Just like this drone from the 1960s wasn’t ready to deliver groceries, take people on virtual tours, or put out wildfires, if the timing isn't right, you may need to be satisfied knowing that your good idea is laying the foundation for things yet to come.

A lot of books and articles will tell you that the way to move up in the organization is to make sure you are constantly providing value and that you are being strategic with your time.

Before I walked into one of the large social events at last month’s Society of Women Engineers conference, I decided that particular event (with thousands of people) would be one where I intentionally sat with someone I didn’t know.

You are almost certainly familiar with spring, summer, winter, and fall, but depending on your situation, you may have different seasons to prepare for too. Most things in our lives follow a pattern if you take the time to notice.

In the old system, a career was a ladder, where you literally “moved up” by going from one rung to the next based on time and a prescribed set of experiences. Today, however, a career can (and should) take twists and turns.

Each year during our beach vacation, we pick a night to have a bonfire, and every year we get more and more prepared without really seeing any real change in the outcome. Do you ever have that happen at work or at home? Here’s our story:

I believe that balance can be found as long as your lens is wide enough, your time scale is long enough, and your perspective is broad enough.

You might feel like you are looking to others to provide an example for you, but know that there is always someone else who is looking at you.

Don’t be “shell-fish”... delegate. Okay, maybe that’s not the exact phrase, but as I sit here at beach with the children enjoying the end of summer, I’m feeling a little playful.

This was a question posed to me by Kelli Risse as we were recording in upcoming episode of her podcast “Winning in Business”.

It’s the start of school here in Atlanta, and that means the usual anxiety that comes with change and growth are just around the corner.

Have you ever lied about why you were not able to make a meeting at work? Did you not want to tell your boss or coworkers that you had something personal to take care of?

“Feedback is a gift.” This was engrained in me early in my professional career as a part of a Fortune 100 company who followed the strategies outlined in “The Oz Principle."

The ability to do focused work, the kind of work that requires deep thought and uninterrupted concentration, remotely is one of the things that divided us during the pandemic.

It’s important to use the right tool for the right job. I bet you can hang drywall using a stapler if you had to, but wouldn’t it be better to also have a saw, a hammer, and a screwdriver available to use?

I know many of you are tired of video meetings but is it because of the “on camera” stress (also referred to as zoom fatigue) or is it that the camera is an unwanted accountability partner? 

The new year is a time filled with possibilities, but to many employees this time of year can be overwhelming. At the end of the year, we can point to what needs to be finished, what can be wrapped up nicely and what we are just going to have to abandon, but at the beginning of the year, hopes, dreams, and previously set commitments abound.

Don’t take yourself too seriously over the few weeks. The end of the year can be extra stressful for deadline driven & goal oriented people.

“Are you running from a job or to one?” This is the question I posed to a women I mentor recently. This is a question I pose to everyone who seeks my advise about a job change.

As a salaried employee, I am paid to get a job done, so that’s what I do. This is not so say that vacation is not important - finding time to recharge is critical to maintain high levels of productivity and to avoid burnout.