by Beverly Crowell | May 5, 2020 | Articles
Tips for Getting Real on What’s Really Happening at Work I n the past month, life for most of us has changed. Plans have been disrupted and work looks very different. We may be working from home—or we may not be working at all, furloughed or laid-off from our...
by Jeff McCollum | Apr 30, 2020 | Articles
In Defense of Being “Helpful” I want to write in defense of being helpful. And I want to distinguish it from rescue. There have been times in working Flawless Consulting Workshops that I have heard being “helpful” disparaged a bit with a phrase like, “We don’t want to...
by Simi Suri | Apr 23, 2020 | Articles
When You Can’t Go Out, Go In P erhaps the earth has truly gone into “reset” mode due to the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus. Perhaps it is time for us to push the “pause” button and rethink how we have been living our professional and personal lives. Perhaps the...
by Beverly Crowell | Mar 31, 2020 | Articles
Developing an Assertive You for Consulting Win-Wins In high school, I remember a cheer we used to shout at basketball games. It went something like, “B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E Be Aggressive Be, Be Aggressive!” When your team is down by ten points, being aggressive may...
by Beverly Crowell | Mar 25, 2020 | Articles
A Practical Guide for New Work-at-Homers S ince 2007, I’ve been working from home. I’ve learned a great deal about what it takes to make working remotely work. If you’ve ever worked from home, you know it’s nothing like working in an office. To help you survive and...