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Right Person, Wrong Seat

Inertia on the Field: Practice, Progress, and Growth

If It’s Not the Job, It Might Be You

Busy But Bored: The Ultimate Conundrum

See Something, Say Something

Inspiration comes from many sources. Today, mine came from a derailed lunch break. I leave the house in what can only be described as pj’s. I’m rushed. No time for a shower, make up, or even a hair brush. I need buns, beer and sour cream. Birthday dinner is a mere 6 hours away. As […]

Is Your Culture a Panacea or Poison?

In Wisconsin, we get excited when spring arrives. We finally get to spend some time outdoors and enjoy the sun and the crisp fresh air. A few years ago, my spring cleanup was unforgettable, as well as regrettable. I mulched, edged, trimmed, cut, and fertilized the lawn. The last thing that I did was to […]

Just Say No! Don’t Say Yes and No

Think about the last time that you were asked to make a commitment that you really weren’t interested in. Did you say no right away? Did you say yes, and then later say no? Did you say yes, and then show up and later regret it? Does someone keep asking and asking and asking to […]

Reflecting on 500

I’m writing this from 30,000ft in the air on the trip my family was supposed to take exactly one year ago today. We didn’t go because, while we didn’t exactly know what was about to happen in the world, we knew things would get strange. But that’s a story for a different day, and, quite […]

Company Culture from the Couch

It has been five and a half years since I sat down for the interview for my current job. And while on most good days, I’m lucky to remember what I had for breakfast, I distinctly remember the word “culture” coming up quite often during our discussion. This is a word that I had truly […]

The Danger of One Bad Attitude

You can spend years building a company culture that includes hard work, rewards, flexibility, and fun company and team building events, but unfortunately, one bad attitude can bring down everything you have worked so hard to for. One bad attitude has a trickle-down effect for your team, and decreases productivity, creates unhappy co-workers, and decreases […]

Coaching Your Weakest Team Member

We’ve all heard these sayings: the bad apple, the weakest link in the chain, the black sheep in the family. Do these simple phrases define a person and give no room for improvement? When dealing with a member of your team who is not measuring up to your or your team’s standards, what can you […]

When Home is Work and Work is Home

With the business world moving from office to home, more people are now trying to figure out how to balance work life from home life while being in the same place. When I first heard that we were moving to an all remote workforce due to the pandemic, I was ecstatic: no more waking up […]

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

You can’t always get what you want. I learned this life lesson as a child, partly from my parents and partly from The Rolling Stones. It holds true today, especially as we venture through this crazy year. I want to go to Disney. I want to see my friends and my family. I want to […]

When People Move On

No matter how great the workplace, how great the coworkers, it’s a natural part of work-life for people to move on. Whether they upgraded positions, decided to do something new, or just needed a change, people leave. And sometimes they leave people behind. I’ve left places before, left colleagues and work friends and family. It’s […]