Okay, so maybe he’s not Patrick Dempsey, the guy who plays McDreamy on Grey’s Anatomy, but he’s a dream boss. After being here for a couple of months, I still pinch myself. Did he just ask me if I was needing more help? Did he just sound concerned when he said I can’t do everything […]
Author Archive | Agent M1
Avoiding Hotel California
Remember those famous lyrics from the Eagles, You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave? As a manager, how do we avoid giving our employees the feeling that they are on one yellow brick road, and it’s called Hotel California? At Company Z, I was informed by my youngest colleague […]
Fabulous Clients
We just got one of the most amazing clients. This kid, well he’s in his 20’s, but really an amazing entrepreneur who started as a kid, is probably the next Mark Zuckerberg. Today he said to us that our team was known as some of the smartest, most innovative people in our industry… and I […]
The War Room (inside my head)
Sometimes I realize that my brain won’t turn off. I try to shut down, and especially during 2:00 a.m. AFTER one child or another has awoken and one of us (me or my husband) have gone in to sooth a child. It’s not the first time I turn the light out, after shutting my computer […]
What Glitters in a Manager?
Today I was meeting with a new colleague about my role, and he was sharing his understanding of the current landscape at Company Z as a fairly new employee, himself. One comment he made was that our boss was a creative, not necessarily a nuts and bolts guy. As he was saying this, I had […]
Company Z Glitter List
Agent S asked me to blog about my new employer and how it’s impacted my glitter list. Well, let’s start with the fact that I’m SO HAPPY. I come home happy. I have more energy for my kids. I am in my honeymoon period, and it will get more difficult. But I look at everyone […]
Compassionate Community
Sometimes it can be really depressing to walk out of a grocery store and look into the eyes of someone who is starving and holding up a sign. That emotional story lingers for a long time. I want to scream at how unfair life is, or hide in shame from wanting to buy the excessive […]
Managing with Care
There is a fine balance between caring too much and caring just enough. I sometimes land in the former camp. I think at least a few of us (Agents) probably complement each other in this area where one agent can play one side, while one of us plays the other. It’s a yin/yang mechanism, and […]
Hiding Behind Your Title
I met with a friend over coffee and brought her by Company X to meet a few co-workers. Out of courtesy, she asked two of my colleagues what they each did at our company. Marci answered by saying, “I do day to day widget management”, describing what she was actually doing without giving out her […]
Culture of Reward
Do you want to change your career, but you aren’t really sure what to do next? Or maybe you have been presented with a Force Majeure (well, not really an act of God. Maybe an act of Wall Street?) and you have no choice, but you are still uncertain as to what you feel capable […]
