Time it right or you will miss blueberry season. Waiting for those plump, fresh, delicious purple jewels to reach full flavor. I picked, ate and baked. Who could wait? Fresh blueberry muffins, right out of the oven. Delicious. Four hours later, a second blueberry muffin. And you know what? It was even was more delicious. …
Category: Team Management
Stop Talking Now
Stop Talking Please. How many times have I seen people look at me and I just know what they are thinking? You’ve guessed it. Way too many. Why me? Looks to me that other people jabber on and never get that look. When I talk it’s different. I had to go inside to find the…
Reactions Speak Louder than Actions: Guard Your Body Language
It doesn’t matter why they irritate you, when you are annoyed – whether you are the boss or the employee or a peer, it evokes a fight, flight or freeze response. Your entire body literally displays your feelings. Your reactions speak louder than your actions. How your body portrays your thoughts matters. As said by…
Get Business Networking Results
Happy July 4th! Summertime brings lot of chances to get business networking results. With parties, events and summer games there are many conversations to have. This leads me to think about how much business chit-chat is too much? How do you network to be get results. How do you make yourself memorable? The answer is…
Never Start By Saying No!
Newsflash: Despite global warming it is officially Summertime. The signs are everywhere. Kids are off from school. There are many more outdoor activities and the days are longer. This all adds up to less reasons to be stuck working. You’ll need a boost to get the time away from work you need. Try this productivity…
5 Immediate Actions to Take About Misunderstood Habits
Being misunderstood sucks! The worst part is we often don’t realize why our good intent is not coming across loud and clear. Do you know the everyday habits that cause people to form inaccurate, even negative opinions of you? Can you identify your behaviors that annoy others? Are you repulsing your team instead of engaging? I…
The Ultimate Guide To 4 things to Remember to Learn from Your Mistakes
What’s next? That was always such an easy question for me. The situation was basically irrelevant. I sprung into action. I was on the ground running, brain and body immediately creating a road map. And you know me; we are not talking about a straight line to a pot of gold. This map was multifaceted…
What Everyone Must Know About the Bull on Your Team.
Do you know who the bulls are on your team and how to handle them? Can you tell which team members are driving change and who is tangling-up the team process? This blog originally titled Everything Looks Weak Next to the Bull is about how to get out of the way when the Bull is breaking…
SLA Session 6/19/2017: Managing Annoying People
A true honor to present “Managing Annoying People” at SLA in Phoniex Arizona. A group of dedicated passionate Information Professionals who manage up and down, sideways and have to manage their customers as well. Thanks to all who attended the session, shared your real workplace conundrums and found more Amazing, than Annoying! Many have asked…