There’s always that one monkey wrench that gets thrown in your way at some point on a project, in your path on the way toward a goal, hanging in the sidelines, dooming completion, throwing you for a loop, — and it’s okay, really. We have this tendency to want order in our efforts – of [...]
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Ode to monkey wrenches
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Tags:change, consulting, corporate, creative thinking, culture, cutting back, development, effectiveness, employee, flexible, growth, improvement, interpersonal, leadership, opportunity, organizational strategy, personal, reorganization, work options, work/life balance
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Gotta Look on the Bright Side
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009You know the frustration of calling the cable company, not being able to get to a human being, instead the automated voice telling me they did not understand my command, “let’s try that again” – why do these automated systems raise our blood pressure so? I’m certain that despite my normally low blood pressure, it [...]
Tags:401K matching, bonus, bright side, current, cutbacks, economy, family time, flexible, improvement, job loss, layoffs, opportunity, retirement, solutions, stress, work, work options, work/life balance
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Homage to Hamlet
Monday, December 15th, 2008Dear Subscriber, To be, or not to be: that is the question: The temptation to spend just a little more time at night finishing up on work is just too great at times, for me and many of whom I come in contact with. It’s no coincidence that my specialty is work/life balance (WLB). I [...]
Tags:development, family time, flexible, longer hours, personal, stress, work options, work/life balance, working
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Sales, Sales… everywhere
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008I don’t know about you, but everyday I’m getting sale flyers in the mail, seeing sales on TV, etc., etc. It’s certainly a time of financial concern in our current market. But, what all of these sales tell me is that people want to have a reason to get out there and continue life as [...]
Tags:flexible, health, stress, work options, work/life balance
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About That Vacation
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008There’s nothing like the normalcy of routine in life. I know, it becomes mundane and boring over time – but there sure is something to be said for routine. Nonetheless, as I come back from a wonderful summer filled with weekends at the beach and an August packed with vacation time – I, like many, [...]
Tags:bonus, current, cutbacks, economy, family time, flexible, improvement, longer hours, routine, stress, summertime, vacation, work, work options, work/life balance, working
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