Join us as we celebrate moms in this episode, to include our own Mary Anne! It was a joy (and a miracle) getting our mom on the podcast to talk about how it was for her coming up and how we were as children. Believe it or not our mother dressed up for the podcast, which is totally hilarious! Enjoy!
This was an article written for LinkedIn at the start of the year, but it’s a little reminder to stay positive in the midst of everything.
Someone asked me earlier in the year, if I subscribe to making New Year’s resolutions and my answer was, “No, I have none.” What!? Yes, of course I have goals and things I’d like to see achieved this year and every year, but I have not put the undue stress of resolutions on myself. My sole focus, no matter what happens, is to think POSITIVE! That may be cliché but I think it’s a necessary art. Being in a consistent state of positivity takes effort and maturity, especially when things don’t go the way you think they should.
Let me be the example, from a career-oriented perspective. I’ve had many great opportunities in my life and career. Some of them, at times did not make me happy, as I thought they should. It was during these times my attitude changed, I shut down, talked to my work friends daily rehashing negative thoughts, and gave the proverbial “silent treatment” to my employer so they would recognize how unhappy I was and do something about it. What I thought was keeping to myself, made me stand out as not a team player, a negative contributor, and a follower not a leader. This my friends is not the answer…
As I look back over my career, I missed out on some things because I did not have a positive outlook in the moment. I realized that sometimes in the midst of chaos and uncomfortable spots, if you have an attitude of positivity it can change the outcome for the better. It’s very hard to do that when you are dealing with challenging people and situations but positivity is a must have. It’s an intrinsic characteristic that makes you the best version of yourself.
In this year of 2020, I challenge you to lead with positivity and have the expectation of it at every turn.
-The Recruiter
G’Sean Williams, CPSM is a Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant, Industry Speaker, and International Business-to-Business Negotiator. He is a 2014 “Under 40” Emerging Professional of the Year Finalist – Charlotte Chamber, as well as, the 2016 Institute of Supply Mgmt. – CV Innovator of the Year. G’Sean has been instrumental in the development and growth of the Supplier Performance Institute, University Supply Chain Case Competitions and the C-SWEET program for development of emerging women leaders in Small Business, Finance and Supply Chain. He is the author of The Dynamics of Leverage: 12 Unwritten Influence Rules for Leadership, Life, & Lunch and he’s from Detroit (Woohoo)! G’Sean’s book is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You can reach him on LinkedIn and IG: @savvysourcingsavant | Music by: Myles Ahead Music | Social Media: @thecareersalon | Contact: info@thecareersalon.com
Please join us as we welcome Sarah Greenwell into The Career Salon. Sarah is the owner of Her Move, a boutique recruitment firm with a primary focus on promoting women in the workplace. Sarah also coaches and develops women to reach their career goals. Sarah has been in corporate recruiting since 2006, most recently as the Director of Talent Acquisition for Bullhorn, the leading SaaS solution for the staffing industry. Sarah and her husband are the previous owners of green well Organic Tea & Coffee and green well BEING health coaching in New Haven, CT. As a career in-house Recruiter and female business owner, Sarah is passionate about contributing to the impact women make in the companies that shape our world. We’re excited to have Sarah in the salon to hear her amazing story and most importantly, why she is uncomfortable cooking bacon! You can reach Sarah by email at info@makinghermove.com or @makinghermove on Instagram.
Join us as we chat with Detroit native, Giani Clarkson, a prominent Educator and pillar of the community in the D.C. area. Giani gets candid with us about his path in urban education, his philosophy on teaching in the classroom, and why wearing a suit everyday doesn’t mean he’s attending a funeral or going to see his parole officer. You can find Giani on Instagram and YouTube at @mrclarksonloveshistory. Intro Music: @MylesAheadMusic | Our website: www.thecareersalon.com | All Social Media: @thecareersalon | Email: info@thecareersalon.com
In the midst of the billions of working people in the world, there are many professions. In our experience, a lot of potential employees have a laser focus on what they would like to do in the working world. They apply and try their best to maintain jobs in their desired field. Later, some find out they are being disciplined and receiving unfavorable mentions from management. Many managers in the workplace get frustrated with poor performing employees and make decisions that are not carefully considered. To an employee that cares, this is often a point of anxiety and could worsen the situation affecting their performance even greater and sometimes even their health.
There are two things going on: 1) The employee could really be low performing or just disagreeable or 2) They are a good employee and means well, but their set of skills is not appropriate for this particular job. In our world this is called, misplaced. Here are a few signs of of misplacement:
The best thing for a leader to do is recognize that just because an employee is not performing well does not mean they are a substandard employee. If you are a thoughtful leader we would recommend the following:
Proactive Tip: Recruiters and hiring managers should do their due diligence to check references, research the applicant and their background, ask good interview questions and really lean into conversation with candidates, to see if they are a great fit for the company and the job role.