Recent Blog Posts
How Are You Supporting Your Employee Development In 2021?
Let’s be honest, there’s always A LOT of chatter about investing in professional development, but never enough action. It’s time to change that.No sense in reiterating all the changes, obstacles, and pressures that affected business owners and their employees the last...
4 Ways To Avoid Family Conflict This Thanksgiving
It’s all fun and games until someone takes a hit to the face. And I’m not talking about the football game. I’m talking about the Thanksgiving dinner. Add a pandemic, and all bets are off.Ah, Thanksgiving – the day where we’re supposed to feel grateful for life’s many...
Negative People Dragging You Down?
Negative people drain me.Have you ever felt this way about a co-worker? I know I have!Well, if they've decided that they are not going anywhere soon, you’re going to have to work together. Here’s the bummer: you worked hard to get where you are, and you can’t let ONE...
How To Help Your Employees Re-Enter Without Burning Up
Re-entry can be tricky.Not sure about you, but when I hear the word “re-entry”, I immediately picture a space shuttle hurling towards the earth’s atmosphere at warp-speed with intense heat. I can’t even wrap my head around the logistics required to pull this off...
Are ZOOM Meetings Killing Your Team’s Productivity?
Yes! Well, they are killing mine. I don't know about you, but I have NEVER been this exhausted at the end of a day than I have been these last few months. I have used ZOOM in the past, as I work with clients all over the world, but never to this extent, every day,...
How I Survive Mother’s Day Without My Mom
They say, “It gets easier.” They say, “Time heals all wounds.” Does it? Not for me. It has been 32 Mother’s Days, and it feels the same each and every one of them. It hurts. Instead of remembering the days we shared and celebrated, I focus on what I’ve missed. She...
How To Take The Headache Out Of Communicating For Couples Working From Home
Well, we didn’t see this coming. I’m a creature of habit. And although I don’t always stick to it, I love my routine. Especially when it comes to my job. I have a great office at home. Lots of windows, pretty view, and a 75-pound Goldendoodle, Charlie, at my feet. My...
How To Keep The Lights On When No One Is There
Well, you need a plan - and fast. There are many businesses with productive teams that have been working remotely, and successfully, for some time. But what if this is a brand-new concept for you and your employees? Obviously, this pandemic will impact the dynamics of...
Is Your Team Acting Like One?
Great things in business are never done by one person; they are done by a team of people.” — @Stevejobs You've heard it before. The team's greatest asset is its people. So how do you define team? As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of...
Does your Job Spark Revenue?
So, when I hear the phrase “spring cleaning”, I cringe. It’s not that I love to co-habitate with dust bunnies, the thought of it just overwhelms me. Does that mean I haven’t cleaned since winter? And yes, "Winter is Coming" (season 8 finally!) Marie Kondo, a...