I talk to my clients a lot about negotiation. From their salary, to their workload, to working with other teams... It's all a negotiation. One of my clients and I spent our last session talking about an interaction they were having with another team member. The...
My big win for the year is digital organization. There are a lot of bits to that but one that I'm looking to tackle is email organization. I got a text message after I sent an email to my list that the recipient replied and got the message 'inbox full.' I knew it was...
A while ago, when I was working one of my crazy contract jobs I finally made an appointment for my annual physical. You know how you wait in the room totally bored and impatient about the thousand of things you should be doing? So I was checking out all the...
I work with a lot of my clients on that mix between working on the right things and being productive. Think efficient and effective. Everyone I talk to has too many things to do. Maybe there is a community out there who is perfectly fine with their to-do list....
One year, ages ago, a work friend of mine got me on board with doing a dry January. Sure why not? Turns out giving up alcohol after the holidays led to a little more sugar consumption than I wanted so the next year I did no alcohol and no sweets. Which then led...
Back in my ad and web dev days everyone was good with a bottle of wine. I remember my dad in days of yore stocking the cabinet around the holidays with various dark liquors. These non Mad Men days alcohol is no longer a go to and depending on your industry some...
As people have been more physically separated the role of a leader has become both more challenging and more important. A lot of people start thinking about leadership when they need to manage a team. You’ve got your people and you need to motivate them to act...
A lot of people’s professional goals including getting a raise and a promotion. So, I wanted to share three tips for getting ahead at work. 1. Talk early Most of the decisions about titles and salaries are made well in advance of when they’re announced. So,...
The field of coaching is a rapidly growing area. But coaching is still a relatively new industry so not everyone is as clear about what coaching really is. More people are familiar with models of training. Typically, there’s a specified area of expertise...