I am procrastinating right now. Six tasks have been on my list since Monday which I keep avoiding. Well, in truth, three have been on my list for a month. Two more have been on my list for six months. As usual, I write this from a place of struggling with the very topic I’m …
I detest being told to smile more. It’s counted among the ways society has shamed women into thinking our true and sometimes forceful feelings are not okay. That said, someone put it to me another way that got me thinking. Instead of just smiling more, what if we asked ourselves, “What is my face saying …
I enjoy some motivational quotes (not all). I’ve noticed the appearance of female-themed “boss” paraphernalia in stores that sell that kind of thing. Most of it is pink, which is not a color in my palette. Aside from the color issue, the sayings made me uneasy in a way I couldn’t quite put my finger …
How do you think about leadership? Not the textbook or Google definition. What does it actually mean to you? How does your mindset help you? How does it hurt you? How do all of your answers to these questions inform your style of leadership? “It’s not the outer conditions of your life that determine your …
One of our hard-wired tendencies relates to how easy it is to adapt to new or changing situations. On one end of the spectrum are the folks for whom it is very uncomfortable to adapt unless specific conditions exist. If those conditions do not exist, they will likely push back, become flustered, and their stress …
James was growing frustrated with Fran. She would not take the project in the direction he felt it should go. When he tried telling her how the direction he was suggesting would yield a better result, she listened. Fran wasn’t trying to upset her colleague. His frustration was causing her stress. But she did what …
When my kids were small, I struggled to parent with patience. I didn’t have a great roadmap for the kind of parent I wanted to be. A friend turned me onto “Parenting with Love and Logic”. I attribute my sanity to these books. My kids are teenagers now, and the wisdom in these books continues …
Janet is an Executive VP for a company with a culture of not saying “no” to meetings, projects, and requests from high-level colleagues or the CEO, Mathilda. While conducting a 360 feedback process for Janet recently, I interviewed Mathilda about Janet’s performance. When I asked Mathilda what she thought Janet’s greatest opportunity for growth was, …
I never have enough time! Pt. 3: Can you say “no” without getting fired? Read More »
People have interesting relationships with their calendars, I’ve noticed. My informal study of this reveals that it tends to go in one of two directions— Those who proactively and consistently control everything which goes on their calendar, or… Those who allow their calendars to be controlled by others. If you’re in the first camp, this …
I never have enough time! Pt. 2: Who controls Your Calendar? Read More »
Have you caught yourself doing it? Bouncing from task to task, scrambling to meet deadlines, feeling like you’re putting out fires but never quite on top of everything? Speaking from personal experience, and in total honesty as I know you’ve come to expect from me, this is my default position. I thrive in chaos, so …
I never have enough time! Pt. 1: Who has time to plan?! Read More »
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