May 23, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management
Introverts Speak Up The Message a couple of weeks ago spurred some interesting responses and shares from readers. The Message was focused on how professionals with a quiet and reserved nature tend to be underappreciated and misjudged because they aren’t very...
Jan 24, 2021 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management
A Third Message This is a third Message focusing on how you can protect your mental health this busy season, in a trying time when there are so many undercurrents of social, political and economic mayhem. You can read the previous two Messages here and here. The point...
Oct 18, 2020 | Business, Leadership, Performance, Personal Management
Under Normal Times As a professional whose career is cyclical or seasonal, you have gotten used to the normal ebb and flow of the job. And at the end of a long, intense project or season, you have developed a routine to recover and recharge. For instance, you may take...
Jun 30, 2019 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management
Your comfort zone has been customized and perfected by you, for you. Your investment over time has produced a way of functioning that feels good, right and…well, comfortable. It works just fine…until it doesn’t, and you feel uncomfortable in your comfort zone. Fear...
Jun 23, 2019 | Business, Leadership, Performance, Personal Management
It used to be that the summer months were a time for restoration because things slowed down. Life wasn’t as hectic. You could power down a bit and not lose any ground. Enjoy the weather, the family, the downtime. You could acknowledge and be thankful for your...