Oh no, I thought. This is no good. He’s upset. He’s really upset..and openly challenging my boss in front of 90 people! This is going to undermine the whole program—and we’ve barely gotten started! There I was. My first month on the job. My first time observing our leadership development work in-person. (Remember when we used to do things in-person?) The goal… Continue reading MY BOSS IS DRIVING US OFF A CLIFF!
“He’s going to be so annoyed.” That thought often occurs to me whenever I’m late finishing up the workday… It’s not like I plan it this way. When I tell my husband I’ll be done at 5:00 PM, I mean it. Truly. But you know how one thing leads to the next. A meeting runs… Continue reading HOW TO AVOID GETTING IN A FIGHT WITH YOUR PARTNER
All workplaces are subject to a certain degree of ebb and flow in employee morale. In these trying times, maintaining morale is both more challenging and more important for leaders to do.So, the question becomes: How do leaders boost morale? And how can they do so authentically, in a way that amounts to more than mere window… Continue reading FIVE PRINCIPLES FOR BOOSTING MORALE AUTHENTICALLY
Much of the world has transitioned to a new stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve gone from, “We’re in a crisis,” to “This is how it’s going to be.” An important question to ask ourselves now is: What will enable me to thrive in this new chapter?In that vein, one aspect of settling into this new reality is to institute… Continue reading PANDEMIC RITUALS
Much has been written on the topic of how to write better emails. And much of that advice, concerns the basics: correct grammar and spelling, thorough fact-checking, general avoidance of emojis, and, of course, the holy grail of email etiquette: keeping messages short and to the point. These are all important—albeit obvious—pointers. I’d like to… Continue reading HOW TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF YOUR EMAILS
We have invented a new word: Stragedy™. It’s not a spelling mistake, but a real-world phenomenon. Strategy + Tragedy = Stragedy. We define Stragedy as the following: Stragedy: a plan of action designed to achieve an overall aim that has an unhappy ending and creates the likely downfall of a company. There are many… Continue reading Are You Headed Towards A “Stragedy?”
In December, the video communications company Zoom boasted 10 million daily users. In March, as the coronavirus lockdown went into full swing, the number rose to 200 million. Virtual work has gone mainstream. True, some of us will return to a physical workspace in the coming weeks and months. But virtual work isn’t going anywhere.… Continue reading FIVE SURPRISING TIPS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ZOOM MEETINGS
COVID-19 has revealed a long-existing trend that we no longer can ignore. We live in a world of rapid change and complexity. Yet, our brains are hardwired to think linearly about the future, and we consistently fail to accurately predict when exponential change will occur. While we may not sense change until it is already… Continue reading Your Strategy Has a Half-Life (and It’s Shrinking)
Monday morning, March 16th, 2020. With the workweek set to begin, I suddenly felt uncertain. That’s because this, I knew, would be a workweek like none other. An entirely new ballgame. My six-year-old daughter’s school had been shuttered over the weekend on account of COVID-19. My husband’s job had him working from home as well. Like… Continue reading WHAT MY KID TAUGHT ME ABOUT WORKING FROM HOME
A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR OVER-THINKERS AND NEWS JUNKIES It’s Here Coronavirus is in the air. I’m referring not just to infectious particles, but to the infectious mood that has gripped our nation and put the world on edge. Some are more concerned than others. But no one can deny the anxious, tenuous feeling that has… Continue reading Keeping Calm During Coronavirus
