When times are tough at work, our foes start to reveal themselves: fear and uncertainty. When that happens, it’s time to regroup. In my last post, I talked about why I like having an executive coach. That’s only one of several ways to deal with those thoughts that can drag you down. I envy people […]
Why I Like Having an Executive Coach
Okay Coach John, I need to set up our weekly sessions again. It seems I like learning new things when Fall comes around. Maybe it’s from being so programmed to start school in the Fall and turn over a new leaf. Is that where that term came from? I have an executive coach whom I […]
Why I Envy Stay-at-home Moms
Not to make it too personal, and not to rift on moms who stay home to be with their kids, but I want to address a huge green-eyed monster in my life. I utterly envy yummie mummies. I aspire to be a yummie mummie. As much as I love my husband, sometimes I want a […]
Unlearning Patterns
I know you are thinking it, and it’s probably true. About time that honeymoon period is over at work. I’ve been on a five month sprint, barely resurfacing for air and really feeling so lucky to be at my new company, that I’ve been in denial of the office power structure. But I have to […]
Common Misunderstandings
Yesterday was probably the worst day I’ve experienced at my new job so far. My boss wanted to share a chart with me that showed our process and, as he walked through where we (my group) fit in, my eyes stopped at two words written in bold. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. My mind shut down and my […]
Boss McDreamy
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 […]
Impressive Bio! (chuckle)
This morning I was researching a company and reading about the management team. Here are some (edited, obviously!) excerpts from their bios: Person X brings more than 12 years experience in the [such-and-such] sectors to ♦♦♦♦♦. He spent more than [XX] years at [big company], where he developed [blah, blah, blah] from concept to delivery and […]
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 […]
