“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
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
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
1. REMEMBER WE ARE ALL PROGRAMMED It is critical to remember that people do not formulate their opinions in a vacuum. Rather, each of us is an amalgamation of hundreds of years of programming and thousands of conditioning factors. People are accountable for their own thoughts and actions, and we are also not usually encouraged by… Continue reading Five tips for talking to someone who disagrees with you
There’s a lovely little eatery down the road from me called Willow Creek Restaurant. It maintains a charming ambiance and serves delicious American fare. (I’ve got a soft spot for their spring mushroom gnocchi.) Willow Creek — like the rest of the decimated restaurant industry — has faced adversity in the wake of coronavirus. But it’s… Continue reading Adapt or Die: How to Maintain Relevance Through Economic Upheaval
You’ve probably been on countless calls over the last year working through all the logistical details for the reopening of your business. The countless questions you have had to consider likely include some version of: “how should the office be configured?”, “who should come back and who should stay at home?”, “how often should we… Continue reading The Cost of Path Dependence
This is a 2-part series on accountability. In Part 1 we started at the beginning with self-accountability. Accountability always begins with oneself. After addressing accountability with ourselves, we now move to address how to conduct ourselves in a way that elevates the accountability in the world around us. Because we are in the world with others, we need a way to… Continue reading Accountability Part 2: Holding Others Accountable
