My grandmother Muz always could tell if I was a little blue, or, as she liked to say, “funky.” Of course, she didn’t mean “funky” like smelly, or that I was movin’ to the groovin’. She saw that I was stuck in a negative place, or, what we call being “in a funk.” I remember […]Read the full post >>
What if the best career strategy you could put in place right now was to take time off from your job? Sounds crazy, right? I mean, if you take time off , how can you stay visible and make sure your job is SAFE? How can you get things DONE? Oh, and weren’t we taught […]Read the full post >>
It’s Mother’s Day, and in writing a card to mine, I realized all the lessons she’s taught me–especially ones I use everyday to help change the world of work. We’d love to hear the lessons your mom taught you, too so share at the end of this post or on our Facebook page. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! […]Read the full post >>
If you search “how to avoid career burnout,” you’ll discover tacit advice like: “Get some exercise,” or “Meditate to control your stress,” or “Manage your time better.” Which sounds lovely. But that kind of “wisdom” gives me indigestion. Truth is, the old school ways to avoid career burnout don’t work anymore. That makes sense, right? […]Read the full post >>
Here at Red Cape Revolution, we usually focus on our lives at work. But why do we work anyway? One of our main reasons (although not always the only one) is to have money to take care of our families, now and in the future after we’re gone. But talking about money with your family […]Read the full post >>
Sure, you’re thankful for your family and friends, and other good fortune that’s come into your life. But your work? We don’t always recognize all the different things you can be thankful for at work. It’s more than just being thankful you have a job. In fact, here are six surprising things to be thankful […]Read the full post >>
I didn’t always know how to build a support team at work. I had to be taught. And each day since, I’ve been grateful for the lesson. Here’s my story. When I led a regional division of a large HR consulting firm, Bridget was my boss Suzanne’s executive assistant. Even though we worked 500 miles […]Read the full post >>
For kids, back-to-school means buses and backpacks. But for grown-ups like you and me, the turn of the season seems to jump start our drive to get back to business. We’re suddenly motivated to look at the list of goals and projects we conjured up on January 1 and—after our “oh crap” moment of realizing […]Read the full post >>
Ever wonder how to make work easier? Nope, the ole’ button from our friends at Staples won’t do it. . . But trying new things will. I’m a huge fan of the workplace experiment. Yes, even in your set-in-our-ways workplace, there’s room for a few tests. Experiments, pilots, test runs: they’re low risk/high reward strategies […]Read the full post >>
Sometimes, it’s hard to remember how to be human at work. We’re programmed to avoid showing confusion, sadness, or frustration. We’re trained to ignore when we’re tired, hungry or scared. We’ve become robotic. And now we’re now worried real robots will take our jobs. HA! Joke’s on us, eh? I don’t know about you, but […]Read the full post >>
