by Caroline | Oct 8, 2014 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
Startup Crawl is today. This week, of course, puts me in contact with a lot of startups and their issues and opportunities and the things I wish I could say that aren’t always welcome when you’re networking over beer. Like Startup Crawl reminds me of crawl, walk,...
by Caroline | Oct 1, 2014 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
How much supervision is too much? Or too little? Is that new employee who checks in every hour ever going to wean himself off your help or is this just the way it’s going to be? Conversely, if you’re a new employee, you might have to wonder if the boss is going to...
by Caroline | Sep 24, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting, teamwork
She looked like a great fit when they hired her. She had all the skills on the list and her former employer actually gushed over her. But she just…didn’t fit…and it was hard for my client to pinpoint why. Turns out, it was a motivation issue. People are motivated by...
