“There is no greater leadership challenge than parenting” – Jim Rohn In the midst of a pandemic, we are shifting again and often. As parents, we are still working full time, but we have added a new responsibility – care for and co-teaching our children at home. To say it’s challenging is an understatement. It’s […]
Top Tips for Parents as you Work and Live up to your Back-to-School Expectations Read Post »
Expectations are unmet when they are unspoken. For both you and the parents you employ, the worst thing you can do is go into this time of transition and uncertainty without a plan and clearly defined expectations. You can NOT leave this to chance. As an employer, you need to be clear about expectations related
Top Tips for Employers as You Support Parents AND Live up to Company Standards Read Post »
Back to school looks a whole lot different this year. For very few, it means going back to a traditional model of all in-person education. For most, it will likely be a hybrid version of home and school learning. For some, it may be fully remote. For all, it will likely swing between these options
Employers & Parents CAN Work Together to Create a Healthy Transition to Back to School Read Post »
Your budgets are tighter; your people are working all over the place; and everyone is trying their hardest to make it all work. Now that the initial adrenaline has worn off, we are all more than a little tired and uncertain. This is the common thread in conversations we are having with our clients these
Working from Anywhere Just Got OH-SO-MUCH-BETTER! Read Post »
Most crises happen quickly and we are left to struggle through the aftermath. That’s not THIS crisis. We are still in the midst of a global pandemic that has no end in sight. We are also struggling through racial unrest that has been bubbling for centuries and has found its way to a boiling point.
Panic – Learn – Grow Read Post »
As we are now juggling a whole new set of surroundings and circumstances, we must indeed redefine how we work. That means, we also need to redefine how we lead others. Rather than focus on theory in this post, I want to walk you through a simple one-on-one conversation model that can help you to
Leading Others in Our New World Read Post »
Before I can be a good leader for others, I have to lead myself. Put the self-help books aside. You already have it in you to do this. You know what you need to be your best self. During a time when our routines are all out-of-sorts and everything feels out of control, it is
Leading Self – Virtually Read Post »
The conditions for leading effectively have changed for EVERYONE! We are in a new time and space and the more quickly we adapt, the more likely we are to do well. We know you are scrambling to meet everyone’s needs, take care of yourself and your family, and adapt to a whole new set of
Everywhere we turn, we are forced to figure out new ways of doing things. And, we are seeing both sides of the human reaction spectrum. From those that turn in on themselves and find only despair to those that want to innovate our way out of this. For us, at The Conversations That Matter, we
It’s always a bit strange to write about myself on this business blog. After all, you aren’t here to read about my life…at least I hope you aren’t. I hope you are here to learn, be encouraged and find support in your professional life. In the case of this post, I am going to use
Remembering the Lessons I’ve Learned Read Post »
