You’ve heard the expression, “All Systems Go.” It indicates a state of readiness for immediate action. This is how my fearless virtual assistant, Samantha (Sam) McCracken makes me think-feel-do. I believe the phrase “All Systems Go” originated from space flight control centers and was the confident response given when everything was ready to launch. I [read more]
December can be a challenging month. We make the assumption that business leaders are very busy and unavailable with quarterly and annual year end business push. Like us, we know that working professionals are consumed not only with their demanding jobs, but with the holiday season. We make the false assumption that they are not [read more]
Did you know that more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year? Small Businesses drive the economic engine of this country, as well as the local and national economies of many other countries around [read more]
Have we forgotten how to write? Do we care that our written communication is spelled correctly? Does it even matter in this day of tweeting and texting, and (imperfect) voice to text solutions? We see our politicians misspelling words all the time on social media. And then there’s clever advertising which breaks all the rules [read more]
I’ve been reflecting on some leadership questions of late. When is the right time to let others lead? Should I step aside for the betterment of the team? Will stepping aside help to create new opportunities for emerging leaders? Or should I continue to lead the way? For many years I’ve been calling all the [read more]
What’s the difference between Excellence and Perfection? I would say that one is a worthy pursuit, while the other is a frustrating ideal that is nearly impossible to achieve. The late Dr. Harriet Braiker might have agreed with me as she was quoted as saying “Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” [read more]
I dedicate this blog post to all of my friends and colleagues who suffer from the perfection trap, and to those who struggle to be a “completer finisher.” The idea that “done is better than perfect” can be attributed to several people, including Sheryl Sandberg, but I heard it first, and most often, from my [read more]
Have you lost that loving feeling? It’s so easy to complain about our workplaces ….. demanding bosses, low pay, lack of appreciation, limited opportunity, high stress levels….. Or if you are in transition, looking for a job, you might find yourself complaining about not having work, no boss, no pay, no return phone calls, and [read more]
If you pay closer attention, you’ll find insight and inspiration everywhere you go. As a blogger, I’m always on the look-out for interesting people and ideas. Sometimes my topics come to me simply by driving to a friend’s house for dinner (read my last week’s blog), or while networking with cool people (read my blog on Scope [read more]
Imagine creating a delivery notification email that actually makes your customers SMILE and enthusiastically TALK about your product before they even receive it? That’s how I felt when I ordered and received a Sky Mat anti fatigue floor mat for my office. Here’s what it looked like when I opened the very large box it came in. Why I [read more]
