by Caroline | Oct 17, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Time Management
What struck me was the blueberry muffins story. Stanford professors Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao wrote a piece in the Wall Street Journal about the ways bosses inadvertently waste employees’ time. One of their examples involved an executive who casually mentioned...
by Caroline | Mar 15, 2017 | Networking, Planning, Recruiting, ROI, SXSW, Time Management
Welcome to Austin’s SXSW 2017. So much to do, so many people to meet, so much to learn! The first weekend is over but still so many business events, networking and parties to go. Yes, it is a marathon, not a sprint. Whether this is your first SXSW or if you’ve been...
by Caroline | Sep 5, 2016 | Company Culture, conversations, Culture, Leadership, Management, teamwork, Training
Did you know that when your organization treats conflict as a bad thing, it can really cost the organization? It can cost money, productivity, opportunity. Take, for example, the large company we consulted with several years ago where employees were discouraged from...
by Caroline | Oct 28, 2015 | Company Culture, Management, Non profit HR
I talk about planning a lot. The reason for that is twofold: One, I’m a consultant and I know darn good and well that when I am in the middle of, say, writing an employee handbook, clients are going to call and need me to address an urgent matter like, “I just found...
by Caroline | Aug 19, 2015 | Management
I just got back from vacation. My body got back several days before my mind, but that’s neither here nor there. One glorious evening, I went kayaking on the Hudson River. Before we got started, our guide had us do a yoga move, balancing on one leg with our other foot...
