Archive for the ‘Change’ Category

• Back It Up!

  • January 18th, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Guided Execution 1:1, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Stress

  I love it when things go exactly as I had planned. Reality mirrors what I’ve pictured in my mind. However, more often than not, reality takes a sharp turn and looks very different than what I had been thinking. That’s when I reach for my Back-Up Plan.

• Can You Stop the Phone Habit?

  • October 20th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Feedback, Mangement, Support, Training

  Clients often reach out to get a reaction, obtain two cents of input, or for a reality check. I received a link to an article, asking what I thought about the idea of using it as a springboard at a… Read More

• Could You DO Something?

  • September 25th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Motivation, Support, Work Life Balance

  Much has been written about the opportunity divide in America and even more specifically in Baltimore, Maryland. If you hate to see talent wasted and want to do something about it, there are many ways to get involved. Because there… Read More

• Revamp for Fall

  • September 8th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Consulting, Mangement, Motivation, Planning

  Fall is traditionally the ‘back-to-school’ season with new clothes, fresh folders, and a clean start to the academic year. You may not still be in school but you might be thinking about changes you hope, want, and might need to make professionally.

• Stress & Growth: They Go Together

  • July 27th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Guided Execution 1:1, Stress, Support

  Traumatic events can happen to anyone regardless of age, wealth, race, or gender. You might think that you can imagine how you might respond when it happens to you but imagination and reality are not the same. When it does happens to you, the pain is transformative. There is you BEFORE and then there is you AFTER – and those YOUs are different.

• Building a Bridge in Baltimore

  • June 30th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Support

  What could make a big change here in Baltimore? Not just now, but an on-going difference? Not just in Baltimore, but in any city?

• Give Me a Break and Take a Break

  • June 22nd, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Employee Development, Motivation, Skills, Stress, Support, Work Life Balance

  Summer is synonymous with vacation – just ask one who has ever attended school! June, July and August mean taking a break from the routine and taking advantage of nicer weather by getting away (or sometimes just not doing the… Read More

• In the Shower

  • March 31st, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Motivation, Skills, Stress

  I have noticed that many people have a very hard time saying thank you, and meaning it. Just accepting any of the good stuff that comes to their way, taking it in, believing it and letting it feel good. What I see is that people say ‘thank you’ and then editorialize it or apologize it out of existence.

• Laugh and Learn

  • February 3rd, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision, Support, Training

  There can be a lot of laughter in a training room. While the topics are often serious, there is a wonderful relief when people discover that they are not the only ones struggling with issues, personality types, challenging bosses and… Read More

• Leading Change Right This Time

  • January 20th, 2015
  • Posted in Change, Consulting, Executives, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Planning, Skills, Support

  January is the start for many people to begin a new year with a fresh approach. Attractive goals have been articulated, written up, posted where they can be seen – and now it’s time to take those first steps to… Read More