Your office space and it’s comfort directly affects your mood and productivity at work. Crappy surroundings, crappy mood. Ultimately PMS sets in: Political Misery Syndrome. I have worked in the most fabulous offices and the biggest dumps where clearly the CEO didn’t care about appearance or mental health of the staff! Enter here for a […]
For me: It nixed a few jobs. A marriage. A bunch of friendships. Passive aggressive behavior is a silent relationship killer. Let’s face it, when you’re rightfully upset and can’t find the words to speak your truth, your actions ultimately backfire and you end up spending time fixing the negativity you put out rather than […]
Looking Forward Be proud of yourself. First of all, you are still here as am I. Banging the drum as they say ….making the most out of everyday. This week, each year, I look back at the accomplishments personally and professionally. The point is not to make myself feel like crap, but to pat myself […]
Finding Your Voice—What does that mean? Forming that first sentence that expresses your point of view and sets the tone for what you are about to say or write will come naturally once you’ve found your voice. For some of us, it takes years to find our voice. It’s a start and stop process. How […]
WORK SPOUSE 101 Work relationships that work are priceless. Effortless. Fun. Sympatico. They make it worth showing up to your company everyday. You have a crush on their talent. You know each other’s awkward stories by heart and have a set of running inside jokes. No it’s not your significant other. It’s your work spouse. […]
Recently I got remarried after a long courtship. Keith and I knew each other in college. We both married others and had children and when we did reconnect, the children met. My children are living with us, and his children live with his ex-wife who doesn’t live too far away. During the courtship, his children […]
When I started working, no one told me I needed to learn a new language. No one told me there was vocabulary specific to my chosen career. We weren’t taught the basics of Office Politics and Culture in college. Unprepared, we were thrown to the boss-wolves and left to navigate on our own. Some of […]
Most young business professionals’ knowledge of wine may range from the cheap wine selections from the grocery store that they devour after a long day at work with their feet kicked up on the couch with a good book. However, a bottle of wine and the knowledge that can go along with it is now […]
Imagine growing up in a small town in the south; your future is virtually predetermined. You’ll live in that town your whole life. You might go to college. You’ll spend your life trying to find a husband, who you’ve probably grown up knowing. You will either work in the school system, behind a desk from […]
Advice Straight From The Horse’s Mouth Andrew Goldman, Co-Founder/Chief Strategy Officer at TVtibi and former VP of Program Strategy and Planning at HBO, shares his experiences in entering the infamous television network, and how to get ahead and stay ahead. I recently interviewed Andrew Goldman, who has over 30 years experience in broadcasting and now […]
Looking back at my career and knowing what I know now, there were seven big habits that I displayed that didn’t serve me in corporate life. I didn’t always exhibit the behavior I should have at my senior level. Here’s my excuse: I didn’t know. I wasn’t taught in school nor did my parents teach […]
Managing generational dynamics is critical for two reasons. First, given that life expectancy is longer than ever and will continue to extend, all generations will need to find a way to work collaboratively. Each generation brings specialized skills, vision, ideas, and experiences to the marketplace, which could and will benefit the whole. Second, older generations build upon […]
If you take not one other word of advice from this piece, take this: never, ever, ever say one bad word about your boss to anyyyyone. Ever. Your friends don’t really want to hear it anyway, and your colleagues can’t wait to repeat it. It’s a hard habit to break, particularly because boss bashing is more contagious […]
Recently, I had a client who was stuck. Let’s call him Wallow in the Middle. He hasn’t been promoted in five years. He hasn’t been demoted. He is earning his salary but sees nothing on the horizon of learning something new or a promotion. It’s the same old same old. If you’re like Wallow in […]
Incidents in our lives remind us of stories of our past. I don’t know Roger. I don’t know any of the women accusing him. I just know my truth and stories. Here is one. Something felt strange on my right leg. A pressure of some sort was hitting the bone on the front of my […]
Picture this: Late afternoon on a tidy, suburban street. I was parked in front of my very own house staring aimlessly through the windshield at nothing in particular. My mind was on autopilot running through a string of dramatic scenarios when suddenly, a lanky boy confidently passed in front of my field of vision, breaking […]
