Quiet Quitting - The Hype and the Truth
Have you heard the latest 'thing' in the workforce? Last month, a TikTok user talked about Quiet Quitting, “where you’re not outright...
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Eric Swenson's Letter to Leaders
Eric's "Letter to Leaders" covers current leadership and workforce topics.
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Apr 18, 20221 min
Eric's Best Books for Leaders - 2022
Every few years, I update my “best” leadership books. Like any list or ranking, it’s largely a personal choice. I’ve a loose definition...
Feb 1, 20229 min
Eric’s Best of TV 2021
Until COVID hit, I confess I was not watching a lot of television (except of course, for hockey). As a result, in 2020, we started...
Jan 10, 20222 min
It's All In The Mind
When I was growing up, my father disdained the concept of being sick. If my sister or I didn’t feel well, he was empathetic but always...
Nov 11, 20212 min
Balance
Balance is a fragile concept. Too much of anything tips the balance in a way that is never helpful and almost always harmful. If you get...
Oct 19, 20212 min
The Big Quit
"What I did this summer, this spring, this winter, last fall, the previous summer..." 4.8 million people voluntarily quit their jobs in...
May 27, 20213 min
How Smart Companies Streamline Their HR
For the past twenty years, we’ve helped more than 250 businesses and organizations with Human Resources. We’ve learned a thing or two...
Apr 7, 20212 min
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet? We’re getting there. On the day that I’m writing this (April 3) the United States vaccinated 4 million people. Now,...
Mar 11, 20212 min
Letter to Leaders – March 2021
I have a client that I’m close to (we’ll leave it at that). Last month, they asked us for immediate help. A job opening they’d been...
Feb 11, 20212 min
Letter to Leaders – February 2021
Well, we got through the 13th month of 2020. The transfer of power. The near insurrection. The valiant attempt to vaccinate 330 million...
Jan 8, 20217 min
The Best of Television 2020 (6-1)
After revealing numbers 7 through 12, it’s time for Eric’s Top 6 TV Shows I Saw in 2020… (I know not all these shows first aired in 2020;...
Nov 5, 20202 min
Letter to Leaders – November 2020
Anxious much? I can’t imagine why. After all, we just “kinda sorta” concluded the most dramatic presidential election in history. We’re...
Oct 8, 20202 min
Why You Should Build – And Nourish – A Network
These are lonely times. Whether you’re working from home or unable to connect with your friends, we are in a lonely era. That’s why it’s...
Sep 30, 20202 min
There are No More Rules
Tomorrow, the final quarter of the year begins. For lots of people, the year’s end can’t some soon enough. For others, it’s more of “what...
May 18, 20202 min
“It’s Never Going To Be The Same” – No Kidding.
I’m getting tired of hearing “it’s never going to be the same” as if the status quo and the way we’ve always done things has never...
Mar 4, 20202 min
I’m A Boomer & I Like Avocado Toast
What is it about Millennials that drive every other generation crazy? Can it really be their love for avocado toast? I mean, I know it’s...
Nov 27, 20163 min
Annual Pay Increases – What Is “Fair”?
Here’s her question: Can you reach out and try to explain the downside of across the board raises just because someone lasted another...
Nov 20, 20161 min
"Winning" An Employment Dispute?
“Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million” What is wrong with this headline and picture? Everything. “The Lotto Mentality” has officially...
Jan 4, 20111 min
Employees First
Dave Berkus is an accomplished speaker, author and angel investor. He provides common sense advice to all businesses through his blog,...
Nov 5, 20083 min
Leading Through Difficult Times, Part 2
I recently wrote about my own theories on managing and leading in a down economy. Maureen Moriarty, whom I respect and frequently quote,...