From a macro level when you're planning your workload be realistic about what you can manage. Know that you will have sick days and vacation days and holidays. When you're planning your time off plan your schedule to reduce as much as possible beforehand.Last weekend...
Let's just say I've spent more than a few years working on projects. And let's just say that working at agencies and in tech is not without its issues. So while my perfectionist tendencies always want to underpromise and over deliver my reality wasn't always so....
One of my clients just got a new job, yay! And so we spent our last session talking about some of the upcoming things to think about. You want to set yourself up for success and also be cognizant of any first and second impressions. Beyond thinking about your...
A lot of clients come to me and they're focused on that next promotion. And we work through ways to get it. But it turns out the ways that we focus are good for almost anything they want. If they want to pivot. If they want better work/life balance. Or just...
How many conversations have you had where you start to talk about something and before you even finish someone is telling you what to do? We've all seen the tropes on tv of typically women wanting to vent and typically men wanting to fix it. So why do we all...
One of the most important keys to managing your career is your one on ones (1:1) with your manager. This is where you get awareness about your current state, plan a path to move forward, and start planting the seeds that you're ready for what's next. But I...
I talk to my clients a lot about negotiation. From their salary, to their workload, to working with other teams... It's all a negotiation. One of my clients and I spent our last session talking about an interaction they were having with another team member. The...
My big win for the year is digital organization. There are a lot of bits to that but one that I'm looking to tackle is email organization. I got a text message after I sent an email to my list that the recipient replied and got the message 'inbox full.' I knew it was...
A while ago, when I was working one of my crazy contract jobs I finally made an appointment for my annual physical. You know how you wait in the room totally bored and impatient about the thousand of things you should be doing? So I was checking out all the...
I work with a lot of my clients on that mix between working on the right things and being productive. Think efficient and effective. Everyone I talk to has too many things to do. Maybe there is a community out there who is perfectly fine with their to-do list....