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Throughout my career at Arthur Andersen and UnitedHealth Group, I’ve had the privilege of working with some incredibly smart and ambitious people! You know the kind…no matter what the problem or issue that is faced, they seemed to always come up with a great solution in a record amount of time.   Yet they, like me and most others, often …

Over the past several weeks I’ve had the opportunity to connect with some former colleagues who were recently let go from their employer, along with a couple of friends who are anticipating leaving their employer in the near future.  The top-of-mind question for all of them was, “What should I do first?” Of course, they’re all experienced adults who can figure …

How many of you have heard the saying, “Hope is not a strategy”? And perhaps what followed that statement was a fairly self-righteous proclamation that whatever you had put together as your next steps for a project, a common goal, or a personal objective was simply not going to be enough to carry you through to successful completion. Hold on …

There’s a popular children’s Sunday School song entitled, “O Be Careful Little Eyes.” The song also has stanzas about being careful with our tongues, feet, hands, minds, and hearts. One stanza goes like this: “O be careful little tongue what you say O be careful little tongue what you say For the Father up above Is looking down in love …

Have you ever heard anyone describe a workplace as “toxic”? I’ve heard it many times, but I’d never seen the definition, so I looked it up. It’s described as “poisonous, very harmful, or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way.” That certainly fit my paradigm of a toxic workplace…I don’t think many people think of “poisonous” in a positive light. I …

Quiz for the day! What exactly is a PIP? Please indicate your answer from the multiple choices below: a) Abbreviation for a peep. b) What her friends called Pippy Longstocking. c) Acronym for Potentially Incredible Person. d) Acronym for Performance Improvement Plan. e) The smallest whole unit price move that an exchange rate can make, based on forex market convention The …

Quick quiz – – why should I read this blog?     If you answered “yes” to any of the 5 questions (or perhaps all 5!), then I believe we will have some nuggets to make this blog worth your read and help you navigate the challenges of work-life balance!   Let’s start with the grounding fact that you’re not …

I recognize the subject line for this blog is pretty rhetorical. In my over 40 years of work experience, inclusive of all ages, genders, ethnicities, blue and white collar types, office or warehouse environments, and anything else in between, I’ve never met anyone who would gleefully rub their hands together and joyfully proclaim, “I love office politics!” In fact, pretty …

Can any of you relate to this scenario? You’ve been researching, networking, and interviewing with Company XYZ for over two months. The job posting that PERFECTLY fits you has been in discussion between you and company representatives for over 15 different interviews. You’ve actually liked everyone you’ve met, and you received NO negative vibes on whether you’re the right person …

One of the truisms I’ve found in my own job transition and in supporting many others is: “People who you might expect help from don’t, but people you don’t expect help from do!” For some reason(s), people that you would expect to help you, and in many cases say they will help you, never manage to follow through. Meanwhile, complete …