“So . . . how’s it going?” “Fine.” Most leaders know how important it is to regularly check in with their employees to see how things are going, but many of them don’t know WHAT to ask to get more than just a monosyllabic response. Below are some great questions you should be asking your […]
When writing this blog, I often get long-winded in my attempt to explain, define, provide examples, etc., so that people, “get it.” However, there is some communication advice that is so simple, so succinct, that it doesn’t require explanation. Here are 10 Communication “quotes” that are my favorites. Some are my own, some are just […]
In seven short days, my biggest life dream will become a reality. As many of you know, I’m very passionate about animal welfare and have fostered more than 500 cats, dogs, puppies, and kittens in the past few years. However, my ability to help animals has been limited to the number of bathrooms I’m willing […]
Yesterday, I was asked by a client to re-run this post from a few years ago. Jack, my Doberman, died in December 2017 at the age of 13. The lessons that played out while waiting for him during his treatments five years ago I’ve seen repeated over and over again in waiting rooms as I’ve […]
Statistics, extrapolations and counting by Radicati Group from February 2015 estimate the number of emails sent per day (in 2015) to be around 205 billion. This means almost 2.4 million emails are sent every second and some 74 trillion emails are sent per year. However, how many of the emails sent every day actually reach the “right” person and achieve […]
Before smartphones were in the hands, pockets, purses, and bras of everyone, I was one of those those people who fought getting a phone for a long time. My excuse? I didn’t want to be THAT connected or accessible by technology. I already feel like I’m a slave to my laptop. Although I have an […]
Love is in the air this week! I was trying to think of a Valentine’s Day related post for this year and looked to previous years’ posts for inspiration and to avoid “reinventing the wheel” by inadvertently repeating it. Then I realized, the message from this 2012 post bears repeating. I’m not much of a believer […]
A few weeks ago, I put out a “cry for help” on Facebook because I was stuck for ideas for my blog. One of the topics that came up and was echoed by several others, was dealing with negativity at home and in the workplace. I can relate to people’s frustration at how to respond […]
Most of us would say that we hate it when people lie to us. However, if we’re honest, we’d admit that we’re all liars at one time or another. In my volunteer work at my local animal shelter, it can be incredibly frustrating to be on the receiving end of some of the lies that […]
If you have pets, you probably spend at least some time each day talking to them. On an intellectual level, most of us realize that our pets don’t really understand a lot of what we say to them. Although they can master the meaning of many words, the odds that they fully understand what we’re […]
