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In support of comfy pants
June: In support of comfy pants By: Julie Shipman, Career Coach Have a question or comment? Connect with me at Julie.shipman@jwsgroupllc.com Remote work arrangements: good or bad? Do you ever work from home? Do you get distracted or are you more focused? How about the optics on working from home? [...]
Disruption – innovative or annoying?
May: Disruption – Innovative or annoying? By: Julie Shipman, Career Coach Have a question or comment? Connect with me at Julie.shipman@jwsgroupllc.com Disruption: “To break apart or to interrupt the normal course or unity of” As defined by Webster’s. It’s a word that marketing folks across the country seem to be [...]
Prince, mentorship and fulfillment
Have a question or comment? Connect with me at Julie.shipman@jwsgroupllc.com Prince was more than a musical genius. He was a mentor. I’m from Minnesota and I never saw Prince perform live. Not once. While it is hard to reconcile missing out on such an incredible musical talent, we all benefit [...]
Meetings are dumb
Have a question or comment? Connect with me at Julie.shipman@jwsgroupllc.com Meetings are dumb. People hate them. Why? Let me count the ways: There is no agenda and no clear objective for the meeting. The person who called the meeting is not prepared, has technology problems or can’t keep the assembled [...]
Beware of Excellent Sheep
The team you hire or assemble needs to include people who DO NOT see things the same way you do. Professional irreverence is a gift when delivered by emotionally mature people. Ok, so I totally borrowed the phrase “excellent sheep” from Yale professor and author, William Deresiewicz. He wrote a [...]
Synonyms and Antonyms | Managers and Friends
Have a question or a comment? Connect with me at Julie.shipman@jwsgroupllc.com Valentine’s Day and February and red hearts – all synonymous with love. Did you know that there was a real person, Saint Valentine? Actually, the Catholic Church recognizes 3 saints named Valentine. They were all martyred so perhaps Valentine’s [...]