Why Your Hiring Practices May Not Support Neurodiverse Candidates
An employee spotlight has been put on diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion. HR has created programs, initiatives, and processes to...
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Leah Stallone
- Sep 6
- 2 min
Find Your Calm (Exhale)
"Research shows that different emotions are associated with different forms of breathing, and so changing how we breathe can change how...
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Leah Stallone
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Are College Degrees Outdated?
Why You Should Remove College Degrees from Job Postings “Bachelor’s degree required.” This common job posting requirement is often...
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Leah Stallone
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Emotional Intelligence: When Overusing Your Strength Becomes Your Achilles Heel
Emotional intelligence, otherwise known as EQ, has been the soft leadership skill du jour of recent years in corporate America. Defined...
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Leah Stallone
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Ketchup Debate: Building Diverse Teams
“It’s the right thing to do.” This simple conclusion was an early driver for HR professionals and hiring managers to add diversity...
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Leah Stallone
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Inspiring Others with Three Words: "I Don’t Know"
Social worker and researcher, Brené Brown spent years studying shame and vulnerability. Her academic work on vulnerability skyrocketed...
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Leah Stallone
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
The Power of Gratitude
Make it rain with thanks! Positive psychology studies consistently show that giving thanks for the everyday parts of your life will...
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Leah Stallone
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Are We On the Same Page?
Present your new ideas with the learning style of your audience in mind. How do you learn best? In general, humans like to know more...
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Leah Stallone
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
Just say NO...to Meetings!
Imagine the scene. You spend weeks coordinating an important meeting: preparing a presentation with key information, making sure the...
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Leah Stallone
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
Burnout, Management and Mental Health
The Word Health Organization (WHO) expanded their definition of burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” giving credence to a set of...
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Leah Stallone
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Exit Interview Gold
Is it time to upgrade your exit interview process? Departing employees are a wealth of information. Unfortunately, exit interviews are...
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Leah Stallone
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
HR SOS
HELP! Is there a magical formula to determine the right number of HR employees? The People team, Human Resources, Human Capital….no...
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Leah Stallone
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
What's In a Name (Hint: a lot!)
What’s in a Name? How Unconscious Bias Affects Recruitment Modern recruiters are trained to evaluate resumes for a potential match,...
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Leah Stallone
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Mentoring Mayhem: Avoid These Common Pitfalls
Influential business leaders often thank mentors for support in reaching their goals. Sheryl Sandburg credits Ariana Huffington. Mark...
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Leah Stallone
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Networking: What's Mine is Yours
Tips to help job searchers in your network EXPAND their network. Over the last year, LinkedIn has been painted green – the color of the...
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Leah Stallone
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Are SMART Goals Outdated?
Let's give SMART Goals a Revamp. January brings chilly winds from the North and often marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for many...
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Leah Stallone
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
Are you Ready to be Coached? A Career Coaching Primer
Many of my new clients have never worked with a Career Coach and come to the table with questions. These questions range from...
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Leah Stallone
- Jan 26, 2021
- 5 min
Should They Stay or Should They Go? Pandemic Performance Reviews
After reading the headlines of the morning paper or skimming your online newsfeed, it is hard to deny that 2020 was a year of dramatic...
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Leah Stallone
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
The "Relationship" Job Market
Job search strategy evolves at a rapid speed – what worked the last time you looked for a job will likely not be as effective this time...
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Leah Stallone
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Tips from Storytelling to Take into your Next Interview
Over the past few months, more people than I can count have added the "open to work" frame to their LinkedIn profile pic. As a career...
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