Listen to understand
I was having lunch with a colleague of mine many years ago, actually she was a mentee of mine. She loved to talk, and could talk …. alot! Somewhere in the conversation I lost interest in what she was talking about, but I did not look away. She suddently called my name, “Michele, Michele …”. […]
Communicaton and leadership
Ah yes, communication does go hand in hand with leadership. The way you communicate defines you and your leadership style. I sat in a meeting a few months ago and I watched as the Manager was speaking to his colleague. The conversation got heated and I could see frustration building on both sides. But I […]
Productivity vs busyness
We so easily fall into the trap of getting so busy, with so much. Being busy is fine, but how productive are we in our busyness? May people have this problem and it often boils down to time management. Managing what you do by setting aside time to do it in. This may take some […]
Pratice, practice, practice
I was reading an article related to this quote. And it mentioned that this quote talks to raising your game. Determining what is important to you and then taking it to the next level. Have you ever thought about taking your skills, your knowledge and even your work to the next level? Why don’t you […]
Time is one thing we all have in common. Whether you are struggling, keep going, If things are going great, keep going. Time never stands still on the clock, it keeps going. And so should you. Don’t let anything hold you back from achieving what you set out to do – keep going even if […]
Wherever you are today, whatever you are doing today is a result of your choice a few years ago, or a few days ago, or a few minutes ago. So whatever is going to happen in your future, depends on your choice today. Remember, tomorrow never comes – is never present. Today is what counts! […]
Unforgettable
I attended a strategy session on Saturday for an event coming up in September. I was attending via Teams while the others were all in a room – a hybrid meeting. They started off with an ice breaker where each person had to take a piece of flipchart paper and cut a hole in centre […]
Assumption gumption
People continually jump to assumptions before finding out what the real message is or whether their interpretation was justified. A few years back a colleague came over to me and said that she thinks Anna (we will call her Anna for the sake of my story) is cross with her. I asked her why to […]
Patience is a virtue
Besides being a role model and inspiring Administrative Professionals all over the world, I do have another job – Chairperson of our Trustees Committee. Yup for my sins I was voted in a second year in a row – supported by an amazing group of individuals who share the same vision and dream for our […]
To be or not to be …?
Ever wanted to follow your dream or your passion? Don’t you wish you could be doing something you want and love instead of sitting in the job you don’t really want to be in? There are many people out there stuck in a profession or a job which they don’t really want to be in […]