Liz Ryan

This week I heard from a CEO who was outraged because an employee, in the process of giving notice at the CEO’s company, mentioned that another venture he is involved with has offered him a full-time job. The CEO asked me in his note, How long has my…

It was obvious when I wrote this story six years ago that the real reason some managers hate remote work is their fear of losing control

Wishful thinking from the Wall Street Journal! Unemployment is at its lowest point in 53 years.

It was fear when I wrote this story in 2017, and it’s fear now forbes.com/sites/lizryan/…

There’s no such thing as “quiet quitting.”There’s no such thing as “rage applying.”There’s no such thing as “quiet firing.” These trends are made up to alarm people and get them to click on badly written stories stuffed full of keywords. None of…

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Pay transparency is a good thing for candidates, employees AND employers!

The reason employers make offers contingent on successful employment verification and allow the new employee to start work before the verification is done is that it can take a couple of weeks for the verification process to wrap up. Past employers…

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JOB HUNTING AFTER 50? Hi Liz, I have to get a new job for too many reasons to list here. I turn 50 next week. Is this a big problem? I am overthinking this? Can you help me? I need the full career makeover treatment! Thanks, Ree Hi Ree, Happy…

PLEASE DON’T ASK THESE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Q. What is your problem with the interview question "What's your spirit animal?" It's a good conversation starter in my opinion. A. Imagine if an interviewer asked candidates, "Which of Jesus' disciples is…

First it was the CEO of Citibank, then the CEO of Salesforce, and now it’s the CEO of Morgan Stanley railing in the media about out much they hate remote work. What do they hate about it? Is it the loss of control over employees? Is it the dollars…

IT’S A PROMOTION - BUT IT PAYS LESS THAN I’M MAKING NOW Hi Liz! My employer has advertised a promotion that I’m applying for; it’s a supervisory/leadership role within my department. I’d probably supervise my peers and whoever replaces me. The…

NINE WAYS REMOTE WORK IS GOOD FOR EMPLOYERS Remote and flexible work have huge benefits to employers. Here are nine benefits of remote work to employers: 1. Your talent pool gets much bigger if employees don't have to come to the workplace often…

Check out the latest issue of my newsletter: What Do Employees Want? linkedin.com/pulse/what-do-… via @LinkedIn

Ten Rude Things Never To Do At Work forbes.com/sites/lizryan/…

What do employees want from a job, beyond a paycheck? How do you build a culture of engagement and retention? In this week's coaching exercise, you'll answer the question, "What are five jobs you'd do if you could do anything you wanted to?" and…

Five Simple & Powerful Retention Strategies That WORK Retention is a top priority for leaders in 2023 - but how do you build retention into your culture, and what are the retention strategies that work? Join Liz Ryan for a powerful session full of…

NINE WAYS REMOTE WORK IS GOOD FOR EMPLOYERS Remote and flexible work have huge benefits to employers. Here are nine benefits of remote work to employers: 1. Your talent pool becomes much bigger if the people on your team don't have to come to the…

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