Are College Graduates Equipped for the Jobs of the Future? I’ve been concerned about the overuse of AI systems such as ChatGPT by college students who rely on it too much. It has the potential to detract from using creative thinking in responding to questions and in creating essays and term papers. I was curious […]
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Meeting Employees Where They Are At Last week I blogged about ‘quiet quitting’ and how it can affect workplace behavior. In today’s blog, I examine the concept of ‘quiet cracking’ and how it relates to quiet quitting, job performance and job satisfaction. Reviewing ‘Quiet Quitting’ Quiet quitting refers to employees who disengage from their roles
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Distinguishing Quiet Quitting from “Resenteeism” Today’s blog is the beginning of a series of blogs that will discuss Gen Z workers and whether they are any different from millennials and their predecessors–Gen X and Baby Boomers. I look at the concept of “quiet quitting” today and how it affects workplace behavior. But first, let’s look
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Benefits of Work Experience Gen Z workers complain about being labeled as lazy. One explanation that is discussed in an article by Marissa Matozzo in the New York Post is that ‘People like to talk about us but not talk to us.’ When I read this statement, it made me think about a blog I wrote in October 2024
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Building Strong Relationships Among Students Shared values are the core beliefs and principles that guide our behavior in relationships and decision-making processes. Sharing values can create a shared sense of purpose and direction in a relationship, contributing to a feeling of being on the same page as others and in organizations. These values address how
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Do Recruiters Lie as Well? I have observed that college students often lie about their qualifications, skills, and grade-point average in the hiring process. It seems the younger generations (Millennials and Gen Z) rationalize lying as being acceptable more than generations in the past. Some have told me that lying is acceptable because the firms
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Beyond Happiness and Meaning: Transforming Your Life Through Ethical Behavior It has been about five years since I published my book, Beyond Happiness and Meaning: Transforming Your Life Through Ethical Behavior. From time to time, I read about ways to bring greater meaning and enjoy a higher level of happiness in life. In today’s blog I will
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Views About Workplace Conditions The Deloitte Global 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey connects 22,800 respondents in 44 countries to explore their attitudes about work and the world around them. Here are four of the key findings. Work to Live or Live to Work Gen Z workers are prioritizing their personal lives and well-being over working.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF WHISTLEBLOWING POLICIES In a recent study by Ethisphere it was stated that younger workers are more willing to report workplace misbehavior than workers from other generations, yet they are less likely to report it. The reason given is that they lack confidence in their employer’s anti-retaliation policies. In other words, they fear that by
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A Challenge for Educators Here is a bold statement. The world is going to hell in a handbasket. For many years now societies have been morphing from basically ethical, where doing the right thing guides all decisions, to one where the pursuit of self-interest and lack of caring about others is front and center. From
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