Burnouts aren’t just for muscle cars. Chances are there is someone on your team that feels stuck in one spot, wheels turning, engine revving, just building up pressure until they blow up. Workplace burnout is real. It has damaging effects not only on your business but on your people. Several years ago, after managing our […]
Read MoreThis weekend I threw an epic graduation party for my daughter. I spent the better half of last week making lists, gathering necessities, cooking and baking. Everyone knows to arrive with empty bellies and a strong appetite. Thursday morning, I had one hundred and twenty cupcakes made and cooling but needed butter for the frosting […]
Read More“Welcome to Parts R’ Us, what are you working on today”. The company name may be made up but I said those exact words as customers walked through the store’s door. Every day. All day. For a lot of days. Usually everything went smoothly. I sold spark plugs and starters, brake pads and batteries. I […]
Read MoreThere is a fine line between being alone and loneliness. The moment at night when both kids are in bed, the husband is at work and even the dogs are snoring is my ahhhh moment. The silence truly is golden, it allows for my “me time “ and a chance to decompress, get my ducks […]
Read MoreWater boils at 212℉. At this point you have a few options, reduce the heat and let it simmer. Stand back and watch it boil over. Or remove the pot from the heat source to prevent any possible disaster. Most people have a boiling point as well, we have that point at which our lid […]
Read MoreDoctors make the worst patients, or so I’ve heard. I am not one, I don’t even play one on TV, but even without a PH. D. I fully grasp the concept that it’s more difficult to help or advise someone on something that they are usually experts in. I am the resident warranty process and […]
Read MoreWith the holiday season right around the corner I can’t help but feel a tad closer to my ETE family. I loved hearing our team members share what the first two core values mean to them. Filled me up with warm fuzzies even more than a cup of hot cocoa can. So I can’t stop […]
Read MoreIssue #530 of RemanU brought you a discussion on core values. Specifically the purpose and the benefits of having them. For the doubters, or the nay-sayers, let me take a moment to prove to you, to show you that our team is stronger, more united and really does “get it”. How can you be so […]
Read MoreWay back before I was sassy and loud, I was shy and well-behaved. I know, shocker. There was a day in third grade and the boy behind me kept pulling my hair. I ignored him for as long as I could but finally broke. I repeatedly whispered for him to stop which in turn just […]
Read MoreBefore I was the Siren of Support, I was a student of Sociology. And before that, I started life as the scion of Steve and Anne. My roles have changed as I have grown up. The decisions I have to make on a daily basis are more complex now than when my biggest worry was […]
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