Is it time to negotiate your workload?

Ugh, it happened again. So Thursday afternoon, Regus* threw a Holiday Happy Hour for all of us Kennedy office tenants. A chance to network and meet other business owners on the floor. It was awesome...met several people...had a great time. Skip to the next morning. In between my impatient wait for coffee and my failed attempt yet again at dressing our toddler, I flashback to an office neighbor I met at the event. "That was a great conversation," I thought to myself. "I really like what they do

As we approach the proverbial time of the year for setting new resolutions, time management is one important piece of this equation. Regardless of our new goals, we must somehow make it possible to take on new things, or even just to shift our schedules around. This is a philosophy most of us readily accept. When deciding on resolutions, most are designed to improve our quality of life in some fashion. Many of us long for a better balance between work and home life. So, what does that mean?

As many businesses approach an age of natural progression, turnover is inevitable. Via retirement or adding 'headcount'. When this happens, why is it some employees cringe when asked to train a replacement or someone new to the team? There are those that just aren't people persons; I get that. And being good at what you do does not always translate to being a good trainer; I get that also. Those are not the employees I am referring to. What about those who audaciously withhold training?

Let me start with my answer...empathy is a blessing, despite the side effects. Those that struggle with this 'gift' know exactly what I mean. A blessing in all parts of our lives, except for maybe at work - simply because it is not easily switched off when we need it to be. We are hearing a lot about emotional intelligence right now - and what a great drive, especially as women in the workplace. Let's be clear, however, empathy is a characteristic not to be thrown around lightly. It is not

Now here's a character I could immediately relate to. And I say that with mixed feelings. Aside from the obvious short-term memory loss, although some would argue I struggle in that area. Aside from her apparent attention-deficit disorder, which...well come on...most of us in the business world suffer. If not congenital, we have developed some version as a means of coping with the expectation to multi-task in every facet of our lives. No, what really stood out as I was watching her character

Imagine learning your top 5 innate talents. The top 5 driving factors that make you who you are. What gets you up in the morning and how you motivate others. Most importantly, how you can develop those talents into strengths, both professionally and in your every day life. I am experienced with the Gallup StrengthsFinder process and have co-created this training at QTCC for over 650 employees. This is valuable insight professionally, no doubt. Think about how this will benefit your personal

73 million strong. Millennials encompass anyone born between 1980 and 1996; America's largest generation thus far. My husband falls within this group; and me, I barely made it out. Although like a lot of us, I correlate with both Gen X and Millennials and fall somewhere in between. So we know Millennials are a highly-educated group, as 1 in 3 have a college degree. I was not surprised to learn only 27% are married (compared to 62% of Gen Xers). This might be because 1 out of 7 still live at

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Pun intended. Well...somewhat. But this is not about the presidential race. Although, the question applies to that scenario also. Recently, during a conversation with a colleague, I was told the majority of corporate folks would rather listen to someone with charisma vs. someone with experience. My first reaction was like many of you right now..."What the hell are you talking about?" Not dismissing the effectiveness and importance of an energetic presenter, but if I had to choose between the