✈️ Work autopilot – avoid these risks now!
I was walking with a friend one morning, and she told me she woke up the day before at 7:45 am. Thinking she overslept, she immediately got her act together and started working. About 4 hours later, another friend called her and asked what she was doing, and that is when she realized it was […]
Eileen’s Lesson: What was the biggest professional mistake you ever made?
He was interviewing for his first job out of school, and the interviewer asked him the standard, “Why do you want to work here?” question. He meant to answer “to gain hands-on job experience.” But unfortunately, his actual answer left out a word. Since this is a clean newsletter, we’ll let you figure it out. […]
Eileen’s Lesson: 🧹 Employees getting swept away? Get help today.
Many years ago, we received a call from a company. They were pretty distraught. In the course of a week, every employee of their company had resigned. They were a technology consulting firm. They spent time, energy, and quite a bit of training dollars on their people. To then have them recruited out so quickly […]
Are your HR policies making your org sick as a dog?
My family was fortunate enough to adopt a dog from Animal Control many years ago. Having a dog was a blessing and challenge, something that we weren’t entirely prepared for at first. A month after our lovely Shih Tzu became part of our family, I saw her running through the house with a box in […]
Don’t Let Things Get Lost in Translation
Many years ago, my family often went to a French restaurant. We got there one night without a reservation, figuring if they had a table, we would eat, and if not, no biggie, we would go somewhere else or eat at home. We got to the reception desk, and the owner was there. He knew […]
2022 May Mean It’s Time To Color Outside The Line
Do you remember coloring with crayons in school? I do. Specifically, I remember thinking the pictures were just ideas/suggestions and would color all around them. Well, that was until I realized that I was the only one doing it that way. What did I do? I went home and told my mother, who told me […]
Don’t start a fire, call an expert instead
Have you seen the Washington Post Headline that has gone viral? Maryland homeowner uses smoke to get rid of snakes but burns down house – The Washington Post. Who would do that? Aren’t there experts who specialize in all kinds of pests that could have been brought in? We would never do that in the […]
Alligators for bring your pet to work day?
But alligators really are friendly! Many years ago, a colleague shared a story about their “Bring Your Pet to Work Day” experience. What happened? An employee brought in an alligator. Yes, an alligator! According to the colleague, the co-workers did not seem to mind, and they participated in the photo-ops, petting, holding it, etc. Shockingly, […]
Why should we never say never?
A number of years ago, my husband and I went out to dinner in a restaurant and saw a young family with a baby. The baby had some toys in her hand and then threw them on the ground, prompting the parent to then immediately pick up the toys, followed by the baby throwing them […]
Dog or rug? What we see isn’t always what we see.
A few years ago, I needed a new area rug. My husband and I went to the store and we decided on this rug because it “spoke to us”. The rug was delivered and then the dog promptly sat down on the rug and we instantly realized why we had such a warm feeling about […]