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Search Success! Holly Smulski Joins Good Measures as Benefits Manager!

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Search success! Pillar Search and HR Consulting, a woman-owned Boston-based executive search firm, is pleased to announce the placement of Holly Smulski as Benefits Manager at Good Measures, a Boston-based organization that provides telephonic registered dietitian and nutrition services.

Holly will be a key member of the Human Resources team managing employee benefits. In addition to her role at Good Measures, Holly is a part-time Human Resources Specialist at The Rashi School in Dedham, MA. The Rashi School is a private K-8 Independent Reform Jewish School. Holly received her undergraduate degree from Colgate University and her MBA from Northeastern University.

About Pillar Search & HR Consulting: A woman-owned business founded in Boston in 2015, Pillar Search & HR Consulting provides executive search/recruiting and human resources consulting expertise to nonprofit and mission-driven organizations, working with senior leaders and boards of directors to hire and develop the very best talent across all functional areas of the organization. To learn more, please contact Cindy Joyce at cindy@pillarsearch.com.

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Turn Down the Volume on Negative Self Talk During Challenging Times Appears on Thrive Global!

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Almost two years ago, inspired by a comment that Thrive Global’s Arianna Huffington made about the “obnoxious roommate” we have in our heads, I wrote an article that was posted here on Thrive Global, Turn Down the Volume on Negative Self Talk: Tips (and a Playlist!)

With the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been so many ups and downs. Some days, it feels more down than up. I am finding that some of my clients, executive search candidates, and students are engaging in negative self-talk now more than ever.

I will be honest: yesterday was particularly challenging for me. After a good cry and screaming into a pillow (yep, it was that bad), I found it helpful to revisit the article and remind myself that I can lower the volume of my critical inner voice and return to a more positive outlook through songs that make me feel good. While this pandemic has created so many hurts, we need to look at what we still have. Love. Family. Friendship. Laughter. Hope. And, yes, music.

Here is the article. My sincere wish is that it inspires you to find the music that will lift your spirits!

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SuperHERoes: Making “Stronger Together” a Reality at Work

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Pillar’s Founder & CEO, Cindy Joyce, will be joining forces with Tamara Gardner, owner of Boldly Branded, to speak at the upcoming Lean In Boston event.  The topic will be SuperHERoes: Making “Stronger Together” a Reality at Work. 

Event Details: 

It’s powerful when women connect and support each other – that’s a fact. However, the reality is that there are a lot of circumstances that act as a barrier to the “stronger together” mentality, especially at work.

Join us for an interactive and engaging discussion on:

  • What gets in the way of women supporting each other in the workplace
  • How to be a supporter, not a competitor even in a “vulture culture”
  • Strategies to build a personal “SuperHERro” network of all ages you can lean on and contribute to
  • Tips for how to stay meaningfully connected

Join us!