Author Archive
Vickie Elmer
Management
Why Employers Favor Dads Asking for Flexibility
Flexible work decisions are “inherently subjective” because they decided case-by-case by supervisors.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
Employers, You Should Not Be Selling the Job in the Interview
There’s only one person who should be doing the hard sell during an interview—and it’s not the employer.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
Americans Are Doing Less of This One Thing That Will Help You Get a Job
Fewer young people are volunteering, study shows.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
American Men Work From Home More Than Women
A new survey reveals the gender lines in remote work.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
What Top Executives Can Learn From Career Setbacks in Major League Baseball
Even star performers are prone to making mistakes.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
Women Pay a Steep Price for Their More Flexible Work Schedules
Economic research finds that pharmacists are the most egalitarian of professions with a seamless system of job sharing.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
After Disclosing Employee Salaries, Buffer Was Inundated With Resumes
Buffer, a social media company, lets everyone know how its salary pie is divided.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
Here’s How to Make It Through a Speech Without a Teleprompter
Practice makes perfect.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
Why You Should Move All Your Meetings to Jan. 7
Productivity dips during the holidays.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
The Most Overused Buzzwords on LinkedIn in 2013
"Patient" joins "driven," "creative" and "responsible."
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
The Complete Guide to Writing Office Memos
Internal memos can matter as much as any marketing brochure or press release.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
To Get Promoted, Women Need Champions, Not Mentors
Book shows women are too passive about finding sponsors in the workplace.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
Going Shoeless at Work Could Make You Less Stressed and More Productive
Kick off your shoes and work a while.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
How to Boost Collaboration at Work: Sit at Round Tables
Sitting in a circle encourages sharing, even among 30- or 50-year old professionals.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
More than 40 Percent of Managers That Are Sent Abroad Fail
State Department, beware.
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz
Management
The Shorter Your First Name, the Bigger Your Paycheck
There's a good reason Paul Simon said you could call him Al...
- Vickie Elmer, Quartz