by Shelley Row | Feb 4, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
For Effective Leaders…5 Reasons why “Feelings” is Not a Dirty Word “There’s no place for feelings at work!” I heard it frequently as a young engineer. Thankfully, I learned this admonition was impossible to achieve and very bad for my career. Today, after interviewing...
by Shelley Row | Jan 1, 2015 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
Does the thought of New Year’s resolutions fill you with anxiety or exhilaration? Personally, setting New Year’s resolutions feels like breathing in the fresh, crisp air of possibility and hope. It’s as though a gleaming new road is spread out in...
by Shelley Row | Nov 6, 2014 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
To clap, or not to clap. That is the question. Mike and I attended opening night at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. The newly renovated Maryland Hall was filled with expectant energy. They really did sound amazing! They must have used something akin to the Graham...
by Shelley Row | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
The computer locks up; you groan in exasperation. A new assignment is plopped onto your already-full plate; your shoulders tense. A crash on the drive home snarls traffic; your chest tightens. You feel like a pin cushion that is constantly pricked by tension-causing...
by Shelley Row | Jun 26, 2014 | Business Skills, Leadership
There it is – a tea kettle. Shiny and copper. It sits quietly until the heat is on. Suddenly, unexpectedly, it erupts, “Eeeeeeeeee!” There you are. Sitting quietly at home or at work doing what you’re doing. Something happens – a cross word, a sideways glance, an...
by Shelley Row | May 26, 2014 | Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership
I’m intrigued but not surprised. The a-ha moment happened as I discussed the pitfalls of over-thinking with a group of 70 transportation leaders. It could have been any group of leaders. Perhaps it is evident: Leaders develop good and bad decision-making habits and so...
