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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘work/life balance’
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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Leadership – a case in point
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Yesterday I noticed Jack Welch posted a comment on Twitter questioning how companies with executive compensation limits would compete in the war for talent. Today NYT writer Kristof post stated that “Half the Sky” made the NYT best-seller list for the 4th week, calling it a “triumph for bleeding hearts!” “Half the Sky” is a [...]
Tags:change, consulting, corporate, creative thinking, culture, development, effectiveness, growth, health, interpersonal, leadership, opportunity, reorganization, stress, 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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Top 10 ways we undervalue ourselves during the holidays
Monday, December 15th, 2008Dear Subscriber, “Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.” – Denis Waitley Here it is: Top 10 that we’re all guilty of. Read them & weep, or read them and make some changes now… before it’s too late and you’re left feeling angry and [...]
Tags:development, effectiveness, health, interpersonal, longer hours, personal, stress, work/life balance, working
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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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