What does it really mean to define your own work-life balance? In this article on Psychology Today, Wake Forest University Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Allison McWilliams, shares 3 key steps for identifying and living out the balanced […]
Looking for another perspective on work-life balance? Author Olga Khazan suggests that the act of trying to force work-life balance could, in fact, be causing us to be more imbalanced. Read her article to consider how the pursuit of balance could be effecting your […]
This past summer, our Alumni Personal and Career Development Center team launched a week-long challenge on our @LifeAfterWake Instagram account to #findyourbalance. In this challenge we provided five simple action items that you can take over five days to work towards finding the balance […]
By Tiffany Longjohn, MS, NCC, LPC Tiffany is the Clinical Case Manager with the University Counseling Center at Wake Forest University. We all know that transitions can be hard on everyone. While it is exciting to jump into starting a new career–potentially in a […]
This past summer, our Alumni Personal and Career Development Center team launched a week-long challenge on our @LifeAfterWake Instagram account to #findyourpeople. In this challenge we provided five simple action items that you can take over five days to strengthen your network […]
An affinity group, sometimes referred to as an “employee resource group,” can be very beneficial in the workplace to bring people together around common interests or goals. Whether you are interested in pulling together a group for women, the LGBTQ community, or people of color, […]
In this article by Caroline Forsey, “being an ally means working to develop empathy towards another group’s challenges or issues — and, ultimately, creating a culture in which that group feels valued.” Get tips and resources to help you be a more effective ally […]
Wondering how you can connect with other Deacs in your current city? Check out this video featuring Megan Hoyt (’12) and Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MA ’11) and learn about WAKECommunities and how you can get involved!
Have you ever thought about going into business with a close friend? If so, how do you maintain that friendship while also making crucial and sometimes difficult business decisions? Hear below from Wake Forest alumna Stephanie Lane (’08) on how she manages both a friendship […]
By Brady Silva, (’09, MA ’11), Senior Research Manager at Bellomy, Winston-Salem, NC What happens if you get additional, significant responsibilities added to your plate at work but no mention of a raise in salary? Or, perhaps you discover that other coworkers in the same job role […]
