by Shelley Row | Jan 6, 2020 | Decision-Making
Hard-to-work-with, passive-aggressive, disagreeable, arrogant, unresponsive, unmotivated, angry. Know anyone like that? Rational, levelheaded, thoughtful, curious, respectful, friendly, easy-to-get-along-with, agreeable. You probably know people like this, too....
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 | 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 | Jan 27, 2019 | Business Skills, communication, Decision-Making, Employee Culture, Employee Engagement, goals, Leadership, Neuroscience, over thinking, purpose, success
We were having dinner at a friend’s house and admiring his family memorabilia neatly arrayed in the bookshelves. There were the kid’s sailing trophies, family photos, delicate antique demitasse cups and a bright blue tube. A bright blue tube? “What’s that?” I asked....
by Shelley Row | Dec 12, 2018 | Business Skills, communication, Decision-Making, Employee Culture, Employee Engagement, goals, Leadership, Neuroscience, over thinking, purpose, success
Holiday shopping. Holiday cooking. Holiday travel plans. Holiday decorating. Holiday visitors. Holiday hubbub. It’s easy to get lost in the holiday this-and-that. In the midst of the holiday bustle, I challenge you to also reflect and plan but in a different...