Career growth, and personal growth, depends on both hard and soft skills. One particular soft skill every professional should learn or improve upon is listening. A good listener benefits the team and a company’s customer service. Unfortunately, becoming a better listener is easier said than done! How do you become a better listener at work? […]
Category: Management
Guest Post: 7 Tips for Keeping Employee Morale Up During COVID-19
Across the world, COVID-19 has brought so many challenges to people, and at a business, it can be hard to keep employee morale up during this time. Most companies and organizations have encouraged their staff to work from home to stop the spread of the virus, but it can be challenging to keep employee morale […]
How to Spot Diversity in a Company During Your Job Search
Diversity in a team is vital to a business’s success, but also to an employee’s career success and overall happiness. Companies that value different ideas and thought processes experience better growth and often reward their team members, making these companies the ideal places in which to work for both parties. Employers notice more productivity and […]
Guest Post: How You and Your Brand Can Make Positive Change in Honor of George Floyd
Guest Post: How You and Your Brand Can Make Positive Change in Honor of George Floyd By Kent Lewis We have to make the changes we want to see in the world. It starts with us. In light of what has happened to George Floyd, and so many others, many business owners are asking themselves: […]
5 Tips to Cope with WFH Stress
How are you maintaining your mental health during the current global health crisis? Many are struggling with this new full-time work-from-home order. Mental health concerns are at an all-time high, as each of us are disconnected from loved ones to respect social distancing. For those who are still working, you may have been relegated to […]
Guest Post: Remote Team Management
How to Connect with a Remote Team and Build Loyalty Through a Pandemic By Kent Lewis, Anvil Media President & Founder Having trouble connecting with your remote team? Are you challenged with engagement or motivation of your employees? The current health crisis has increased the desire and value to stay connected and collaborative, both personally […]
6 Things to Do If You’re Laid Off During COVID-19
We’re in an uncertain time and many companies are having to make cutbacks to reduce expenses. Unfortunately, one of those cutbacks is to staff. Several people are losing their jobs and they’re left wondering, “what now?” We all feel a little lost at the moment. We’re all looking for some answers to our laundry list […]
Upcoming pdxMindShare Events!
We’ve been busy at pdxMindShare lining up great speakers for our monthly career-focused workshop and networking events, and we have some dynamite topics and presenters on the horizon! As a reminder, all of our events happen on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Our location is going to change since our friends at Trader Vic’s […]
Meet Jane, pdxMindShare’s January Speaker!
We at pdxMindShare are about to kick off our 2015 season of monthly career-focused workshops and networking events. Each event has different workshop speakers, experts in his or her field, addressing topics designed to help professionals advance their careers whether it be securing a job, new position, career change or even a promotion. The idea […]
Terry “Starbucker” Shares his Presentation from November’s pdxMindShare
At November’s pdxMindShare event, Terry St. Marie, also known as Starbucker, shared his professional experience and his passion for great leadership. Having grown up in a blue collar home, he worked hard to get through school and eventually became a CPA. He was, at a pretty young age, hand picked to take a seat in […]
