While doing complex process reengineering and IT projects at Waste Management, I learned a valuable lesson: slow down to go fast. This can be a hard lesson for people to learn, since the time we spend understanding a problem, planning an approach, and finding the resources we need can seem inordinate when we’re under pressure [...]
“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” – Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper [...]
Most of us have been proud multitaskers at one point in our lives. The ability to do a few things at the same time can seem like a necessary skill, both at work and at home. We talk on the phone while driving, send texts when we’re talking with someone in person, and reply to [...]
One of the biggest stressors in our lives can be when we are not living in congruence with our core values. To identify your core values, choose five values from the following list. Your choices should be based on what’s important to you. There are no bad choices, only your choices. Be honest with yourself [...]
If you’re like most people, your life is spent working toward accomplishments. Whether it’s sending one more work email, running errands, or cooking dinner, we are constantly moving from one task to another. Mobile devices and social media make it easier for us to stay connected and accomplish even more while we rush through our [...]
