by Valerie | Jan 14, 2020 | Career, Goals
It’s the start of the new year! The start of a new DECADE! (Unless you’re one of those persnickety people who insists the new decade doesn’t start until 2021… If so, may I ask why we called them the ‘Roaring 20s’? And, if someone is...
by Valerie | Jan 7, 2020 | Advice, Career, Front and Center, Goals
Sometimes it’s thrust upon you and you never saw it coming. You find yourself downsized, made redundant or replaceable. Other times it’s that nagging feeling… is this all there is? Sometimes it’s the turn of the calendar page. The start of a...
by Valerie | Dec 19, 2019 | Advice, Career
Goal-driven storytelling starts with… the goal. Obviously. The key to actively authoring your future story is to identify the outcome (success! happiness!) and then carefully craft the plot points to achieve that outcome. But how can we know where we’re...
by Valerie | Oct 22, 2019 | Career, Humor
You seem angry. Why are you angry? We just need you to take notes at the meeting. Again. Yes, we know you’re not the secretary, geez. Not everything is in the job description. Sometimes you just have to do what you’re asked to do. Be a team player. Well,...
by Valerie | Oct 7, 2019 | Advice, Career
Who likes being put in a box? I don’t. Nobody puts Baby in a box! OK, the actual movie quote says “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” but I wouldn’t want to be in a box either. Boxed in is perhaps even worse than cornered in. At least you can watch...
by Valerie | Oct 1, 2019 | Advice, Career
“Sari” used to love going to work. But not lately. Her division has been in upheaval for months with constant “streamlining.” Leaders come and go and colleagues who were once cordial are now pitted against each other, fearful of losing their...
