Psychological Safety - A primer
Often in conversations with executives, we talk about the importance of psychologi cal safety. After all, as lea ders in an...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Aug 29
- 2 min
If You Manage People, Your Job IS People
Managing people isn’t just an added responsibility; it’s the core of your job. If you’ve ever found yourself in a position of leadership,...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Curiosity is all the rage. How curious are you?
Curiosity is all the rage. Everywhere I look, leaders, consultants, and gurus talk about the importance of curiosity. I agree. Curiosity...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Aug 12
- 1 min
What is so brilliant about the Mutual Learning Approach
I love my job. I love that I get to help people learn how to work together more effectively through our workshops, executive coaching,...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jul 23
- 2 min
What we've got here is failure to communicate
I was reminded of this iconic* line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate," from the excellent movie, Cool Hand Luke, starring...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Trouble hanging on to workers? Part-time jobs may be a solution.
Two recent articles have come across my desk -- both on the topic of the increasing prevalence of part-time jobs. "These jobs soared...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Do you have a lousy work ethic or is it something else?
Well-being is important. But how is well-being tied to work ethic? As employers, we've long known that the physical health of our...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Feb 14
- 3 min
With contempt in your heart, your words come out contemptuously
One of our clients has engaged us to help them improve their effectiveness as a leadership team of six people. We are teaching them a...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Family? Is It OK to call your job your family?
Every couple of months, we host what we call a Workforce and Talent Salon. No, not the beauty parlor kind, but the pretentious 17th...
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Lora Fish, SHRM-SCP
- Aug 30, 2023
- 2 min
What Jerry Seinfeld Taught Us About Job Retention
Can you imagine going to pick up your car rental, and they don’t have one for you? Even though you reserved it two weeks ago. When Jerry...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Aug 14, 2023
- 3 min
Do you still "hold their feet to the fire"?
Years ago, I worked for a guy who, when discussing strategy and performance, talked about "having to hold their feet to the fire." It...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jul 14, 2023
- 1 min
How will Central Ohio's looming labor shortage impact business?
Did you see the recent episode of Columbus on the Record discussing the current and future labor shortage? The Workforce Development...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jul 7, 2023
- 1 min
What Women Want from the Workplace
More than 25,000 human resource professionals gathered in Las Vegas for SHRM 23. We enjoyed learning the history of HR with an...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min
Do Women Really Deserve To Be Paid Less Than Men?
Have you ever stopped to consider why the jobs that are typically occupied by women--jobs like taking care of children, taking care of...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Jun 20, 2023
- 1 min
Recent legislation may impact you as an employer
Recent legislation may impact you as an employer. Are you familiar with PWFA? How about PUMP? The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- May 12, 2023
- 2 min
I am not Lora. But I am committed just the same.
On a recent Saturday morning, my colleague, Lora, called me. It was early. I knew it was important. She told me she was stressed. So much...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Apr 18, 2023
- 2 min
The opposite of love is not hate. It's indifference.
The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is indifference. When I first heard that, it boggled my mind. How can that be, I...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Mar 9, 2023
- 1 min
What is this "Inclusion" you speak of?
"DEI interventions must be designed with the most vulnerable community in mind." That is what inclusion means. We must open up the door...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Feb 15, 2023
- 2 min
Nobody is crying a river for an investment banker's stay-at-home wife
"Nobody is crying a river for an investment banker's stay-at-home wife. But I often think, if it’s this hard for us, how the hell are...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Healthy Conflict Leads to Highly Productive Teams
Healthy conflict, or what I refer to as creative friction, is characterized by 1) clear, candid dialogue and 2) robust, open debate. Lora...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Aug 26, 2022
- 1 min
Happy National Dog Day
Apparently, it's National Dog Day. Fortunately, we love dogs!
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Kartier's Story | From Thriving to Struggling ... to Thriving Again
On behalf of the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio, we completed a study to find out what happened to women whose job...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
How to Keep Workers From Joining the Great Resignation
Applegate Talent Strategies we quoted in a recent Business First article titled, "How to Keep Workers From Joining the Great...
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Andrea J. Applegate
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
Ohio, Columbus labor markets remain tight as employers struggle to find workers
This article originally appeared in the Columbus Dispatch on April 7, 2022 and posted at Dispatch.com Two years after the pandemic...
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