Get Rid of Analysis Paralysis Once and For All

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...

For Effective Leaders…Five Reasons why “Feelings” is Not a Dirty Word

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...

Four Steps to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions on Track

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...

Four Steps to Loosen the Grip of “Supposed-Tos”

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...

Anxiety? Call in the Fire Department

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...

Are Your Decision-Making Habits Feeding Your Organization

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...