Lindsey Pollak Career Blog

3 Tips to Manage an Employee Who Is Older Than You Are

Lindsey Pollak — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:07:20 +0000

During the Q&A at a recent speech at Emory University, a Gen Z leader asked me for my best tips on managing an employee who is older than you are. This issue is more common than you may expect. According to a 2023 Harris Interactive/CareerBuilder survey, nearly 40% of US workers reported having a boss […]

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Generational Differences and the IKEA Effect

Lindsey Pollak — Tue, 13 May 2025 17:46:33 +0000

Spring is a time of renewal and – more important to Virgos like me – of cleaning and organization. Not much excites me more than a good alphabetizing and label-making project. A few weeks ago, I bought a new shelving unit for my supply closet. I bought the unit, shelf liners, a variety of storage […]

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My 2024 Word(s) of The Year

Lindsey Pollak — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:00:11 +0000

For many years, I’ve had a tradition of choosing a word of the year. Rather than setting resolutions, the word of the year gives me an overall focus, personally and professionally. I like to use it as a guiding principle for tough decisions and situations. When I’m not sure how to move forward, I can […]

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Sick Days Are a Generational Issue

Lindsey Pollak — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:52:38 +0000

Do you use all of your sick days? If you’re a people leader, do you positively acknowledge when your employees do? This is a generational issue. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal addressed the so-called “problem” of younger employees using up all of their sick days. According to the article, employees between ages […]

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Small Wellbeing Steps Make a Big Difference

Lindsey Pollak — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:15:41 +0000

“Leap, and the net will appear” is a quotation I definitely pasted in a journal or on a vision board at some point in my early twenties. The amazing thing is that it’s true. During the early months of the pandemic, I started speaking and writing more publicly about the fact that I struggle with […]

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5 Tips to Become a More Confident Writer

Lindsey Pollak — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:42:21 +0000

They say the best book to write is the one you wish you had and couldn’t find — and that’s exactly why I wrote Getting From College to Career, which was first published back in 2007. I really struggled to start my career in my 20s, and I wrote the book to help make […]

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Tra La, It’s May! 5 Tips for Becoming a Better Public Speaker

Lindsey Pollak — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:59:53 +0000

When I was a sophomore in high school, I had my first and only lead role in my high school’s musical. That year, it was “Camelot.” I was Guenevere. There’s a song in the play that begins, “Tra la, it’s May! The lusty month of May!” Every year, on the first of May, I text […]

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A Perfectionist’s Advice for Overcoming Decision Fatigue

Lindsey Pollak — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:42:07 +0000

I was recently at the nail salon, and I had to pick a color for my manicure. There must have been at least 400 options, so I narrowed it down by asking for a light pink — and there were still more than 50 shades to choose from. I am embarrassed to tell you how […]

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6 Things I’ve Learned from a Year Without Facebook and Instagram

Lindsey Pollak — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:59:58 +0000

As I continue my year of refinement, I want to take some time to reflect on my biggest refinement to date: deleting my Facebook and Instagram accounts. It’s been a full year since I quit Facebook and Instagram — and I mean really quit. I didn’t just deactivate or suspend my accounts, or just delete […]

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Napping in the City That Never Sleeps

Lindsey Pollak — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:44:41 +0000

On Friday, December 23, as I was checking off my final to-do list items for 2022 (you know I love a good checklist), I felt a headache coming on. Three hours later, I was lying in bed with a positive COVID test next to me. For seven full days, I didn’t leave my apartment. I […]

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