The Importance of Feedback

The Importance of Feedback

The more specific, the more terrific! You can’t improve if you don’t know what you’re doing wrong. In reality, many of us complain about underachieving co-workers, but we don’t give them the type of explicit feedback they need to do their jobs...
One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

After graduating from college, I had no interest in going back to school, yet I knew most of the careers I was interested in required more education. One day Johns Hopkins University sent me an advertisement for a class taught by a famous author, and it looked...
Holiday F Words

Holiday F Words

At holiday gatherings, my family of origin played word games (video games hadn’t been invented yet.) It’s natural, then, that I’d use words to facilitate your fantastic family festivities. Here are a few words related to work, work groups, and celebrations. (Some...
Take a Gratitude Walk

Take a Gratitude Walk

Anyone who knows me, knows that I appreciate a good walk! I am especially happy when I am walking with friends, and also when I am able to walk and collaborate with colleagues by using my phone and earbuds. The benefits of walking are, of course, very well-known. A...
Feeling Grateful With Family and Friends

Feeling Grateful With Family and Friends

Last year at Thanksgiving, I wanted the focus of the meal to be around gratitude. Remembering an exercise I learned in graduate school, I modified it to fit my family and it was a huge success. I am sharing it with you and your family as my gift to you this...
Practicing Gratitude

Practicing Gratitude

“When you’re thankful for what you have; you end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey What do you focus on as you move through your day? Do you wake up to your alarm and think,...