Writings on the Wall

Stuck in Reverse

It is sad to see how prevalent toxic statements are today. Spouses say it to each other under the guise of “Look how well we know each other”. Company presidents say it under the guise of “Look how funny I am”. Recently, a government representative said people have been on vacation for a year because of the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, it earned a lot of criticism. He then rationalized his statement with the eternal excuse of “that was not what I meant”.

iRead, Writings on the Wall

You Got to Find a Way, Say What You Want to Say

As with most things in leadership, there is no one “right way” to do things. There is no magic pill that we can take. There is no perfect formula that we can follow. But in every mistake, there is a story. And in every experience, there is a lesson. We simply need to be open to it to find it.

ET-mology, iRead, This So-Called Life, World Domination

In Daylights, In Sunsets, In Midnights, In Cups of Coffee

So I decided I was going to write a series about this - the difference between motivation and engagement, and why both are extremely important to an organization’s success. Welcome to Part One. Now that it’s been established that the two concepts are mutually exclusive, the next logical question is, “Is it possible to be motivated and disengaged at the same time or vice versa?” The short answer? YES.

Living with C, This So-Called Life

The Second Hand Unwinds (from the Expectations Series)

And did I even at least get an apology? Of course not. I heard multiple explanations of what the process was (which was really just the same sentence repeated several times and done so many times that I was being cut off, to the point that I - rudely - told her to stop talking and let me finish). I heard several “what I should dos”. But no apology. Not even a blameless one.