Carmen Reed-Gilkison and Deirdre Harter or Encore Empire share business coaching insights on reinventing your career later in life. Think your career’s best moments are in the rearview? Think again!  Join us as we dive into the transformative journeys of women who are turning decades of experience – in and out of the office – […]

Discover how one creative entrepreneur turned CEO keeps her passion alive while stepping into a leadership role. It can happen quickly. No, I’m not talking about the moment you finally understand why your parents got so excited over a new kitchen gadget or monogrammed hand towels on Christmas morning. (I get it now, Mom!) I’m […]

“How does working at your current job make you feel?” Imagine being a fly on the wall listening to your team answer that question.  Be honest, what do you think they’d say? Like a juggler, always one ball away from dropping everything? Or like a tightrope walker, teetering on the edge? Maybe like a machine […]

What I’m about to say about employee performance reviews may cement my status as a decorated member of the Participation Trophy Generation.  But I’m gonna say it anyway (I am a proud millennial afterall) and ask that you hear me out: The main focus of your employee performance reviews shouldn’t actually be reviewing their performance. […]

Performance management: Love it? Hate it? Wondering what the big deal is?  It can be a real mixed bag. Maybe you skip into those meetings, giddy to shower your team members with glowing feedback and praise. Orrrrr maybe you’re dragging your when the feedback is a bit more…complicated. But what if there was a way […]

When done right, employee and client appreciation gifts can stop your recipient in their tracks and generate a fantastic ROI. #goals But if you miss the mark, they’ll breeze past these gifts without a second thought, tossing them (and your hard-earned business dollars) in the trash as they go. Eh ehm, no, that new client […]

Let’s pick up right where we left off, shall we?  Last week, we delved into the DOL’s first three factors of contractor vs. employee classification, covering control, investment, and permanence, and how they influence your hiring decisions.  This week, we’re wrapping up our deep dive with the final three factors, complete with real-world examples to […]

I’m just gonna come out and say it: the traditional in-person office setup is as outdated as dial-up internet. But for some reason, some businesses are still dragging their feet. They’re not quite ready to embrace the remote work structure that so many people are looking for in their career. So while they’re busy trying to […]

Here’s 1 of the 398,402 things nobody teaches you when building a brand and becoming a leader: Your external brand ≠ your internal company culture. Just because the world sees your brand in a certain light doesn’t mean your team has to march to that beat behind the scenes. Few people know this better than […]

Psst…I don’t know who needs to hear this, but: It’s time we move past the old-school belief that real work only happens when we’re all parked in office chairs. That mindset is as outdated as the office cubicles tech giants are trying to herd their talent back into (oops! Guess I do know who needs […]