At its best, quiet quitting is about setting healthy boundaries while still delivering on your obligations to your employer.

At its worst, quiet quitting is a violation of trust, a sign that all is not well in your workplace, and a designation that perhaps attracts privileged employees (who can “get away with it”) and a few underperformers, who perhaps finally have a name for their previous approach to work.

In practice, it can be a little of each of these things and more of some others. Ellie Hearne elaborates.

Career, Job Search, Team developmentEllie HearneAugust 24, 2022leadership, culture

Complimentary Resources for Job Seekers

At Pencil or Ink, we have a lot to say about leadership communications, using LinkedIn, creating the right resume, and interviewing well.

In that spirit, we’re pleased to share these free resources for anyone navigating a career move: career positioning, resume creation, LinkedIn profile recommendations, and behavioral interview questions.

How-To, Career, Job SearchEllie HearneSeptember 29, 2020jobs, career development, how to

Speaking Up and Being Heard

It can be challenging to speak up and have people listen to and remember your contributions - let alone give you credit for them. Ellie Hearne shares three proven techniques for speaking up - and being heard.

Job Search, CoachingEllie HearneSeptember 19, 2018leadership coaching, team development, professionalism

Mentoring: How to Actually Boost Someone's Career

If your approach to mentorship is solely about making introductions, you're doing it wrong.

Much like leadership coaching and Bitcoin, mentorship is much-talked about but not widely understood. Mentorship is about a lot more than making a few introductions and telling some stories. We compiled a few pointers to get you on the right track.

How-To, Job Search, Coaching, CareerEllie HearneDecember 14, 2017how to, coaching, career development, mentoring