For the last week and a half I’ve been totally stressed out about something I needed to do for a client. It was very technical and just outside my reach, I thought. Very technical, very jargon-based, etc. So I looked at it a little, I talked to a couple people who should know more than me, I contacted technical support, and I stressed. Today, I took the plunge, logged in and really looked at what I needed to do. And you know what? 10 minutes later it was done and I knew it had been done correctly. So what? Well, I’m not the only one who goes through this. Sometimes when something feels daunting, the right answer is to just try. Make sure you don’t have anything that could really screw you up first (for instance, back up the source code before you start editing […] Continue reading
You Are Traffic
I saw a picture awhile ago of a bike rack and the caption read, “You aren’t stuck in traffic. You are traffic.” How awesome is that? And that’s something I think we all fall into. Things happen and we take no responsibility for them even though our actions help to cause them. What do you mean, Kath? Well, let’s say you are frustrated that your employees don’t innovate enough. Rather than look at it for the seven hundredth time as how to “fix” the employees, take a look at yourself. Do you always come up with a bunch of ideas? Is it possible your employees feel like they don’t have to because you will? Or, if they do come up with ideas, do you always have a better one? (I worked for her – it wasn’t her fault, she really did have better ideas. But […] Continue reading
Ask the Questions – PLEASE
I attended a meeting today that was a real surprise. Â It was a room full of very serious business men all in ties and power suits, a couple of women in their power suits with skirts, and me in my flashy, brightly-colored tunic top and jeans. And yes of course, I had something on that sparkled. So right from the get go I’m the odd one out. Whatever. I’m good with it. So the meeting starts and the facilitator says, “since everyone knows everyone else” and then pauses and looks around the room. Â So I said no, I didn’t know anyone in the room. Turns out, NO ONE knew anyone in the room! But not one of those very professional people who were dressed so powerfully said anything. In fact, after the meeting, they THANKED me for being the one to say something. Â Are you […] Continue reading
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