Lucia is tired of complaining to me about Tom. A Director of her firm’s division, one of Lucia’s senior level managers is taking up too much time and attention. “Every few months we have the same conversation. He doesn’t delegate… Read More
Archive for the ‘Motivation’ Category
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How Can You Succeed When Things Suck?
Unless you’ve been meditating on the top of a mountain or hibernating in a cave, you are all too well aware of the pandemic, the politics, and the economic situation in our country and around the world. It’s impossible to… Read More
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What I Learned & Relearned from Moving
My recent move has been an opportunity to learn and be reminded of things I had learned but had forgotten. I have a lot more than I thought: Things I treasure, stuff that I don’t use and possessions I don’t… Read More
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Raising Your Profile at Work with a YOU Campaign
A promotion opportunity recently came up in Patrick’s department. The job matched his There are few things more frustrating than thinking that you have the skills that perfectly match an opportunity at work and then finding out that you were… Read More
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Touching Base
Touching base with people you care about, work with, have worked with in the past, or miss – is something that is easy to do. So why don’t people do it more often? There are many things I do at… Read More
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Try Something Different: You Can Learn New Things
I like city living. This month, however, for a total change of pace – I went to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Wyoming for vacation. In the 14 month run-up to the trip (yup –… Read More
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No Regrets – Mostly
We have more choices today than ever. I’m not just talking about the wide variety of options in the toothpaste section of the store either! Personal and professional development opportunities, new job, new employer, different industry, different field, buy a… Read More
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Take it Personally
“It’s not personal – it’s just business.” Have you gotten that advice from someone? When receiving improvement feedback, involved in friction or conflict, when an organization undergoes a reorganization, a proposal is rejected, a valued employee leaves – lots of… Read More