By Julie Norwell Marc Benioff, multi-billionaire founder of Salesforce, ruffled feathers when he admitted his preference for working remotely at the 21st annual Dreamforce summit in September. He sounded hypocritical because he’d been pressing employees for months to work more days in-person. When...

By Julie Norwell It was an interesting irony when Claudia Goldin won the Nobel prize in economics. On one hand, it was a great coup for women. Goldin is only the third woman to win the Nobel in economics and the first woman to be a solo recipient of the award. On the other hand, the research for which...

By Julie Norwell Quitting a job isn’t an arbitrary decision. It results from an evaluation of the pros and cons of your individual circumstances. If you’re lucky, you quit because you are “pulled” away by a better opportunity. Too often, however, people are “pushed” to leave a job. Quitting can be...

By Julie Norwell Broadway actor Claybourne Elder is a compelling example of the magic of paying it forward. While visiting New York City as a twenty-something year old, Claybourne went to see “Putnam County Spelling Bee.” He could just afford standing-room-only tickets, but enjoyed himself immensely,...

By Julie Norwell During the pandemic, Philip was promoted to deputy commissioner and chief operating officer of a 2,300-person agency within Washington State’s government. He was tapped for the role because of the high-caliber value he would bring to the office at a time of great need. And value he...

By Julie Norwell In three short years, the Covid-19 pandemic profoundly reshaped the way we work and the priorities of employers and employees. As organizations and people have adapted to the new normal, needs both inside and outside the workplace have evolved – sometimes dramatically. As needs have...

By Julie Norwell “Global Talent Shortage Reaches a 17-Year High.” That is the headline of a recent survey by the Manpower Group, a global leader in recruitment and workforce solutions. The company found that 77% of employers in 2023 report difficulty in filling roles. The upshot? “Whoever holds the...

By Julie Norwell Executives entering the job market often think they know how to look for a job. That’s understandable. Many of them have moved fluidly from one role to another over decades. Even if not, executives have usually hired any number of people throughout their careers. Surely, they would...

By Julie Norwell It’s well known that the Covid-19 pandemic pitched working women under a bus. Industries favored by women saw heavy job losses. Women also shouldered a disproportionate burden of caring for children and elders when the world shut down. Whether women’s careers would ever recover was...