by Katie Lemen | Nov 9, 2021 | DCSI
That’s right. One of those “deep” questions. No this is not a moment of pondering life’s biggest mysteries, or an unexpected interview question you don’t know how to respond to. This, as a matter of fact, was the statement I made to my teenager last night, at 9pm on a...
by Katie Lemen | Oct 21, 2021 | DCSI
I went to pick up dinner last night at my favorite local BBQ place and they had a sign taped to the register which literally started with, “No one wants to work anymore.” The sign went on to explain that customers should expect longer wait times on orders and slower...
by Katie Lemen | Aug 5, 2021 | DCSI
For some of you, summer is coming to an end as we head into August. Here in Florida, summer is probably at least another couple months. Most everyone likes the transition of seasons. When it comes to COVID-19, we thought we were transitioning into a new season, one...
by Katie Lemen | Jun 8, 2021 | DCSI
Just when you thought we could return to “normal” we have the new crisis – no applicants and not enough employees. How did this happen? The news media wants you to believe it is because of all the great money that people can make sitting at home not working. I’m...
by Katie Lemen | May 26, 2021 | DCSI
2020 was a year that brought lots of new terminology and phrases. No surprise – 2021 isn’t much different, and we have a new one to add to our list. That term is “Mask Shaming”. Let’s take a moment and delve into that phrase. Mask shaming involves comments made to...
by Katie Lemen | Apr 16, 2021 | DCSI
Next week brings a close to yet another dynamic 4-month Leadership Series. I’ve been facilitating this series, along with my co-worker Darrin Finley, for several years now. And each time around, I secretly admit that I walk away learning more than the attendees. (And...
by Megan Richardson | Mar 31, 2021 | DCSI
HR, employment law, training… let’s be honest, this may not always be the most favored meeting request that some leaders receive across their calendars. For some, those meetings and trainings are seen as a waste of time because “HR handles that.” So let’s set the...
by Katie Lemen | Mar 8, 2021 | DCSI
If I had a dollar for every person that has attended a Diversity or Unconscious Bias webinar, class, zoom call, TED Talk, or podcast in the last year, I wouldn’t be writing about the topic. Instead, I’d be hanging out with the idle rich! That said, with so much...
by Katie Lemen | Feb 16, 2021 | DCSI
In today’s Dear Abby column, the writer asked for advice about leaving her employer. The employer in her opinion hasn’t cared about keeping employees safe and now she has a negative opinion of the owner. Because of this, she views the owner as greedy and non-caring...
by Katie Lemen | Feb 3, 2021 | DCSI
When I think of the talent bench, I think of a sports team with the next round of players waiting there dressed for the game and ready to jump in and play. Sometimes teams have really great players on those benches and sometimes not so much. In business, we need at a...
