by Shelley Row | Sep 9, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
Watch and listen to Shelley’s New VideoCast Series on Leading Change. No matter what your organization does, change can be tricky. But change is part of organizational life. Our world is changing faster than ever. The astute leader must understand change...
by Shelley Row | Aug 18, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
Have you ever tried to persuade someone and it did not go well? You have all the facts and data; you have a compelling case and the answer seems obvious – at least to you. Yet, they are not convinced and their arguments seem counterintuitive. This situation plays out...
by Shelley Row | Aug 9, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
Whoo-hoo! I was promoted to mid-management (GS-13 in government lingo). I was going to Headquarters! I made it! …not so fast. My first assignment was to write policy on the use of motorcycles in HOV lanes. If you think that doesn’t sound very exciting,...
by Shelley Row | Aug 2, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
The 1996 Summer Olympics were approaching fast. Atlanta hummed with construction. I was part of a team that designed and built the Transportation Management Center or TMC. The work engulfed the city, all of the surrounding counties, the state department of...
by Shelley Row | Mar 28, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
Stop Shooting Yourself in the Foot! Learn to Recognize and Manage Triggered Reactions We all have them…those hot-button issues, things that get under our skin. When one of them happens it triggers an over-reaction that is emotion-filled, quick and is probably not in...
by Shelley Row | Mar 1, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
You know what it’s like…constantly seeking more data. More data leads to more analysis. More analysis brings up more questions. More questions provoke the need for more data. And so it goes, round and round…like a dog chasing its tail. It wastes your time, your...
