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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 …

In my corporate career, I worked for two very large organizations: Arthur Andersen and UnitedHealth Group. With the intent of an organizational construct, we found it important to align our people around the purpose of “why” we are here. We spent a great deal of time working to make our mission and values come alive and to be reflected in …

How many times have you heard the phrase, “Do you have what it takes?” Let’s get more specific…how many times have you been personally challenged with that questioning phrase? Or, let’s get even more graphic…how many times have you been accusingly confronted that you DON’T have what it takes?! Phew, that’s only happened to me a couple times in my …