Planning is an important part of business and life because it helps you make effective decisions, clarify your priorities, and successfully achieve goals. However, planning can also set you up for failure, in a way, because the speed of our 24/7 life these days guarantees that you will experience situations you could not have anticipated. […]
Have you ever wondered why nobody likes politics, or sees themselves as political; yet politics are prevalent everywhere? Here are some tips to navigate some of the more common, subtle, and often unintentional occurrences of corporate politics: 1. Realize that people use the word “politics” to describe behavior they don’t trust. Often what we mean […]
We all have “difficult people” at work who annoy us, get under our skin, and sometimes make work downright miserable. But it can be a complete shock to discover that some of our colleagues feel that way about us. We each have a unique way of organizing our work, processing information, and communicating with others. […]
Time-blocking is one of my favorite work organization techniques and is often the first exercise I do with new clients who are overworked and overwhelmed. It has proven to be a powerful tool to help people get enough control over their time to learn and become more effective. The acronym VUCA (volatile, uncertain, chaotic and […]