April 3, 2017 Friends Who Stand the Tests of Time and Absence (DEDICATED TO OUR DEAR FRIEND G) There are many variables which can help determine the substance and nature of long-term relationships, both personal and professional. I remember my daughters’ pediatrician asking the girls during their annual check-ups, “Do you have one really close friend or lots of regular friends?” That always struck me as an important question, and one that I can answer unequivocally. I would much rather have a few very close friends than tons of plain acquaintances. As the years progress, I see that I live that mantra. Sometimes the close friends have been important since childhood (shout…
May 25, 2016 Do You Talk Too Much? Dave Matthews Band has a song called Too Much that laments what the songwriter sees as the excesses of modern society. Excesses in many things can be bad. I have been more aware recently of people tending to talk too much. When thinking about your most precious commodity, many people would agree that time IS answer. And what do you do if you tend to talk too much? You are freely and excessively abusing someone else’s valued commodity…time! Can you be more precise and succinct in your communications with coworkers, vendors and clients? Of course, I don’t mean that you should be rude…
June 11, 2013 I Ain’t Wasting Time No More What do your days look like? Are they chunks of frenetic activity, interspersed with catching up on a thousand emails? Do you control your days or do they control you? We’ve all heard the same advice: email is obtrusive, turn it off or don’t look at it for extended periods of each day, and your productivity will soar. Really? Have those advice-givers ever actually tried it? If so, and if they were successful at it, then they are clearly not as in-demand as the rest of us are! Everyone has a different dynamic in their position or job. Some jobs…
