Vicky Blogs: COVID-19 (& beyond)

  Some of you may know that I've been interning with Josh Bersin Academy while I've been job searching over the past year or so.  The HR research that is being done by the academy is so incredibly important, as it will shape the decisions of many HR leaders as they plan or test their own company's return to work policies and protocols.  For the most recent iteration of The Big Reset , I was working with a group that focused on Organizational Redesign.  Our group was absolutely incredible and inspired me to touch on a concept that I find personally fascinating.  During one of our sessions, a participant mentioned the idea of utilizing a network analysis to harness the social powers of influential employees to facilitate change within an organization.  This idea of network analysis is what I'd like to take a deeper look at throughout this post. Rob Cross, one of the main researchers in the field of network analysis, breaks down the concept quite well on his ...

I've now been a dog mom for about a month.  I am sleeping less, worrying about another little furry being all of the time and have an increased number of responsibilities on a daily basis.  I also have discovered an ever higher level of respect for working parents, especially during this pandemic.  I wrote a post previously about my nannying a pod of children and the research surrounding working parents during this time, but I was only peripherally aware of the energy drain that it truly takes. Now, I recognize that a dog is not a child, but my puppy is still a living and breathing thing that depends on me for almost everything.  Many have said to me that having a puppy is good practice for what it is like to have a child and I can confirm now that I am not ready for kids.  Maybe sometime in the next 5 years, but not in the immediate future.  Having this puppy has been a real challenge.  I know that the benefits will far outweigh the costs in the long...