Catherine Toney5 days ago2 minMental Health Awareness... & ActionMay is a great month. Temperatures are rising, gardens are blooming... spring is my favorite season! Plus, May has Mother's Day (a...
Catherine ToneyApr 113 minHow to Use a DEI Maturity ModelSo you want to become a more diverse, more equitable, and more inclusive organization. Great! So... what now? Or, maybe over the past...
Catherine ToneyApr 44 minMental Health is Still Important! Remember March 2020? When the management at your company first told you that you'd begin working from home, effective immediately? The...
Catherine ToneyMar 202 minThe Two-Way Street of MentorshipLast week, I attended a webinar put on by InEight on mentorship. Specifically, it was "How Mentoring Benefits Women in Construction."...
Catherine ToneyMar 142 minBravery - What Does it Mean? Qualtrics, a leader in Experience Management, recently published an interesting article called "How to Build Bravery and Belonging" and I...
Catherine ToneyMar 72 minCelebrating Women in Construction! March is Women's History Month, and specifically, March 6 through 12 is the 24th annual Women in Construction Week! The National...
Catherine ToneyFeb 282 minThe Talent You Already HaveWhen we talk about winning “the war on talent,” your mind probably automatically goes to the recruiting process: the tips to attract your...
Catherine ToneyFeb 113 minFlexible Work Options WILL work for OperationsContinuing the discussion around flexible work (as a follow up to my post earlier this week; click here if you haven't read it yet!)... I...
Catherine ToneyFeb 82 minWho Said Flex Work Won't Work?"I was surprised at how many of these options are doable!" Last week, a client invited me to lead a workshop on implementing flexible...
Catherine ToneyJan 312 minBlack History Month in ConstructionFebruary is Black History Month. It’s our opportunity to elevate the stories of past Black leaders and visionaries and take time to...
Catherine ToneyJan 242 minHow to Lose a Candidate in 10 DaysI’m sure you’ve heard by now that the market for talent is fierce out there, for both the companies that are hiring and the people who...
Christi PilutikJan 32 minK.I.S.S.As we all turn the preverbal calendar page to a new year many of us find ourselves setting resolutions and goals for 2022. At least that...
Christi PilutikDec 6, 20212 minWho is interviewing who?If you have tried to hire or recruit anyone in the past year, then you know: It is a candidates' market. As we emerge from the pandemic,...
Christi PilutikNov 29, 20211 minDecember is more than ChristmasI celebrate Christmas as do many of the people I spend my time with, but not everyone does. As a leader, colleague, friend, and...
Christi PilutikNov 5, 20212 minWho really needs HR?We all have an emotional tie to certain words. Think about it... when you hear "pumpkin pie" you may think of Thanksgiving dinners and...
Christi PilutikJun 10, 20212 minI love my birthdayI love my birthday! Your office may have your own traditions, but it is important to remember that not everyone celebrates birthdays.
Christi PilutikMay 25, 20212 minPrioritizing SolutionsA couple of weeks ago I shared a three step process to develop preliminary action plans (from employee engagement survey feedback):...
Christi PilutikMay 18, 20214 minConduct a Gap AnalysisLast week I shared the three-step process to develop preliminary action plans (from employee engagement surveys): Conduct a Gap Analysis...
Christi PilutikMay 4, 20213 minHow to take action with your survey resultsSo you are looking through your employee engagement survey results... things could be better. But what do you do about it?
Christi PilutikApr 13, 20212 minAn Email Just Won't DoHave you ever sent an email out to your employees asking them to do something or communicating a new process and they just didn't get on...