by Janice Litvin | Nov 13, 2023 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Stress/Burnout
Did you know that there are 9.6 million job openings in the U.S., according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? And, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce there are only 6.4 million unemployed workers. Why? One reason is that millions of Americans have been...
by Janice Litvin | Jan 3, 2023 | Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Recently Gallup released a new report entitled “Quiet Firing: What It Is and How to Stop Doing It.” We’ve all heard about quiet quitting, in which an employee shows up just to collect a paycheck and bide their time until they either qualify for their pension or find a...
by Janice Litvin | Dec 26, 2022 | Employee Engagement, Leadership
What Can we Learn about Leadership from a Team of Iditarod Mush Dogs? Recently I had the joyful experience of going on a mush ride with a team of Iditarod huskies. For those of you who are not familiar with mushing or the Iditarod, the Iditarod is an annual 1,100-mile...
by Janice Litvin | Jun 7, 2022 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Stress/Burnout
These days there is a lot to be stressed out about, whether you are in Learning & Development, Human Resources, IT (Information Technology), education, healthcare, or any other profession. Stress can come from sad issues in the news, like the recent mass shootings...
by Janice Litvin | Oct 23, 2021 | C-Suite, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Workplace Wellness
As you no doubt know, this year has been one of the toughest years in recent history to recruit and more importantly, to retain top talent. Dubbed as The Great Resignation by psychologist Anthony Klotz, this period of time was marked by 4 million people leaving their...
by Janice Litvin | Aug 31, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
In 1995 Daniel Goleman made the term emotional intelligence popular when his book, Emotional Intelligence remained on The New York Times bestseller list for a year and a half. According to Goleman there are five key elements of EQ, the popular moniker for emotional...