I have been such a slacker on blogging! Retired from my healthcare leadership career and now focusing on my creativity and leading my Stampin’Up! Team. I love all things paper and wish to be your creative coach. Leadership is still part of my soul. Stay tuned and I hope you enjoy this journey called life … Continue reading
Getting back to it!
Hello, it’s me! Sensible Farmgirl here. After a hiatus from blogging (funny how life can get in the way), I have made a decision to begin once again. I am not sure why I stopped other than got too busy with other aspects of life. I have been on an interesting journey since my last … Continue reading
Meeting Halfway
As leaders we often expect people to see things our way. We may have the knowledge and experience to recommend a certain plan of action to achieve a certain result. We may feel that based on our prior experience, this specific way is the way it should be done. Experience counts, right? While most people would … Continue reading
Never Enough Time?
Originally posted on Practical Practice Management A Division of Top Practices:
If you want something bad enough you will find the time to pursue it. It may take time to figure out how, but if you do not try then you never will. If you never do it you will always wonder why and regret…
What If I Don’t Feel Like Going To Work?
Originally posted on Practical Practice Management A Division of Top Practices:
As much as I would like to say that I am “Miss Smiley Face” at work everyday, there have been days that I just don’t want to be there. Okay, I said it…. My staff is going to raise their eyebrows at me today.…
How to Think Like a Leader
I picked this article up recently via Linked In and felt it was definitely worth sharing. This is written by Jack and Suzy Welch. “Too often, people who are promoted to their first leadership position miss the point. And that failure probably trips up careers more than any other reason. Being a leader changes everything. … Continue reading
Modifying your approach
“One size fits all” and “One size fits most” are terms we often see in the clothing industry. One thing is for sure, one size doesn’t fit all, or in the case of leadership, one approach doesn’t fit all situations. If you believe that leadership is influence (and I do), you realize that you don’t … Continue reading
Leading Through The Snow
In the Midwest we are waking up to another round of winter today. I recall as a young girl living on an Oklahoma farm how if snow fell on the level we seldom missed school and Dad always managed to keep the cattle fed and the numerous chores of a farmer done. Life on the … Continue reading
Structured Procrastination
Check out the link below I picked up from the Twitter feed of Chick-fil-A Leadercast. Do you have difficulty getting moving on projects you know that you need to do? Structured procrastination can be at play here. I, too, have had days when I keep my mind over-analyzing the bigger strategic projects that are most … Continue reading
Co-workers Who Weigh You Down
Originally posted on Practical Practice Management A Division of Top Practices:
One of the most difficult types of co-workers to have is one that does not carry his or her portion of the workload in the office. We all have days when we move a bit slower, but this type of co-worker is like this…
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