5 Reasons why MBWA could be your best management strategy yet
As managers, we are often inundated with questions throughout the day. This is part of the job – we simply need to be accessible. However, [...]
Effective Family Meetings
You may have family time planned for this week, but do you have a family meeting planned? Family meetings are a great opportunity to bring [...]
The Best Way to Overcome Meeting Drain
As extroverted as I am, nothing makes me dread a day more than back-to-back meetings. All. Day. Long. It isn’t the meetings so much as [...]
We Must Get Together…
As the 2014 leans into its last month of operation, "finishing strong" was the anthem of my sales days, as every account in December promised [...]
The Stress-Busting Pre-Vacation Checklist
My husband and I have four young children and we have to come to accept that a bit of chaos is inevitable at home. But [...]
Best Practices For Climbing Out From Under the Backlog
If your Spring has been anything like mine, you’ve been juggling a TON of work. Perhaps, like me, your backlog has grown a bit more [...]
Are You Ready For A Break Yet?
At this time of year, many people are on the verge of burning out. A recent study found that almost half of Canadians felt “vacation-deprived”. [...]
Calm Down: This Message is for You If You Feel Crazed, Frantic, and Out-of-Control
We all need to calm down! Can you say an 'Amen!' to that? You might be reading this during the holiday season—or you might be [...]
Top 3 Reasons Why Routines Work @ Work
The busy fall season has officially begun. Summer always seems to slip by as fast as sand slips through my sandals. And while I love [...]
Too much to do and not enough time (left in the year)?
Let’s face it – we all have way too much work on the go. Most of us spread ourselves thin at the best of times. And this is only heightened with year-end deadlines and all of the holiday busyness. The challenge is we only have control over so much of our time. There are the non-negotiable deadlines, the meetings the emails, and additional holiday gatherings that leave little time to get “our” work done. And while I love the thought of cloning myself, we really do have to work with what we’ve got. Here are some key strategies to keep us calm and cheerful right through into the New Year.