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Sinikka Waugh

Sinikka Waugh is a recognized leader in understanding people and in adapting tools, techniques, and processes to meet the demands of the situation at hand. Since 2006, Sinikka has provided compassionate leadership in transformation initiatives. When she isn’t in front of a class, she enjoys putting her background in English and French Literature to work, by writing blogs about the subjects she teaches every day. Are you ready? If you are, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us! contactus@yourclearnextstep.com

The OODA Loop

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Oct 28, 2025 11:10:10 AM

The OODA loop: Observe, Orient, Decide, Act

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Topics: Business Skills & Business Acumen, Change & Transition, Project Management & Business Analysis, Growth

There's a Bat in My Bedroom!

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Sep 30, 2025 9:11:14 AM

AAAAAHHHHH!!. I heard the sound, and I was up off the couch before I processed what was going on.

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Topics: Business Skills & Business Acumen, Change & Transition, Project Management & Business Analysis, Growth

You're Annoying

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jul 8, 2025 10:34:47 AM

Well, sure, tone, and words matter, of course. But that idea that we could wind up labeling someone – defining someone – by the way their personality made us feel. Eeew. How many times have I done that? I’m not sure I want to count.

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Topics: Sinikka Waugh, Business Skills & Business Acumen, Growth, Emotional Intelligence

Being Wrong is Hard

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 10, 2025 12:27:20 PM

Discovering that we had misunderstood something, made a mistake, given a wrong answer or reached a conclusion based on partial information can produce feelings of inadequacy, shame, fear of failing again.

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Topics: Sinikka Waugh, Business Skills & Business Acumen, Growth, Emotional Intelligence

Lessons from a Failed Project: Bouncing Back

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on May 13, 2025 9:54:44 AM

Ever had a project that felt like it was unraveling? Deadlines slipping through your fingers, budgets vanishing like magic, and your team running on fumes?