Barbara Flynn

I was reminded last week the importance of saying “Thank You”.  When I first started working, my supervisor presented me with my first paycheck (yes, it was so long ago that direct deposit was not an option).  When she gave me my paycheck, she thanked me.  Now I thought it should be the other way...

Yes – you are reading the title of this blog correctly: “Linking” Outside the Box. It is not a typo. In fact, it was our CEO during a team meeting when she misspoke the word “thinking” as “linking” outside the box. The moment she said it, it struck me as a great topic to share...

Last week, my company had its quarterly planning session.  As part of the session, we analyze the previous quarter to see how we did.  We review the goals we set and determine the success we saw as a result of those goals.  We are so proud of the fact that we were able to accomplish...

Last month I began this series about Human Resources and its Body of Knowledge.  Today I am continuing this series with Job Descriptions.  Job Descriptions are a necessary tool in Human Resources.  We use them for recruiting, compensation, worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation and most importantly liability prevention. I’d like to share with you a recent...

Our workforce is comprised of employees who possess varied work styles, disabilities or who represent different cultures or generations.  It is so important for us to understand that we are all different and that workplace diversity should foster mutual respect among each other. We never want any of our staff to be marginalized due to...

Living in South Florida, we see people from all nationalities working and living together.  There are many languages spoken.  We get to experience different foods, traditions and languages.  What an opportunity for all of us to be a part of the diverse area we live in.  With this diversity does come some drawbacks.  I can...

Yesterday, I was listening to a talk show as I was driving in my car and I heard someone say “Love what you do when you are doing it and it will show in the work you do.”  It’s funny how messages get reinforced as I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this subject...

If you are working virtually, you are now finding this to be the new norm for most of us.  When Covid hit us in March of 2020, so many people lost their jobs.  Some of us were fortunate to keep our jobs, but we had to transfer from our offices to our homes.  This was...

My sister sent this to me the other day, and it really hit home.  So many of us are dealing with the impact that Covid has had on our mental health, and we need to face it head on. We cannot continue to keep saying, “I’m okay,” because many of us are not.  There are...