I need to take some of my own advice . . . At my “ladies luncheon” meeting last month, we introduced ourselves and shared our personal mantra. One of my peers in the group had the mantra “Just go live!” She works in the area of IT consulting. I’ve been thinking about that mantra for the past few weeks. During the summer, I (basically) have to work part-time since I’m a single mother of three girls. My full-time job becomes “Uber driver” for their various activities and sporting … [Read more...]

I figure when you hit your mid-40s, you have enough life experience to share your sage advice with others. As you age, you form a fondness for younger generations and hope that by sharing your wisdom, they don’t make the same mistakes that you did.   I will say . . . we hear you, younger generation. We are all scrambling to learn how to motivate you and help you build loyalty with our companies.   Here is my advice, broken down into ten tips:   #1—Cut the … [Read more...]

It's down to the last five minutes of the game. The competition has the ball first-and-10 at your 15-yard line. Okay . . . we all work in offices, but this scenario can be the reality of our lives. Sales were down last quarter, but costs were up. The shareholders are all over you to make the big deal. Are you ready for this big game? What things should you be doing to make sure that you're ready? These three things: #1—Hire proactively. What does this mean? It means always be ready … [Read more...]