I have a confession. Sometimes I google myself. It’s not ego-driven, it’s memory-driven. I know the google algorithm is better than my memory. It’s a more direct route to finding something I have written. Much easier than the multitude of places it can be hiding from me. I have to check my blog, my website,…
Category: Workplace Conundrums
The Great Resignation: Fear Move or Career Move?
Is it time for a career change? The Great Resignation has prompted all of us to look closer. What’s on the other side of that decision? Even if the door is wide open, and new opportunities abound, it is not always evident what you will encounter on the other side. I tend to vacillate back…
Is Multi-tasking Efficient?
I’ll admit it, I am a multi-tasker. Which begs the question, how efficient am I? The top answer according to Google reports that multi-tasking does not make me efficient. It’s quite the opposite: Multitasking seems like a great way to get a lot done at once. But research has shown that our brains are not nearly…
3 Simple Steps for a Doormat Boss to Stop Sabotaging Their Team
Are you a Doormat Boss? Do you find yourself constantly saying Yes to your team when you don’t want to? Even if you start with No, do you end up saying yes, just to get some peace and quiet? And then get annoyed at yourself for not sticking to your guns? You are not alone! You can break…
My Pandemic Scorecard
Scorecards provide valuable information about where we are and where we are headed. Almost a year ago, I posted my first blog about being in pandemic mode with a perspective on when to panic . It was two weeks in and there was absolutely no crystal ball to tell what would come. That’s when we thought it would…
Fear Move or Career Move?
Is it time for a career move? What’s on the other side of that decision? Even if the door is wide open, it is not always evident what you will encounter on the other side. We vacillate back and forth about our choice. Our decision. Stay or go through? Go through or stay? I’ve learned…
Stay Agile
Being Agile in an agile world is no easy feat. Are you project management agile? Below is a quick “cheat sheet” on the fundamental principles of being agile taken from project management to guide your efforts. It covers the top 10 most popular agile project management software tools – totally applicable to all business and personal…
One Thing
If there was one thing you could do to make your life easier, would you do it? Would you take one simple act to make your day smooth sailing? As a result would you feel better? Would those around you notice? Let’s hedge our bets and say, I want to. Often I am just not…
Like Yesterday
I remember 9-11 like yesterday. The shaking ground. The burning falling sky. The smell of death and destruction. I remember being evacuated form the 21st floor only a block away from the falling towers. I walked with thousands of others, in silence, in fear uptown. With no cell service, no idea of what was going…