Giving or Teaching
Most of you are probably familiar with some version of the proverb: "Give a person a fish and they will eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and...
Do You Overhelp?
I was told the other day that I was "being an over-helper". Really? An over-helper? Yup. My 8-year-old told me in no uncertain terms that he didn't need me jumping...
Take the Spotlight
This month we're focusing on breaking some of our more common bad habits and possibly pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones. Last week we talked about the bad habit we have...
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...
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