Joy, work and life – What are you missing? What are your goals? What are your priorities? Will you wake up one day and realize that something you thought would always be there is gone, and you can never go back and retrieve it? We each have money and time to use and invest. How…
What is your personal strategic plan? Where do you want to go, and how do you plan on getting there? What milestones do you need to reach along the way? What do you need to accomplish in order to meet those milestones? And will you really get there? Most of us have dreams, visions or…
We all need something to make us smile; something different, once in awhile. So invest the time now, if you please, to review the management ABCs. Give your brain a gentle jog, and enjoy this eccentric management blog. A is for Attention. Pay attention to details. The business ignored by leadership is the business that derails.…
Holiday balance can seem impossible. Instead of visions of sugarplums, we see an avalanche of work deadlines, holiday pageants and cookie trays. We breathlessly dash through the season, and collapse at the end, grateful to have somehow survived. Let’s step back. We probably can’t recapture the golden memory days (which probably weren’t as golden as…
Creating a holiday work-life balance can seem beyond impossible. Indeed, work-life balance at any time is a challenge. But for many businesses, the 4th quarter means closing out the fiscal year, meeting sales quotas and deadlines, and setting budgets and plans for the upcoming year. Meanwhile, on the home front, there are family gatherings, winter…
Finding work-life balance – welcome to the ultimate no-win guilt trip. Too much work time, and you wonder, “What am I missing? What am I working for? When will I be able to live? And what if I die tomorrow?” And in the midst of leisure, the nagging little voice says, “You’re falling behind. Associates…
Do your meetings destroy morale? Do your staff members suffer a slow “death by meeting?” Meetings, whether face-to-face or electronic, are entrenched in business culture. We feel we need to keep people informed, and solicit input, feedback and buy-in. We feel meetings build morale. But do they? Are your meetings building morale or tearing down…
The Really Big Picture What is your life purpose? Why are you here? Do the goals you set and the way you manage your time support your vision? And do you invest time into meeting those goals? How well are your accomplishing your primary mission? “What is your purpose in life?” is a tough question…
Plan for Success. Are you on track for your big goals, or are you wasting precious time? Professional success can seem permanently elusive. You almost have it in your grasp, but fate takes a turn, and you’re off on another wild goose chase. Your career path is a series of ups and downs, lateral moves,…
Time management can seem like a never-ending trap. You’re strapped for time, so there’s no time to manage time, but if you don’t manage time you’re still strapped for time. You’re running faster and faster, to stay pretty much in the same place. Stop. Focus and take a breath. It’s time to get off…