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Clear Written Communications at Work with Victoria Lasin

Release Date: 10/04/2022

Restoring Respect at Work with Gregg Ward

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Gregg Ward, author of the book Restoring Respect (), as well as books titled The Respectful Leader: Seven Ways to Influence Without Intimidation and Bad Behavior, People Problems and Sticky Situations: A Toolbook for Managers and Team Leaders, joins us today to talk about - you guessed it! - respect in the workplace. In my conversation with Gregg, we reviewed the current state of the workplace and the research that went into his books. His findings are important in helping us realize our roles in being respectful and showing respect in four distinct ways. He also steers us in the right...

How to Navigate Life with co-authors Belle Liang and Tim Klein

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Have a question? Twitter: @kjschneiderman LinkedIn: How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond: Navigating life is a pretty big topic. In today's episode of the podcast, we tune in to one corner of life - your purpose for work. By asking a few simple questions, Belle Liang and Tim Klein help us understand the connection between our purpose and our work. This isn't about striving for a higher calling, this is about really making an impact in an area you feel passionate about in the professional world. Listen and maybe even...

Accuracy in Your Work with Keri Ohlrich

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Have a question? Twitter: @kjschneiderman LinkedIn: Understanding how to do your work accurately is harder than it sounds. Today's guest, Dr. Keri Ohlrich, author of the book, The HR Warrior: Leading the CHARGE to Transform Your Career and Organization joins us to talk about ensuring our work is complete and thorough in way most people don't consider. By asking simple questions, we can avoid issues of miscommunication and misinterpretation of assignments. By using her proprietary framework, CHARGE, Dr. Ohlrich takes us through her ideas to help us be more successful...

Setting Boundaries at Work with Marcelle Yeager

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Have a question? Twitter: @kjschneiderman LinkedIn: Telling the boss when you will answer that email may seem presumptuous to some. Many professionals in today's workplace started their career at a time when you drove hard and didn't question the number of hours worked in a day. Yet, other professionals have come into their careers knowing that while they may love their work, they have standards and boundaries around when and how work gets done. In today's episode, Marcelle Yeager gives us practical ideas and actions we can use to set realistic boundaries and expectations...

Three Pillars of Work-Life Balance with Michelle Carroll

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Have a question? Twitter: @kjschneiderman LinkedIn: We've long heard that we need to achieve balance in our work and personal lives. Seriously, though, how? Today's guest, Michelle Carroll, talks to us about seasons in our life and the three pillars of balance: 1) Assess where you are now so you can figure out what you want to change. 2) Align your reality with where you would like to be. 3) Accept and embrace where you are right now. Michelle Carroll is a Coach with the Randstad RiseSmart Worklife Coaching program and an Executive Career and Leadership under her...

Keeping in Touch with Relationships with Jason Levin

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Have a question? Twitter: @kjschneiderman LinkedIn: Relationships to Infinity book: https://www.amazon.com/Relationships-Infinity-Science-Keeping-Touch/dp/1637306938/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2E2JO7HS4IY01&keywords=relationships+to+infinity+the+art+and+science+of+keeping+in+touch&qid=1665423771&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=relationships+to+i%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1 Networking and building relationships can be hard to do well. And, when it comes to building your career, networking is imperative. It is too hard to accomplish...

Clear Written Communications at Work with Victoria Lasin

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Throughout your career, you’ve probably noticed an evolution of how people communicate in the workplace. Listen to today's episode on written communication strategies with Victoria Lasin to learn ways you can improve your writing and thus improve how others understand what you are saying and improve the impression you make on your colleagues and leadership. One big takeaway is considering the relationship between yourself and the person you are writing to. Will a more formal tone be appropriate or is a casual tone needed to come across well? Oh! Wait! I almost forgot to mention...

Taking a big swing in your career with Chuck Schmidt

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

In today's episode, we are joined by career coach, Chuck Schmidt. We'll learn how to set a career vision, tackle our perceptions that get in the way of goals, and how to ourselves up for success. Taking that big swing in your career will be easier with the expertise and ideas offered by Chuck. Chuck Schmidt was practicing executive coaching long before he formally entered the profession. During his 20-year career with BASF, including over 12 years on the executive floor, Chuck Schmidt prided himself on being a mentor to the talented and motivated professionals that reported to him each...

Nathan Perez, author of The 20-Minute Networking Meeting, on Structuring Your Internal Networking Meetings

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Join me as I interview Nathan Perez, co-author of the book The 20-Minute Networking Meeting. Together we'll learn how to structure our meetings so they are as effective as possible. By setting the context of goals right from the start and asking the key questions, we can all be more successful in our meetings.

Strengthening Your Internal Network with Laura Olert

Randstad RiseSmart Career Podcast

Today we are meeting Laura Olert. Laura is a valued coach and team manager with RiseSmart’s Worklife Coaching program. Laura possesses 20+ years of human resources, coaching, and career development expertise. In this episode, we focus on strengthening one’s network at work. I’m excited to dig into this topic because as career professionals, we often talk about networking during times of job search and transition so it will be interesting to learn how to apply the practice for purposes of internal growth and career development.

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Oh! Wait! I almost forgot to mention exclamation points in writing! Traditionally, people are advised to use exclamation points sparingly and almost never in business communication. Listen to Victoria's ideas to learn how to replace short, pithy exclamations with a clear, specific statement instead.

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