“Samantha” and “Matilda” were close colleagues.* They met for lunch once a week, and one day, Matilda told Samantha about an opportunity in another department that she was considering. This possibility became a major topic of conversation between them. Each week, they discussed the journey together as Matilda processed whether to apply, prepared for the […]
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2019 is certainly flying by, isn’t it? The first quarter of the year is done, and Spring is occurring in many locales. What form of growth are you looking forward to in the second quarter? How about making adding some new life into your relationships at work? This month’s freebie is a downloadable set of
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It’s time for Work Wisdom, a random collection of tips and thoughts to encourage you to excel and exhale at work! Click on the video to watch a slide show, or read the list that follows. Plan ahead, but stay present. When setting up a project, break it into small pieces, and be more
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In the United States, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day on the 4th. It’s also prime time for summer festivities and a more relaxed attitude. So this week, instead of a formal post, we’ll have a “Freedom Week.” Here are some past posts that you might have missed, all with the idea of giving you freedom
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For years I have prided myself on being responsive, answering many messages within 24-48 hours if not sooner. People would say I am typically very available. But much of the world isn’t good at this. It’s more common not to receive timely responses than to receive them. Frustrating. But being responsive can be a curse
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My husband and I were at a local craft brewery* when he noticed a couple at the end of the bar. He later told me that the man was on his phone most of the time, while the woman looked as if she felt like a third wheel. Keith thought that behavior was rude–and yet
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How accurate are your claims and statements about your business or professional life? If you are in business for yourself, marketing often falls on your shoulders. It’s hard to find the delicate balance of confident self-promotion while remaining gracious and humble. One temptation in marketing ourselves and our businesses–that can often be unintentional–is to use
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Email is part of life. It gets unfairly criticized sometimes, but it is a challenge to many people. You can find tons of tips to help you manage your email, but here is one simple suggestion. Whenever possible, remove yourself from the “CC”–or in other words, internal lists. I’m not talking about email newsletters. For
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Hope received an early morning text from her colleague, Von.* “Please don’t forget to (insert task here) sometime early this week.” Sigh. She’d already put a note on her desk as a reminder to do the task when she got to work. He’d already talked with her on the weekend about the task. He’d already texted
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Let me guess. You have email coming to you from more than one box. Maybe you have a Gmail address for some things, a work address, and one or more personal addresses. That’s my story. Currently, I have more than one personal box (one being Gmail in order to use Google services), an inbox for
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