The noise drives me crazy. Ding-dong! Another kid joins a Zoom call. Shoo-shoo-shoo! A child is pretending to fight with a lightsaber. “Moooommmmm!” Someone needs tech support with their distance learning. “I DON’T UNDERSTAND!” The 1st grader is shouting at his teacher because he’s struggling to learn to read on Zoom. Buzz! My 1st grader’s teacher texts me to tell … [Read more...] about The ABCs of Distraction
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Create Your New Normal
In these teleworking, sheltering in place, social distancing, COVID-19 days, we need to move past crisis mode – if possible – and into a new kind of normal. NOTE: this does not apply do those of you in the medical field who DO need to treat each day like a crisis. We all greatly appreciate all the sacrifices you are making for our collective health. And, I know that some … [Read more...] about Create Your New Normal
Lessons from the Spanish Flu Era
We are in uncharted territory in these COVID-19 times, but can still learn from the past. The last World Pandemic we had was the Spanish Flu in 1918. So, I thought I would interview my two grandfathers who were born in the 1890s and lived through this. What can we learn from their experiences? My paternal grandfather, M. E. Sheehan, essentially invented the gig … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Spanish Flu Era
The Happiness Advantage
Research shows that “happy employees have, on average, 31% higher productivity; their sales are 37% higher; their creativity is three times higher.”* That is quite a “happiness advantage” both for people who are “happy” and organizations who cultivate “happiness” in their employees. In an article by Shawn Achor in Harvard Business Review*, he outlines three ways that … [Read more...] about The Happiness Advantage
Leadership Rejuvenation
Most people who have found themselves in leadership positions agree on one thing – leadership is exhausting! Leaders not only have to worry about their own deadlines, projects, goals, etc., but also the deadlines, projects, goals, etc. of their followers. With so many plates to spin, it can be difficult for leaders to find the energy to do everything they need to do, and … [Read more...] about Leadership Rejuvenation