Please Feed and Water the Employees

janice | March 3, 2010

As I left work yesterday, one of the women from another department told me how she hadn’t eaten lunch (was too busy to eat) or drank any water (was too busy to drink from the bottle on her desk). She wasn’t complaining, just making a statement of fact.
I know I furrowed my brow and [...]

Can You Catch Your Goal?

janice | February 14, 2010

The other day I worked with a client who wanted to set new goals for work. We brainstormed several ways he could explore and discover what kind of projects would interest him.  Talk about goals always leads to talk about vision. Without that vision thing, goals have little depth.
My client told me that he learned about [...]

Eating a Whole Chocolate Cake

janice | January 26, 2010

When faced with a daunting project, it’s easy to decide to do something else. Anything else.
When I bought my house last fall, I knew it needed some updating. Nothing had been updated since it was built in 1964. The good thing is that anything I do is an improvement! As I wrote my house project [...]

Get Ready for the A.M. in the P.M.

janice | January 19, 2010

I don’t know what it is, but I seem to move slower in the mornings than I do in the evenings. I’m always comforted by the fact that I’m not alone.
The best way to prep for the morning is to do it the night before. What can you do to prepare for the next day? [...]