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Daniel Pink, the author of Free Agent Nation says, “Typically, if you reward something, you get more of it.  You punish something, you get less of it.”  When misbehavior is punished, and rewards are done well, magic can happen.  Teams can achieve far more than they ever thought possible.  However, when parts of this equation

At the beginning of each new year, I like to take stock of the previous year and think of new resolutions. Keeping it simple is key for me to put the resolution into place. This year I have decided to focus on only one item – getting sufficient sleep. I am most productive first thing

The topic of sexual harassment and assault seems to be a part of nearly every conversation I have had over the last month. From my husband asking me about my experience when attending engineering school and working in the corporate world, to my daughter asking about the process for reporting an incident, to a client

My daughter recently got married. We didn’t employ a wedding planner and did much of the work ourselves. She and I developed a very good, detailed plan so that everyone involved knew what the couple wanted, what the individuals helping were responsible for, and when things were supposed to happen over the course of the

You come into work one morning and your manager says to you ‘Congratulations! You have just been promoted to manager!’ How you feel about this change could range from ‘terrific, this is something that I have been working towards’ to ‘holy crap – now what do I do?’ The transition to management is not easy

Is your team driving you nuts? Do you ever feel like they are conspiring to purposefully mess with your head when you are trying to set a direction? Have you ever had the situation where you had to get a project team to agree, conceptually, with a project direction? Some of the team members will

I have the pleasure of working across many different industries.  Each industry provides its own, unique set of challenges.  Lately, though, I have been seeing more in common across the industries.  The commonality is the challenge of change.  While many organizations are focused on the changes within their own place, others are now understanding that

‘She doesn’t listen to me anymore.’  This was my mantra during the early teenage years with my daughter.  When she turned 11, suddenly I became the stupidest person on the planet – and anything I said was automatically discounted and dismissed.  While I understood that this was part of her growing up, it also concerned

Training and teaching have become such a big part of work. Every time there is something new, people need training. In many respects, we are in the learning business. But, have you ever had a moment when you are learning something new and you just don’t get it? As you look at your instructor’s face,

For me it has always been easier to edit than create. A blank piece of paper, or a blank screen, has been one of the most intimidating things I face – whether it is a proposal, a newsletter, a blog, or a report. I frequently ‘get stuck’ when faced with it. My response is usually