For the past year what was considered ‘normal’ in most aspects of our lives flew out the window. In fact, we have spent this time working to understand and adapt to the life we were forced to live. And now … finally … with a vaccine here and real we can begin to dream and Read More
Can’t Wait For the ‘Old Normal’ of Work to return? Don’t Count On It and That’s Not All Bad
With each day, week or month that passes more and more of us are chomping at the bit for the return of normalcy related to our work among other aspects of our lives. Being able to go to our offices, having children back in a real classroom, being able to openly socialize and in general, Read More
Political Polarization Comes to the Workplace … The Good and the Bad
It is frequently said that never, in the past several decades has our country ever experienced the degree of political polarization than that which exists today. What used to be the ability to have civil conversations with friends and family about our different views and the reasons for them, has, for many, gone out the Read More
When the Boss is Like A Bull in a China Shop
Chances are that as it relates to the work we do, we have come face to face with a version of the bull in the china shop. We can’t help but to be aware of it … its’ presence … and its’ impact. And whether the impact created is the desirable and intended one is Read More
Litmus Paper … An Inexpensive Way to Save Customers
What’s going on? Three times since the start of this year I have been coaching clients who shared the news that they had just lost an account. And not just any account. It was their biggest or their most profitable or their longest held. One client tried to laugh it off. Another was simply angry Read More