Have you ever walked out of the house in a tee-shirt and shorts, only to find it rain mid-day and you are left soaking wet without a jacket or an umbrella? Have you ever gotten home from work or school and realized that your keys were not in the bottom of your purse or backpack? [...]
Starting a blog can be daunting, especially if you’re like me and you don’t consider yourself a writer. I still have chilling flashbacks to freshman year in high school where my English teacher picked on a student each week to put their writing sample on the board for him to explicate. “Explicate” might not be [...]
You are that typical Type A, obsessive compulsive, obscenely organized project manager who knows every file location on the share drive and can recite every task under that Microsoft Projects spreadsheet faster than you can say the alphabet backwards. You fancy gaining headway on a project before your manager can even finish assigning you your [...]
What appears to be just a typical workday in the financial district isn’t so typical when you’ve got 25 new faces filing into the office. Wide-eyed and willful, these interns stand tall with their backpacks on their shoulders and their heads cocked to the side. While carrying a bewildered grin on their face, they are [...]
As with most kids, I was quite outspoken when I was young and oftentimes that would get me into trouble with my family, teachers and classmates. Shouting the answer to a history question before the teacher even finished asking the question, speaking out of turn prior to having my name called out in class and [...]
Just recently, a friend gifted me one of those gadgets that clips onto my waist and avidly takes count of every step I take throughout the day. How thoughtful. This gets me thinking just a bit and I have come to some conclusions. One, I must have gained a couple of pounds and it shows. Two, [...]
This Lunar New Year marks a brand new year, the Year of the Monkey. The “Monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal,” according to the Chinese Fortune Calendar. Since I was born during the Year of the Pig, I find that much of this ‘monkey’ business does not blatantly apply to me. However, I [...]
It requires a bit of compassion, empathy and an understanding of society as it is, not as it should be perceived. It calls for integrity, a higher purpose and a will to accomplish something that will make a difference – a social impact. To me, social responsibility means giving back to the community without expecting [...]
As this year comes to a close, I find myself feeling a bit relieved over the dutiful sense of nostalgia I usually feel towards the end of the year. Particularly in the latter few months is where I have experienced a variety of unforeseen twists and turns that not only challenged my role as a [...]
Earlier this year, I shared with you a notion of creating a personal toolkit. This was a goal that I set for myself at the beginning of the year and spent some time each day picking up on something new, relevant and extraordinary. The purpose of this goal was to continually learn and grow, find [...]
Flexible. Adaptable. Whatever it takes. These are the misguided words associated with the term, “agile” that once got the best of me. Prior to undergoing the Agile Management series at UC Berkeley Extension, I had heard the term, “agile” thrown out in meetings and hallway conversations. The majority of the time, I’d hear, “We’re an [...]
Pairing marketing communications and project management sets the stage for a career path that I’m passionate about. Somewhere between the fluff and the rigid guidelines is common ground for the two to co-exist. I get the luxury of working on a variety of projects alongside so many brilliant people that there isn’t really such a [...]
The aptitude for growth is what sets people apart from one another across industries. Whether you’re an IT professional, software engineer, sales representative or in my case, a marketing communications and project management professional, staying abreast with the latest trends and newsworthy topics pertaining to your field is not so much an option than it [...]
“All organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they are now getting. If we want different results, we must change the way we do things” says CEO, Business Coach and Consultant, Tom Northup (Northup). A former manager once enlightened me with this quote during the time revenue goals heightened and the need to recognize [...]
Be comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s not so much a goal as it is a resolution I set for myself at the beginning of the year. Arriving at this resolution required considerable thought, reflection and experience drawn from my both personal and professional life. Next to many of the others I set for myself, this [...]
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