Life Why I’m Learning the Piano at Age 37 Learning a new skill can be a daunting task, especially when you haven’t picked up an instrument since elementary school. However, for me, the sudden urge to learn the piano became a welcomed…
Investing Automating your Communication As a vacation rental business owner, you know how much work goes into running a successful operation. From managing bookings to coordinating with cleaners, to keeping track of your finances, the list of…
Leadership The Importance of Getting Together When Working Remote In the world of remote work, getting together as a company may seem like a luxury, but it’s essential for a team’s success. When the pandemic hit, most companies were forced to adopt…
Leadership Starting Team Meetings at the Stop Light In today’s fast-paced work environment, it’s easy to forget that we are not just workers, but human beings with complex emotions, needs, and desires. As team members, it is essential to not only…
Leadership What I look for in my performance reviews When running my performance reviews, I look at various dimensions. Outcomes – Did this individual drive outcome Competency Areas – Did this individual demonstrate competency in certain growth areas Growth – Does this…
Life I’m not that strong It’s been a hard and stressful year. I want to have grit. I want to prove that I can endure it all. That I can persist no matter what life throws at me….
Leadership The Power of the Prompt In my day-to-day job as a product manager working alongside many different stakeholders across the organization, we have to answer a lot of questions and make a lot of decisions. With the change…
Leadership How the Talent Shortage is Hurting the Tech Industry There’s no doubt that tech talent is in demand. Companies are having a hard time both keeping their talent and recruiting talent – to no surprise these things go hand in hand. This…
Life Things you should do before the year ends It’s now the end of the year, and before we know it we’ll start everything all over again next year. Before you say goodbye to this year and countdown to the next consider…
Leadership Celebrating Wins with Greater Intentionality When I talk to leaders, I hear over and over that we should be celebrating our wins, but why IS it so important? Celebrating wins is commonly used to motivate the team; however…
