What makes a great workplace culture? I’ve been working in the “employer-of-choice” arena for several dozen years now. I’ve watched as what began as a focus on “work-family balance” morphed into the more inclusive “work-life integration.” I’ve seen the focus on inclusiveness continue to grow until the concept of diversity, equity and inclusion—DEI—had become central […]
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Conquering the Mighty Text Limit
One of the most frustrating aspects of applying for almost anything these days—from awards to fellowships to grants—is answering open-ended questions that have tight word or character limits. I’m reminded of this once again because it’s the season to apply for Seramount “best place to work” lists. (These are the annual employer lists formerly sponsored […]
What Have the Working Mother 100 Best Companies Got That Your Company Doesn’t?
Working Mother’s annual 100 Best Companies list was released in late September. Companies on it range in size from just over 600 employees to 170,000 plus. Industries vary from advertising to law, healthcare to high tech and manufacturing. They are headquartered in every region of the United States. But they all have one thing in […]
What do the Working Mother 100 Best Companies Have That Other Employers Don’t?
Last month, Working Mother magazine released its “100 Best Companies” list. Companies need to apply to get onto the list, and one of the things I do is help my clients with these applications, so I know a thing or two about what it takes. Yet it’s still always gratifying to see the extent to […]
Employees Have Made Progress This Year, and For That (At Least) I’m Grateful
It’s been a tough year for this country in many ways. A highly divisive election campaign, culminating in a highly divisive election; sad tidings about the death of so many American icons, from Mohammad Ali to Prince; a seemingly endless parade of news about shootings and other senseless violence. So I wondered what there might […]
9+ Things I Learned At The “Working Mother” Conference
October is National Work and Family month, so I was happy to take a couple of days last week to attend Working Mother Media’s Work-Life Congress, an annual conference built around the Working Mother 100 Best Companies list. In addition to a gala awards dinner, the event featured a day and a half’s worth of […]
