Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Virtual Toast
This year, a few friends and I started a monthly Virtual Toast – some of us were celebrating significant birthdays (aren’t they all significant?) and …
Changing Lives By Marrying Technology & Need
Recently I got this wonderful shakeup out of my busy-toomuchtodo-gottabuythatgift holiday mode that I find myself in each and every year. I found my way …
What’s the perfect gift for your team?
I love holiday gift shopping, no doubt about it. I’m not talking about gift giving – everyone loves that part! No, I am talking about …
Do You See Cheese or Holes?
Early on in my career, a mentor told me that everything is like Swiss cheese. Every situation has “cheese” and “holes.” Your choice is whether to …
5 Biz Reads I Didn’t Hate
I have to be honest, I don’t have nonfiction on my virtual nightstand. Nothing excites me less than settling in with a business book. It’s …
5 E’s of Amassing a Change Leader Global Network
Want to have your project team in California using the same change leadership tools and terminology as your project teams in Connecticut and China? It …
You’ll Need Some Skills for a Griswold Holiday
I’ve decided that Clark Griswold and I have more in common than I’d like to admit. I have visions of that perfect Christmas with family …
Breaking Free from the Performance Treadmill
I keep thinking I should have learned this by now. But I continue to need to be reminded: my worth is not ultimately based on …
Power of the Posse
As you find yourself knee-deep in holiday chaos, closing out the year and preparing for the New Year – I want to share with you …
Sunday Drive Home Rants
(Sigh). Aaaah, Football. I have to admit I’ve never been a huge fan of any particular college or professional football team in the past, although …