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Featured Leading Voice: Mary Schaefer

Lead Change Blog

This month we are featuring Leading Voice Mary Schaefer , a coach, trainer, consultant and speaker who helps develop a culture of engagement and empowerment with tech managers and employees. Mary’s mission is to create work cultures where organizations and human beings can both thrive. 12/2015: John Stoker. Mary has a B.S.

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It’s called human resources for a reason

ReImagine Work

About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. These realizations settled in, and having recently survived my first downsizing in IT, I chose to pursue a career in human resources. MORE: Click here to see my TEDx talk on Putting the Human Back into Human Resources.

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If You Want to Be Happy at Work, Have a Life Outside of It

Harvard Business Review

Half of Americans continue to work when they reach their mid-sixties, and, according to a 2015 Gallup survey, full-time American employees work an average of 47 hours a week. Moreover, many of us today expand the role of work beyond just earning a living and expect our careers to provide opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment.

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