Take 5
There is a really yummy candy bar, named Take 5 and it was a life changing thing for me. It was launched by Hershey quite a few years ago when I was a candy buyer – right around the time Read More …
Category: career
One or the Other
Some people think it’s one or the other…It isn’t always an either or choice. Sometimes it’s both. Chocolate and vanilla? Cream and sugar? Football and baseball or hockey and basketball? Boys or girls. (Ahem, perhaps I should say, Men or Read More …
Start Today
Things that take fifty years don’t just happen overnight, but if you start today you might have a chance. Write a book. Start a charitable organization. Read the complete works of William Shakespeare. Watch all 7 seasons of the Gilmore Read More …
Coming Together
This time of year, it is wonderful when all the planning, the stress, the hard work and effort just starts coming together. Moments of simple…realization of what you have learned. The hours of listening, reading, researching – they have all Read More …
Clear Skies
Even though we need the rain that we have had – steady, street flooding, Seattle-like rain – I wish we had clear skies. The crisp evenings of fall make for wonderful star gazing…dreaming and thinking about what can be. We Read More …
Step Back
No matter where you are, this month, take a step back and think about everything. It is nearly December and if you haven’t already thought ahead to the new year, you should. It isn’t that I believe in “New Year’s Read More …
Making Work Fun
There is nothing better that a company can do than making work fun for it’s employees. I don’t think I have ever – except maybe at Disney World – seen so many happy smiling people in a retail store. Certainly Read More …
In House
What you do in house can be controlled…what you do out of house…should also be completely within your realm of understanding. If not, you have some serious risk. Communication matters…you must tell them what you want. Clear. Explicit. Expectations. You Read More …
Closing the Loop
Normally, closing the loop on outstanding communication, deliverables and commitments is a good thing. You may be lingering over the work needed. You could be rushing to get it done on time. You might be moving at an even keel Read More …
Saying Good Bye
We are always sad saying good bye to retailers who have won our hearts. This weekend, we walked over to the coffee shop to pick up breakfast – we had to choose take out because we were too busy to Read More …