Has anyone conducted an employee satisfaction survey with their staff? We have had high turnover at our firm recently and I am thinking of doing one but I am not sure that we will get honest feedback even if we use a third party to administer it. Any thoughts or suggestions on…

How much coaching should you do with your employees? I'm a director of a team in biotech. I have my PhD and love leading teams, mentoring, coaching and helping individuals in their professional growth and career development aside from my management and technical duties. I have an…

Do you know of any women’s career and professional development conferences, events, and networking opps? Please share so we can compile a list!

Feeling Guilty for Taking care of oneself in a pandemic world When you feel worn down do you take a day off? Do you wait until that exhaustion manifests into sickness? Ive always been a company girl. I rarely take time off and when I do, the reason is usually extreme. In these…

I resigned from a job that had cost me physically, mentally and which affected my relationship with my husband and 2 and a half year old. I feel so hopeless and dejected now that I have resigned. What should be my next step?

I've been a part of a high functioning team for years, creative, productive -always reaching benchmark and gaining alcolades. Yesterday my company just reclassified all of the non managerial members on my team from exempt to non-exempt. Several of us were demoted a level-which…

I have a situation at work where my female lead has been doing her best to micro manage, determine who I talk to, and do everything possible to shut down any growth in y current position. The good news is that I have been able to transfer to another project to get away from this…

Good Morning I just finished joining this morning. I wish I had found you 18 months ago when I first was laid off from my job at the beginning of Covid-19. When I got laid off from the company I worked at for the last 16 years and hoped to retire from. I was shocked, hurt, angry,…

I lost my job ( I was forced to resign) and I am quite worried about my future. Everything seems so ambiguous. Although I don’t have any immediate financial concerns from loosing the job, I don’t know if I will be able to secure another permanent opportunity soon.

How do I handle a written warning from my company of 20 years that is false? We are a publishing company and one of my reports didn't look at something closely enough (he was also undergoing cancer treatment) and books got published with 200 errors in them. The facts in the…

How do I handle a written warning from my company of 20 years that is false? We are a publishing company and one of my reports didn't look at something closely enough (he was also undergoing cancer treatment) and books got published with 200 errors in them. The facts in the…

I'm goin to be parents soon .what should I say to my employer about . parenting leave paid?

I resigned from my job without another job. Will this make it difficult for me to get another role?

I left on a first written warning because an attempt to put me on a second warning was made and there was a whole slew of bad things that happened at the job over the years. So I resigned. How much do you tell a recruiter about the written warning and the office politics?

Two questions: 1. How do you protect the health of your eyes? I am doing more computer work than ever, which I am happy about, but my eyes hurt after so many hours. 2. How do you do market research for your position? Preface, I was promoted to a new role within the company. I did…

There have been a lot of changes within a short timeframe at my job of almost two years and I am having a tough time adjusting to the new expectations and requirements. I have a personality disorder that I have maintained rather well with medication, mediation and a strong…

i've seen vaguely similar questions so i apologize, because i'm looking for more specific versions of the recruiter no call. twice i've had a "recruiter" from a reputable company solicit me on linkedin. they've asked me to put time on a calendly invite to do a phone screen. i put…

I started a new role about 2 months ago. There were a couple of red flags within the first few weeks (intense gossip, disorganization, a lot of complaining), but I’ve tried to stick it out. The company has so many issues but they seem almost oblivious to them? They’re a small…

What makes you a good leader? Is it watching your team working while you have minimal work? I got confused. I'm a leader in the team but my manager gave me minimal work where I cant see my growth, no learnings, no challenges. I felt I was left behind because I think my team has…

Don't fail to launch! Don't get so stuck in the learning process that you forget to move forward. You'll become an expert as you continue to grow your business. Each day working with customers/clients is a new experience and an opportunity to grow and learn.