Confession: I’ve said for a very long time, no politics or religion at the workplace. Although I had good intent, I fell victim to believing certain topics are taboo or too risky to have at work. The problem with this…
Leadership, Techniques
Danger of Anonymous Virtual Notes
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I was in a recent virtual meeting and experienced exactly why I really dislike anonymous feedback. Let’s set the scene first. At the end of the meeting, the request was prompted for each person to post a note indicating what…
Speaking, Techniques
Off the rails
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This month, I was extremely lucky and honored to speak at the Agile Virtual Summit, hosted by Adam Weisbart. First, let me say that Adam did an amazing job on this event from top to bottom: marketing, communication, speakers, topics,…
Appreciation, Techniques
Appreciation Post & An Amazing Virtual Tip – April Jefferson
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Unfortunately, saying thank you seems to be an after thought more and more. So at least once a month, I will take a few minutes to publicly appreciate someone that has had an impact on me. This round: April Jefferson…
Leadership, Techniques
Defensive Responses
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I thought about posting today about the protests. I thought about posting today about some element of systematic racism that I’m still digging into to understand in all areas of my life including work. But I started thinking about the…
Leadership
Nothing to Say
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Ok. Obviously, anyone that knows me understands this is not ever completely true but I am experiencing something that is different. After being basically home 95%+ of the time since March 14th, I’m feeling very unmotivated. With the groundhog repetitive…
Speaking, Techniques
Speaking Tip: Forgetting Something
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Inspired by the facilitation tips and the learning I add when I do the Training From the Back of the Room course, I’m going to add some posts on various speaking tips. Speaker Challenge: You spend a significant amount of…
Techniques
More Appreciation Please
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“We often use the words “recognition” and “appreciation” interchangeably, but there’s a big difference between them. The former is about giving positive feedback based on results or performance. The latter, on the other hand, is about acknowledging a person’s inherent…
Appreciation
Appreciation Post – Rachel Howard
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Unfortunately, saying thank you seems to be an after thought more and more. So at least once a month, I will take a few minutes to publicly appreciate someone that has had an impact on me. This round: Rachel Howard…
Managing
Pet Peeve – “Working From Home”
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I know it has been a while since my last pet peeve post. I’m sure you missed my rants. This round of pet peeves is focused on annoyances with working from home. Not really normal working from home: First, yes people…