Episodes
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
45 - Is It Too Easy to Spend Money These Days?
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
Is It Too Easy to Spend Money These Days?
With wages stagnant, school debt piling up and costs rising millennials have it tough. Technology can be a key to saving or a curse. In this episode, Ester Bloom, Senior Editor of The Billfold will share her tips including:
Spending Tracking Apps
Referral Marketing
Apps that raise your food bill and ones that lower it
Technology to track your driving skills (and lower your auto insurance)
According to the Association for Psychological Science, when it comes to driving most people think their skills are above average. Other studies have found nearly two thirds of drivers rate themselves as excellent or very good. Now your anchors, reporters, producers, hosts and audience can put themselves up to the challenge for free by using technology to measure how they actually drive. If they do well, they might be able to save significant money on their car insurance.
Here’s how the program works. After signing up for a 30 Day free trial (here), you’ll receive a Snapshot device which plugs into your car. It measures how fast, how far and when you drive. It also measures your rates of acceleration and how hard you brake. If you do well, new customers can be offered a reduced Snapshot rates and existing customers can see their rates go down—good news also for parents who have younger millennials on their insurance plan.
About Ester:
Ester Bloom is an award-winning non-fiction writer and Senior Editor at The Billfold which covers everything you wanted to know about money. Her specialty areas are millennials and women. She has appeared on MSNBC, MTV, HuffPost Live and the Geraldo Rivera Show among many programs.
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
44 - Give Your Boss a Piece of Your Mind - The Right Way
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
Give Your Boss a Piece of Your Mind - The Right Way
Ft. Anita Bowness
Global Practice Leader of Halogen Software
This Episode is Sponsored by Jumpstart:HR, LLC
HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses and Startups
Learn more: www.jumpstart-hr.com
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We’ve all heard of the phrase“managing up,” but what does it mean to give feedback to your boss – and how canyou do it the right way without getting fired? Research shows that many peopleleave organizations due to bad management, so why not turn that around andempower employees to give managers a piece of their mind?
Joining me to tackle thistough and touchy topic today is
Anita Bowness, GlobalPractice Leader of Halogen Software
About Anita:
Anita joined Halogen in 2014 with nearly 20 years' experience in consulting and professional services, the majority of which has been spent enabling client organizations leverage the talent of their workforce to achieve desired strategic results. As a Solutions Consultant with Halogen, Anita draws upon her prior HR and consulting experience in the areas of recruitment, onboarding, performance management, learning and development, succession planning, organizational development, competency mapping and change management. Her consulting experience has spanned many sectors, including IT, government, defense, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, education, logistics and professional services. Anita holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in HRM from the University of Ottawa, and an Masters in HRM from the University of Leeds.
Additional Performance Resources from Halogen Software:
Upward Feedback: How to Give Your Boss Your Honest Opinion
http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/upward-feedback-how-to-give-your-boss-your-honest-opinion
New eBook: Driving the Future of Performance Management
http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/new-ebook-driving-the-future-of-performance-management
3 Questions to Help You Prepare to Give Tough Feedback
http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/3-questions-to-help-you-prepare-to-give-tough-feedback
Next-generation Performance Management
http://www.halogensoftware.com/learn/centers-of-excellence/next-generation-performance-management