Put Your Weapon Down!
How a question is received, stems from our individual experiences. And once emotional triggers start going off, it becomes a full-scale emotional battlefield in which there are no winners.
How Do You Handle the “Stuff”?
Stuff happens. When you’re working to accomplish big things and you’re coordinating a million moving parts to make it happen – as most companies are – you can expect that once in awhile things are going to fall through the cracks. Where the rubber meets the road is not at the point of the mistake, but […]
Give Yourself a “Time-Out”
They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and while I feel very whimpy in my thinking this morning, I’m quite concerned that these snow days might just hasten my demise. When I have to go and re-read my own blogs to remember how I want to approach the day (and it’s only […]
Setting a New Course
One of the reasons having clarity about what I stand for has been helpful, is that it makes it possible for me course-correct when I find myself reacting to situations instead of bringing my best. As those of you fabulous human beings who read my blog regularly know, my Super Objective (what drives me as […]
Getting Feedback Heard
Feedback. How many of you, when someone says, “Can I give you some feedback?” think, “Yay! Feedback! Can’t wait!” Most of us tend to translate that sentence in our heads to say, “Let me tell you how you screwed up.” And that doesn’t typically illicit feelings of joy and happiness. And now, with the advent […]
What’s Your Mess to Own?
One of the things that makes life both magical and complicated is that there is no such thing as a perfect human being. Try as we might (and some of us are trying mightily), we mess up from time to time. We react in the moment. We say and do stupid things. It’s not just […]
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