Stepping into Opportunity

Posted by on Jul 28, 2013 in Blog | 2 comments

Stepping into Opportunity

My first guest-blogger is my daughter Lindsay, because she fully embraces the concepts in my book and has a great story to tell. I admire her tenacity, her spirit and her ability to take risk.  Once you’ve read her blog, I’m sure you’ll understand why I love and admire her so much!   After graduating from the University of Iowa in 2011, I moved home for a year to work and decide where to go to graduate school. Having spent my entire life in the Midwest, I applied to schools in Colorado, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, finally deciding that Colorado felt like the place to be. So, one...

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Sun-Times features Deb’s advice for new grads

Posted by on Jul 7, 2013 in Blog, News | 0 comments

Sun-Times features Deb’s advice for new grads

Hindsight is 20/20. In an article originally posted on July 7, 2013 at  Chicago Sun-Times.com, Deb shared three points of advice to help recent graduates improve their vision now, rather than later … We’ve all been there: Armed with a degree from high school, college or a trade school, excited to finally be an adult and earn some real money. But we all find out pretty quickly that nothing quite prepares you for the realities of the workplace — how to get along with people, how to use your talents to make a difference and how to juggle work, family and other obligations. I didn’t have a...

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Managers: think “friendly” not “friends”

Posted by on Jul 1, 2013 in Blog, News | 0 comments

When Mediabistro published “How to Stay on the Right Side of the Boss/Buddy Line,” reporter Joel Schwartzberg consulted Deb Hornell for professional perspective. You can keep your boss hat on and still take your employees to lunch once in a while, or ask how their weekend was. In fact, getting to know your employees on a personal level—while not getting too personal—has advantages.   Deb Hornell, president of the Chicago-based workplace consultancy Hornell Partners, said a manager needs to “spend time with staff—get to know them and uncover their talents and...

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