Your Advice is Bad
A ROUSING WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST THOUGHT PARTNERS THE AWESOME ATTENDEES FROM THE2022 CALA SPRING CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW One of my favorite "work" books, The Advice Trap, written by Michael Bungay Stanier,...
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Happy June, Thought Partners!Just typing that salutation had my eyes bugging through my readers, as fashionable as the pair I'm wearing happens to be. How on earth is it June already?I can't...
Will & Grace
Will & Grace. One of my all-time favorite shows.At its core, it was innovative and funny, depicted unconditional friendship, and blazed a new path on network television that took courage and risk. Will &...
An Introvert’s Nightmare
As an Introverted Extrovert, I fully admit to having a tug-of-war with the ever so necessary function of NETWORKING. I'm not alone. I've titled today's TPF An Introvert's Nightmare because I...
Killing Me Softly: Multitasking
Multitasking - The Silent Productivity Killer A body of scientific evidence illustrates, fairly conclusively, that multitasking makes humans less productive and less creative.Like Roberta Flack's famous melancholy song (later sampled...
ROE vs ROI
In April, we spent time developing minor efforts of practice that helped us become more productive, while also exploring our opportunities to create micro-interactions with others, move forward despite reservations...
Being Productive When You Disagree
Piggybacking off last week's TPF, 3 Steps to Clearer Decisions, I thought I would reference an article that's an "oldie but goodie" while responding to the following questions a few...
3 Steps to Clearer Decisions
As we continue to Spring ahead with productivity this month, let's talk about analysis paralysis, one of the most significant and identifiable threats to productivity we often face. If you're on...
Think Small, But Mighty
This past Monday I presented, to both live and virtual audiences, at the SHRM Talent Conference in Denver, Colorado. The topic I presented was Increasing Employee Engagement Through Connection and...
Thought Gardiners Use the Right Fertilizer
If you've been a Thought Partner for some time now, you've either seen or have read about my awesome (now) 8-year old son. Not because I'm one of those helicopter...