Whitney Johnson, Harvard Biz Review

Whitney Johnson

Harvard Biz Review

Lexington, VA, United States

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Past:
  • Harvard Biz Review
  • Fast Company
  • TLNT
  • The Muse
  • Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Forbes
  • Working Mother

Past articles by Whitney:

Notes of Appreciation Can Boost Individual and Team Morale

“Positive attention is 30 times more powerful than negative attention,” as Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall have shared. “People don’t need feedback. They need attention to what they do best…A focus on strengths increases performance. Therefore, a focus on strengths is what creates growth.” If, as a leader, you want to accelerate the growth of your team, you’ll need to play to the strengths… → Read More

How to overcome a mid-life crisis in your career

It can be easy to fall victim to a lack of purpose and meaning after a long tenure. → Read More

The “Great Resignation” Is a Misnomer

People aren’t just quitting their jobs — they’re aspiring to new ways of life. → Read More

Why we’re actually witnessing ‘The Great Aspiration’ –

You can’t look at an HR journal right now without hearing a lot about the so-called ‘Great Resignation’. Sure, people are indeed resigning. But the question HRDs need to ask themselves is why? It’s my view people aren’t really resigning first; rather they ‘aspiring’ first – and it’s a subtle difference. What we’re actually witnessing is the ‘Great Aspiration’. It’s not difficult to understand… → Read More

Celebrate to Win

Taking a moment to acknowledge an accomplishment can actually serve as fuel for the next one. → Read More

Manage Your Organization as a Portfolio of Learning Curves

Use this approach for talent development, succession planning, and team configuration. → Read More

To Take Care of Others, Start by Taking Care of Yourself

Four tips. → Read More

Write a Job Description That Attracts the Right Candidate

It’s often an overlooked step in the hiring process. → Read More

6 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Big Project

Figure out if there is really an opportunity in your idea. → Read More

6 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Big Project

Figure out if there is really an opportunity in your idea. → Read More

Why Hiring Is a Lot Like Picking Stocks

Think about how to build a portfolio of high-value employees. → Read More

Your Organization Needs a Learning Ecosystem

It will help you keep great talent from walking away. → Read More

To Have a Happier Home Life, Treat It a Little More Like Work

It’s especially important for working parents. → Read More

To Have a Happier Home Life, Treat It a Little More Like Work

It’s especially important for working parents. → Read More

Your Next Best Hire Could Be a Discovery-Driven Candidate

The discovery-driven approach to a career yields a resume that is unconventional and might be overlooked by HR personnel accustomed to looking for specific, albeit limited, markers of accomplishment and capacity, such as years of higher education or experience in consistent roles. → Read More

How to Help Your Team Manage Grunt Work

Just because something is tedious doesn’t mean it’s not important. → Read More

You Have to Stop Canceling and Rescheduling Things. Really.

You’ll gain confidence in yourself and build trust with others. → Read More

You Have to Stop Canceling and Rescheduling Things. Really.

You’ll gain confidence in yourself and build trust with others. → Read More

What to Do When a Good Employee Stops Trying to Grow

You have two options. → Read More

What to Do If an Employer Asks You to Do a “Job Audition”

How to know if it’s a fair request. → Read More