📓 command clash: navigating nuanced communication
✍🏽 How do you handle seemingly contradictory directives from a superior? A supervisor and a manager meet regularly to coordinate activities, draft documents, etc. and the director complains that they meet too often and that their communication needs to be improved. Both are now walking on eggshells as they feel “big brother” is watching. Context:…
Read Morerural realities & requesting recognition
✍🏽 What are some strategies to start a discussion surrounding inclusion in a rural workplace led by Christian, upper-middle class, white individuals who have been in their positions for 20+ years and are opposed to even the smallest of policy changes? Context: We are a grant-funded, non-profit org specializing in work with young families, and…
Read More📓 balancing bonds
✍🏽 My manager is in his late 20s (same age as me) and a first-time manager, who happened to be my closest teammate before his promotion. I’ve had a hard time navigating the professional relationship over the past year. Any advice on how to keep it personal AND professional? P.S. I was extremely proud to…
Read More📓 rising thru ranks & reigniting passion
✍🏽 How can I secure a promotion this year? Context: I know I’m ready to take the next step in my career because I have been working on some majorly important projects at my organization, taking on more work and operating at a higher level. I’ve been in my current role for 2+ years and…
Read More📓 salary clarity: decoding compensation philosophies
✍🏽 What do you think about a candidate asking a company what their written compensation philosophy is during the interview process? 📣 Marnie Robbins, Founder of VibeHRC: IMO, asking about a company’s written compensation philosophy is both shrewd and acceptable. Compensation philosophy’s are a great indicator of a company’s approach to people. When written well,…
Read More📓 vacate to celebrate: maximizing PTO and inspiring leadership alignment
✍🏽 How do we talk to employees about using their expiring leave before the year ends? How can we get leadership on board with encouraging leave use? Context: We are a government agency and have strict rules about the amount of leave that can be carried over — there are NO exceptions. Many employees have…
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