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Hi, I'm Karen McCullough, a nationally known keynote speaker and expert on change, generational opportunities and workforce trends. My articles and insights bring a realistic perspective on workplace trends, employee engagement while offering actionable content. Enjoy!

Leadership/Management

Why Change In the Workplace is Good! A Guide For Companies

It’s natural to think that change in the workplace is a bad thing. Change can be daunting, change can be scary, it removes us from our comfort zone. You know… that familiar zone we all want to live in forever!

But change is good in the workplace. So in this article, we are going to investigate and explain why any change in your organization has positive outcomes. We’re also going to explore the kinds of changes you’re likely to come across and why these changes can be good for your company …and why it’s cool to be a disruptor!

Generations

10 Things You Need to Know About Gen Z

Gen Z very recently entered the workforce, and they’re already expressing their opinions, rewriting workplace norms, making their Millennials colleagues feel old and a bit outdated.

Gen Z, with members born between 1997–2012, is 70 million in size, and they are the most diverse generation in U.S. history.

Did you know that Gen Z’ers are the true “digital natives” born into the era of Wi-Fi, Google and social media? They may be the true digital natives, but they also crave face-to-face connections. More than 90 percent of Generation Z prefer to have a human element to their work.

Generations

The Traditionalist Generation – Still Working and Still Killin’ It!

What do Jack Welch, Helen Mirren, Robert De Niro, Mick Jagger, Tom Brokaw, and Martha Stewart all have in common? They are members of the Traditionalist Generation born between 1925 – 1945 and they are still working… and still killin’ it! In this post you will learn to marvelous contributions Traditionalists continue to make in society and your well-being. After you read it, call your mom and your gramma!

April 12, 2021

Leadership/Management

Emotional Intelligence is Good for Your Career.

Emotional intelligence is good for your career because the work rules have changed. There is a considerable workplace shift taking place, and it has to do with our emotions and how we manage them. Today emotional intelligence is good for your career, noting the benefits are impressive. Soft skills, such as listening, communication, empathy, are changing corporate America’s landscape and are the foundation for emotional intelligence.

December 3, 2020

Generations

Understanding Gen Z: They Are Not Young Millennials

If you haven’t noticed, Gen Z has arrived and they need some understanding! They are the “newest” generation to enter the workplace and are soon to pass Millennials as the largest generation with 1/3 of the world’s population. In the U.S., Gen Z accounts for more than 25% of the people and is the most diverse generation in history.

October 28, 2020

Leadership/Management

Tired of Working from Home? You’re Not Alone!

Remember back in March when the pandemic hit the U.S., and you left your desk, packed up your things, and started working from home? If you’re anything like me, you thought that you would be back at work in a few weeks or maybe, at the most, in a few months. Well, it looks like

August 11, 2020

Leadership/Management

Time to Rethink, Reboot, and Rebrand

The coronavirus has made 2020 the year for each of us to rethink, reboot, and rebrand. For many, 2019 was a great year with hopes that 2020 would be even better. Then BAM!!! We got derailed by a virus that drastically changed each of our lives with school closings, layoffs, furloughs, and business closures that

March 24, 2020

Leadership/Management

Can You Learn Resilience? Here’s How To Be Resilient in Life!

With the onset of daily news reports being enough to make you want to run away and hide in the nearest hole in the ground. Is it any wonder that mental health issues are growing daily in our homes, school, and communities? Fear of losing our health, our homes, and our loved ones when reading

March 17, 2020

Leadership/Management

A Few Tips When Working from Home

Companies across the country are urging their employees to work from home. The New York Times calls this, “the World’s Largest Work-from-Home Experiment.” If you are about to or now working from home, this post is for you!Actually, Being a solopreneur, I do love working from home and have been doing it for almost 20

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Why Change In the Workplace is Good! A Guide For Companies

10 Things You Need to Know About Gen Z

The Traditionalist Generation – Still Working and Still Killin’ It!

Emotional Intelligence is Good for Your Career.

Understanding Gen Z: They Are Not Young Millennials

Tired of Working from Home? You’re Not Alone!

Time to Rethink, Reboot, and Rebrand

Can You Learn Resilience? Here’s How To Be Resilient in Life!

A Few Tips When Working from Home

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