In the past week, many of us have found ourselves in a position where we are homeschooling AND working from home. I’m certainly no expert. I have 5 days of experience with this. Some of those days were downright challenging. Here were some of our lower points: Having a conference call interrupted when my child […]
Career Advice
How to Overcome the 5 Biggest Career Killers
Last week, I ran into a woman who was more senior than I was when I started at my company over a decade ago. In the first couple of years, I went to her many times for guidance and support. Since then, I have gone on to be promoted multiple times and progressed to a […]
3 Tips for New Managers (and 3 Mistakes to Avoid)
You did it! You’ve worked hard and received a promotion. You are now a manager! You’re excited but also not sure how your new role will be different than your previous role as an individual contributor. You’re looking for tips for new managers! The purpose of this post is to give you the most important […]
The Best Healthy Meal Ideas to Enjoy Quarantine
Who is going stir crazy? Yea, me too! I’m finding that spending literally all my time at home is somehow exhausting. And it’s starting to get boring. Especially when it comes to food. I’ve always been focused on providing healthy meal options for the family, but it’s just harder right now. I would have thought […]
How to Give Feedback to Your Boss
A close colleague called me last week complaining about her boss. He was a bit of a micromanager and she was getting frustrated. She was planning to talk to her boss’s boss about the situation. I asked her if she had given her boss the direct feedback that he was a micromanager. She looked perplexed. […]