Be a Thermostat and Not a Thermometer: How to Cope When Someone Goes a Little Craaazy… This past week, one of my clients had to have an uncomfortable conversation with a longtime friend who was interested in coming to work at her firm. Although my client… Read More
Ally or Observer? Make the Most of Your Next, Important Meeting Last week I had the opportunity to meet with a number of teams who were going in to pitch ideas for future funding. The team with the best idea (and… Read More
Please Don’t “Do” Anything Fair warning: this is going to be a pet peeve Wow: I have had it with people “doing” things. What does this mean? Well, as those of you who were… Read More
“Graveyards are Filled with the Bodies of Indispensable Men” The multiply attributed quote, “Graveyards are filled with the bodies of indispensable men” was brought home to me in a whole new way this past week. Never fear, nothing catastrophic… Read More
Sometimes There’s No Map—and That’s OK A few weeks ago, I received a super-interesting email via the “Ask a Question” button on my website. For the purposes of the author’s privacy, I am not going to… Read More
Man Overboard! How to Build Trust when a Situation Occurs As you know (probably far too well by now) Keith and I have spent the last few weeks having adventures in the Southern Hemisphere. Yesterday, we snorkeled the Great Barrier… Read More
Everybody Wants to See a Hole in One As I mentioned in my last post, my husband and I have been traveling in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand seeing some wildlife. One way Keith has kept himself occupied… Read More
Sometimes Silly is Smart The past few days my husband and I have been in Australia and Tasmania seeing so many creatures, not to mention billboards like those pictured above where children pose for… Read More
Accept the Unexpected – Welcome 2019! As those of you know who have been reading the Wow for a while, I pick a theme for every year.  As you can see from the title of this… Read More
Small Talk to Make the Season Bright This past Tuesday I ran into an acquaintance at the Post Office who turned around in line and said to me, without preamble, “I hate Christmas.” Well, ok, then. While… Read More