We’ve all heard that burnout is a real workplace issue. It can negatively affect morale, engagement, productivity and ultimately the success of an individual, department or organization if the problem is pervasive. As an HR professional, it’s a concern I have had for the organizations in which I’ve worked, the individuals on the teams I […]
By Cara Parker, Strategic Planning and Leadership Development Consultant and Owner at C Parker Consulting, Inc. Kurt Koffka (1886-1941), the German Gestalt psychologist, often gets misquoted as saying, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” In reality, his famous quote is “the whole is something else than the sum of its parts.” His […]
By Martha Hutzel, Library Director, Central Rappahannock Regional Library I cannot claim that quote, but I do appreciate and love it. It’s powerful, and it matters. It’s from the Fran Hauser book, The Myth of the Nice Girl. The upcoming Women’s Leadership Colloquium @ UMW, on November 7, 2019, has the theme Be Your Own […]
Written by Lynne Richardson, Dean, UMW College of Business There are many types of vacations. Some people take vacations and go, go, go. They travel from place to place (as in cities or countries), with the people they’re meeting and experiences they’re enjoying becoming one big blur. Or similarly, maybe a trip to Disney World […]
Written by Kimberly Young, Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington. When I was a child, my mom practically forced me to have a collection. I remember riding in the car with her one day when out of the blue, she asked me what kind of collection I wanted. […]
Written by Brittany McBride ’18, Client Service Associate, Cary Street Partners Different cultures teach us understanding, open our eyes, and change our perspective. I was lucky enough this past year to travel across the world with my parents and brother. We all love traveling, especially together, and decided our next adventure would take us to […]
Written by Beth Williams, Executive Director of Human Resources at UMW and Mary Washington alumna, Class of 1994 “Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm Forbes I grew up a sweet, shy, insecure, freckle-faced redhead who was always looking for validation. I thrived on approval and, for […]
Written by Linda Clevenger of Organization Direct The topic of Hoarding is a touchy one. Not many will admit that they are a Hoarder or have Hoarding tendencies so let’s talk about the difference.
Written by Kimberly Rodenberg, Program Manager, Germanna Community College Center for Workforce & Community Education Albert Einstein said “Once you stop learning, you start dying.” That is a dark way of looking at it but learning IS important. It is an opportunity to grow and therefore being aware of opportunities to learn and doing it […]
by Maddie Morris, 2019 College of Business senior and Colloquium advisory member Networking is a business buzz word, but why is it so important? Is networking only important to get a new job or get promoted? One part of networking is gathering contacts and knowing as many people in the business as possible, but another […]
