by Shelley Row | Aug 28, 2019 | Business Skills, communication, Decision-Making, Employee Culture, Leadership
When you download a new app, buy a new phone or acquire the latest cool technology like Alexa, you learn to use it. You explore its capabilities, you learn how it works, and over time you learn how it can assist you. Do you make that effort with your staff? Do you...
by Shelley Row | Aug 14, 2019 | Leadership
Think about your first management position. What was initially on your mind? For most of us, we dove into the technical work. What are the projects? Are they on time and on budget? What are the technical challenges? What is the financial picture for each? For sure,...
by Shelley Row | Aug 1, 2019 | business, Business Skills, communication, Decision-Making, Employee Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Neuroscience, over thinking
Whether your technical expertise is in engineering (like mine), law, finance, technology or science, we technical folks don’t have good reputations as managers. When a technically accomplished person is promoted into management, suddenly the old skills that made us...
by Shelley Row | Jul 17, 2019 | Business Skills, communication, Decision-Making, goals, Leadership, Neuroscience, over thinking
Is your leadership falling victim to the villain? “What villain?” you say. It’s a dastardly villain that limits your leadership potential and short-circuits your effectiveness. Particularly in technical fields, we’ve been trained to go along with the villain. Here’s...
by Shelley Row | Jun 12, 2019 | anchors, Business Skills, Decision-Making, Leadership, Neuroscience, over thinking, sailing, success
It was supposed to be an easy cruise. That’s what they told me. The 47′ Morris sailboat, sailed the Newport to Bermuda race and finished second in her class. We were part of the crew sailing her back to Newport. And, it was my first sailing trip. To say...
by Shelley Row | May 27, 2019 | business, Business Skills, communication, Decision-Making, Employee Culture, Employee Engagement, goals, Leadership, over thinking, purpose, success
Do you worry about leaving town for vacation? Have you already bought a new car (if you would be interested, a quick glance at sites like https://invoice-pricing.com/ could get you the best price for your vehicle) for your road trip, but then are you double guessing...
