Miche Rayment
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The Hiring Team Member Nobody Prepared You to Be
You’ve Been Asked to Help Hire Someone. Now what? Seriously, being asked to be part of a hiring team is a big deal. It might not feel that way, especially if it was dropped in your lap between two other meetings, but make no mistake, your voice in this process genuinely matters. The people making…
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How to Stay Sane and Work with Others
Four Lenses for Designing Better Work Relationships Lately, one question keeps landing in my inbox: “What should I do about this relationship problem at work?” We all have that colleague—the one who introduces a little turbulence into the otherwise smooth flight of your project. (And, realize you could be that colleague!) Before you jump in,…
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Breaking It Down | Boundaries
Figure out when to make commitments and gracefully say no when you have to. There’s a powerful truth floating around the workplace: Where there are unclear expectations, there is drama. I heard that gem over fifteen years ago, and I’ve never stopped using it. It perfectly captures why we feel overwhelmed, why team balls get…
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What Am I Even Supposed to Be Doing? | A (Mostly Painless) Guide to Managing Up
Let’s be honest: some of the biggest red flags in a workplace don’t show up in metrics, they show up in meetings, side chats, and Slack messages that begin with a heavy sigh. You’ll hear it in statements like: These aren’t just complaints. They’re diagnostics. And they all point to one big, fixable issue: a…
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How to Hire for Culture Without Building a Cult
Founder & CEO at The Hire Effect™ July 16, 2025 (Yes, there’s a difference.) One of the most common pushbacks I hear when I talk about hiring for culture and skill is: “But isn’t that how you end up with a cult?” Fair. The word culture does, after all, contain the word cult, and I…
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Thank you leaders, for all the drama! With love ~ Two Wise Broads
By Miche Rayment & Diane Ratigan-Schmidt Two Perspectives, One Article Seriously, thank you! Without leaders creating a space for drama to happen, leaving their flaming reactions wherever they go, consulting firms like The Hire EffectTM and Holistic Team Wellness Consulting would be out of business. Today, we shed light on common themes where employees’ perspectives…
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Holding Boundaries | Saying No Probably Isn’t Your Best Option
Just say no! That’s what we heard with President Reagan’s war on drugs. Over time the phrase has been usurped and plugged into so many places that context has been lost and just saying no has been understandably anchored to the “right and good way” of answering when you are guarding yourself and others around…
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Your Psychological Size and Leadership Style
What is psychological size? If your expressed opinions, your body language and sometimes just your presence limits how people engage with you, you have Psychological Size. Being conscious of your interpersonal dynamics with your team helps to increase innovation and creativity. If you are interested in optimal self-accountability, innovation, and participation in creative conversations on…
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Don’t Lose Your People to Burnout
As an entrepreneur it is incredibly satisfying to watch a client drive their own success from work I did with them years ago. A Baseline Project was initiated in December 2018 and involved a small group, a SaaS company serving the home care industry. Their work in The Hire Effect Self-Accountability Baseline Project began with…