Archive for the ‘Work Life Balance’ Category

• Lots of Choices and Lots of Uncertainty

  • May 7th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Motivation, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Stress, Work Life Balance

  There are so many options to choose from in today’s world. Have you noticed how many different Crest toothpastes there are to consider? I have been frozen in the grocery aisle when I see how many types of Cheerios I… Read More

• Home Work Home Work Home Work Home – ME

  • July 17th, 2017
  • Posted in Employee Development, Guided Execution 1:1, Skills, Stress, Support, women, Work Life Balance

  If you are constantly seeking parity between work and home you may feel like you are on a quest in search of an elusive ‘holy grail’; it must exist out there somewhere!

• What Do Stress Hardy People Do?

  • October 20th, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Employee Development, Skills, Stress, Work Life Balance

  There are ways to make yourself more ‘stress-hardy’ so that you develop the resiliency to manage stress more effectively. While the following strategies may not be intuitive, these are approaches that can help alleviate feelings of pressure and tension and can be learned and practiced until you become a Master.

• Build a Career of Your Own Design

  • February 1st, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Work Life Balance

  No matter what kind of deal you made when you were hired, times change. Making changes, however, is not always as important for your employer as it is for you. And creating change is rarely easy. Before you go to negotiate for what you want, you need to break out some Power Tools so that you are more empowered and better prepared for the discussion.

• 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

• Choice: Freedom from ‘Oughts’

  • August 12th, 2015
  • Posted in Employee Development, Guided Execution 1:1, Stress, Support, women, Work Life Balance

  We’ve all seen people make hard choices. They make their choices and then live with them. Yet, there is always some bit of residual guilt, as if their choice wasn’t really what they should do.

• 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

• Learning from Placido Domingo

  • March 11th, 2014
  • Posted in Change, Guided Execution 1:1, Motivation, Preparation, Skills, Work Life Balance

  When I read the article in the New York Times this past Sunday that described his transition from tenor to Baritone, I saw the lesson for many of us who work in less musical fields.

• Got Snow? Got a Book

  • January 21st, 2014
  • Posted in Uncategorized, Work Life Balance

  There is a snow storm (now called a snow event) coming and the newscasts are filled with reporters out on the streets and in the grocery stores.

• Read it & Sigh

  • September 10th, 2013
  • Posted in Mangement, Support, women, Work Life Balance

  I tend not to jump on bandwagons. I keep up and make sure I know what people are talking about. I read reviews and blogs and listen to the opinions of the famous and the not famous who are in… Read More