5 Ways to Deal with Conflict in Work Relationships
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of an uncomfortable situation at work? Maybe a coworker didn’t complete a project on time. Or maybe someone used one of your ideas and passed it off as their own. Whatever the situation, work conflicts happen. As much as we...
Onboarding & Offboarding
Whenever I would start a new role, my husband's guidance would be: “Start how you plan to finish.” He knew my tendencies to start something full-court press (or giving it 110%) and then wonder why people were surprised six months in when I decided to leave the office...
Effectiveness of Training Combined with Coaching
I am one of those people that loves going to training classes. It gives me the nostalgia of the first week of school. New teacher. New classroom. New friends. Don’t laugh – I am a proud nerd. I get excited when they pass out the...
Leveraging Routines to Drive Results
When I hear the word routine, I want to zone out. I automatically think – boring...humdrum. I like for my life to be exciting, but as much as I like to consider myself adventurous and exciting, I do not like for my results to be thrown together. I...
Organizing your Projects
In my first project management role, I had one project. It was lovely. I read the PMBOK, the whole thing. I did everything it told me to do. I used Ask Jeeves (that's pre-Google) for questions that it didn't answer. I finished on time and...
Project Management = Relationship Management
I am one of those people that thinks that everything is about relationships. Everything. So, it is not surprising for me to think that project management is all about relationships. But – no, really... That is the crux of this thing. If you have your...
Wasting Time With Micro Timewasters
We notice how and when we waste time on a large scale. We see that we spent an hour on social media or that we watched TV for three hours. However, these aren’t the only ways we waste time. We waste time in dozens of ways each...
The Value of Organizing Tomorrow – Today
If you want to maximize your effectiveness and the amount you get done each day, organize tomorrow, today. The second that you open your eyes you can already be clear and certain about what you have to do that day. It’s much...
The Secret to Being More Proactive at Work
What does your workday look like? Maybe you’re productive and engaged. Perhaps you’re working hard but accomplishing little because you’re usually cleaning up after the things that happened yesterday. The answer depends on whether you’re reactive or proactive. A...