As you heard in my previous post and elsewhere on this site, I’m convinced that each of us has superpowers we can bring to work. Yes, each of us–you over there with the Blackberry pressing into your hip. . you with the old-school pencil-behind-the-ear. . . you getting everyone else organized and moving in the […]Read the full post >>
I’ll often say “I’d rather be busy than bored.” But lately as I talk to my clients and audiences, it seems we could all use a little less “busy” and a little more boredom! As our economy and the seasons emerge from their own deep-freeze, we’re juggling more than ever in our work and lives.
If you didn’t read Part I of this article about what to do when there’s too much to do (with our first strategy, Drop the Ball), just read it at our previous post here, then come on back for more. 2. Drop the Waste. In most companies, the “people part” of the business is still […]Read the full post >>
How to Love the Work You’re With It’s Valentine’s Day here in the U.S.–a day for chocolate, flowers, greeting cards, and above all else, love. Funny how we don’t have any problem bringing the chocolate into our workplaces–but the love? Doesn’t seem to be a lot of room for that. In fact, I consistently find that in many […]Read the full post >>
Today, I’m sharing “Communicating Your Value (While You’re Communicating Everything Else!)” with the awesome folks at the IABC Nashville (International Association of Business Communicators). I know we’re about to have a great conversation, and I welcome all of you to the Red Cape Revolution, where we bring our superpowers to work! Join our community here […]Read the full post >>
Feel like the fresh energy of the HAPPY new year is long gone? Resolutions or promises to yourself long broken? Well, you’re in luck! Today is the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year–so why not start again? A couple billion people in the world are doing so today–so why not you?