Publications Archive - Val Grubb & Associates

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Are You Ready for the Workforce of 2030?

On Staff Labor Insights Magazine – Vol. VII Issue I

How to Manage Intergenerational Conflict in the Workplace

SHRM Website – February 5, 2020

Travels with Mom: A Trip Together is the Best Gift of All – Dallas Morning News

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/healthy-living/2018/11/05/travels-with-mom-a-trip-together-is-the-best-present-of-all/ Val’s book “Planes, Canes and Automobiles: Connecting with Your Aging Parents through Travel” is mentioned in this article of Dallas Morning News.

An Understanding of Generations – Podcast

An Understanding Of Generations Meagan Johnson recommends my book “Clash of the Generations” during her interview with Christopher J Harris on the Wise Idea Podcast.

How Attracting and Retaining Older Employees Can Help Your Business

SHRM Website – October 1, 2019

Promoting Respect and Collaboration in the Office

Promoting Respect and Collaboration in the Office – HR Insights Magazine, Vol. VII, Issue VI

How to Manage Employees Without Killing Innovation

How to Manage Employees Without Killing Innovation – HR Insights Magazine, Vol. VII, Issue V

How to Manage Employees Without Killing Innovation

How to Manage Employees Without Killing Innovation – Labor & Industrial Insights Magazine, Vol. IV, Issue V

Minding the Generation Gap

Minding the Generation Gap – Journal of AHIMA, September 2017

Use Onboarding to Gain a Competitive Advantage

Use Onboarding to Gain a Competitive Advantage – Summer 2019

Communicating Up, Down and Across the Organization

HR Insights Magazine, May/June 2017

PANEL INTERVIEW: What kinds of diversity nurture success?

Thornton Tomasetti 2016/2017 Annual Report, May 2017

Managing the Generations: Valuing the Wisdom of Age and the Contributions of Youth

HR Insights Magazine, March/April 2017

Top Nine Tips for Increasing Your Project Management Acumen

Cleveland SHRM Winter Newsletter, Winter 2017

Book excerpt Valerie’s latest – Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality (Wiley, 2016)

HR Insights, January/February 2017

Leadership Development – The Real Deal

Talent Edge Magazine, Summer 2016

10 Tips for Defeating the Time Thief

HR Insights Magazine, July/August 2016

Mentorship: It’s for Executives Too

HR Insights Magazine, May/June 2016

Promoting Innovation in a Corporate Environment

HR Insights Magazine, March/April 2016

New Year, New You: 9 Steps to Get a Promotion in 2016

HR Insights Magazine, January/February 2016

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How to Make Working from Home Work for YOU!
Many people think that working from home is “the dream.” You can wear whatever you want (ah, sweet freedom from the tyranny of neckties, pantyhose, and high heels!), no one is stopping by your office every five minutes to ask you questions or otherwise interrupt your work flow, and you can listen headphone-free to—and sing […]

Making Meetings More Effective (and Inclusive) for Everyone
I just hate meetings. – J.K. Rowling The business world has a love–hate relationship with meetings: can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em. On the one hand, meetings are indispensable tools. E-mail, IM, Slack channels, phone calls—these and other messaging media are great ways to communicate in the office or with clients, and for […]

“I engaged Val to provide a training session: 'Preparing to Lead: Essential Project Management Skills for the HR Professional' for the members of the HR Roundtable, a society for high-technology human resources professionals and the Global HR Consortium an association for global HR professionals. Val’s training was comprehensive, practical, engaging, and was rated very highly by our members. We plan to engage Val for future training sessions due to her extensive business knowledge and her ability to deliver key business concepts in an engaging and impactful manner. I highly recommend Val to anyone who is considering engaging her as a senior business operations consultant and/or executive trainer.”