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Developing Grit
One of my favorite words is grit. It evokes a person who embodies not only strength of character, but mental toughness. A person with grit keeps getting up, moving forward, and progressing towards their goals no matter what adversity puts in front of them. I think I like the word...
Fostering Curiosity
I come from a family of curious people. My dad has been dubbed "The King of Useless Knowledge" by family and friends because he knows a little bit about everything. He would have been a great phone-a-friend candidate on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. He didn't just magically acquire...
The Humans of Human Resources
When people ask me what I do for a living and I mention the term HR, I usually don’t receive a favorable response. How many of you think of HR and roll your eyes? I see you raising your hand out there. Why is that? The perception of many people is that HR "forces" employees to do those not-so-fun tasks like document issues, enter your own...
How To Eat an Elephant
I have a confession to make – I am a worrier and over-analyzer. I think about conversations from earlier in the week and wonder if I should have phrased something differently, or if someone meant something different than I thought. I will think about a meeting and if I could...
The Missing Link in the HR Organization
With the demands placed on HR to act as organizational gatekeepers, putting out fires, and responding to employee issues, reactivity is in the function’s DNA. As a result, despite the desire to act strategically, HR’s ability to strategically plan and manage complex projects and programs has been compromised. In short,...
Work like an Olympian
As we watched Olympians at their best in the recent Summer Games, it made me think about the work ethic needed to get to the Olympics. Anyone who really knows me knows that I love sports. Growing up an athlete from gymnastics to softball (and many other sports in between...
How to Lose a Prospect in 10 Days
In 2019 I wrote a post titled How to Lose an Employee in 10 Days. For those who never read it (or don’t remember) you can check it out here. (Go ahead, I’ll wait. 😊) Okay, now that we’ve figured out why our employees may or may not stick around,...
Decision, Decisions, Decisions
We make countless decisions every day. Am I having coffee or tea today? What should I work on first? Should I wear something other than sweatpants? And, the most perplexing decision of all…what should we have for dinner? You’d think after making decision after decision, day after day, that we’d...
The Not-So-Magical Triangle of Project Management
If you have ever taken any project management courses or even read any articles on project management, you have heard the saying, “You can have it good, fast, or cheap. Pick two.” The saying has been attributed to software engineers informing stakeholders or project managers the reality of what they...
More Quitting
There’s an interesting tension in the work we do as advisors to our clients. Organizations seek us out because they are facing an immediate and often immovable catalyst for change. At first, everyone agrees that the change is necessary, and in fact is a long time coming. Where the tension...
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