Category Archives: Small thoughts
Do you ever wake up feeling grumpy for no reason and then (un)intentionally spread negativity around you?
I recently dealt with a family member who exhibited this behavior, waking up in a bad mood and then successfully spreading his negativity to others. I firmly believe that imposing one’s bad mood on others is unfair. When this happens, … Continue reading
People leaders: If someone in your team is not meeting your expectations, what are you NOT seeing?
Could it be that: 📳 the role has changed and this person is bored? ✝ this team member is experiencing personal issues? 💠 other team members are creating friction for this person? ✳ you have been distracted and not giving … Continue reading
A surefire way others can tell when you multitask in meetings
Let’s accept this, friends – no one is great at multitasking in the workplace. And by multitasking, I mean, activities like attending a meeting/presentation AND responding to emails/chats concurrently. Now you might think you can get away with it, but … Continue reading
The people who get my admiration, and eternal gratitude…..
Friends, we all have someone like this in our lives. When things are rough and you’re struggling through a tough time, this person just knows exactly what to say to bring us up. They tell us: 💚 that we will … Continue reading
Friends, from time to time, I silently judge others for their social media comments and resharing of posts.
Yes. I am fully aware that judging is terrible. And LinkedIn is the only social media I am on – so I have a biased perspective of what people do on social media. But every now and again, I see … Continue reading
Sometimes, it’s important to lower your expectations
I have always highlighted the importance of forming connections with people, and strengthening your ties with your network. But here is something I should have also highlighted. When you ping someone with the intent to form a connection via a … Continue reading
The dark side of resilience training.
Learning and development in organisations is crucial for people development. And there are many types of training that are useful, practical and informative. Except resilience training. Resilience training often is code for this: We are about to implement wide-scale changes … Continue reading
Who do you dislike? Do you even know why?
A former manager was talking to me about all the things she disliked about her peer – and it occurred to me that these qualities were the very things she disliked in herself! Of course, I decided that I was … Continue reading
How I learnt to avoid having a strong opinion on a topic.
Recently, I wanted to buy myself a new pair of boots (because, who can have enough shoes, right?). The moment I started thinking about boots, I saw women everywhere wearing them. On TV, in the streets, at the Glebe markets, … Continue reading
How do you tell if someone really liked your presentation?
They will say things like: ❤️ it was great 💛 you did an excellent job 🧡 tops marks for your presentation. But if you ask them, “how did my presentation go?”, and they start saying nit-picking things like: 👿 Shame … Continue reading