Sinikka Waugh

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
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Recent Posts

The Perfect Kickoff

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 23, 2020 9:26:00 AM
What do project kickoffs usually look like? Here are some tips to help you, your team, and your projects, get started on the right foot during a great k...
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Topics: Sinikka Waugh, Project Management & Business Analysis

Uncivil Discourse

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 19, 2020 8:03:45 AM
uncivil discourse recently...offer positive alternatives to the uncivil discourse to help our conversations become more compassionate and productive
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Topics: YP, Sinikka Waugh, Communication & Collaboration

Watermelon Projects

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 16, 2020 9:18:21 AM
'Watermelon Project,'...when a project's status says green, but...is closer to a...red...20% of projects report a 'green' status...actually in trouble...
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Topics: Sinikka Waugh, Project Management & Business Analysis

Friday Connections Recap - 6/12/2020 - Social Etiquette

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 12, 2020 2:00:29 PM
As we enter a period of renewal and change, Your Clear Next Step is committed to helping our customers make their businesses and workdays even better. We will be here to walk beside you, to listen, to connect, and to aid in your search for clarity. 
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Topics: COVID-19

Mindfulness

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 12, 2020 8:12:11 AM
Mindfulness is a way of being that allows you to be present in a given moment, to be aware, to be “in tune” with the situation. In an exchange with...
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Topics: YP, Sinikka Waugh, Change & Transition, Communication & Collaboration

Meetings are the worst...

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 9, 2020 9:02:08 AM
...46% of Americans would rather be anywhere but a meeting...companies could be wasting around $300 million each year on ineffective meetings.
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Topics: Sinikka Waugh, Meeting Management & Facilitation

Grief in Times of Change

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 5, 2020 7:34:28 AM
First, grief is something we all experience at one time or another, and second, grief has the potential to impact our interactions with one another.
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Topics: YP, Sinikka Waugh, Business Skills & Business Acumen, Change & Transition, Communication & Collaboration

Graduation Gems that Apply To All Ages

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 2, 2020 8:37:53 AM
With graduation season coming to a close...advice to new graduates...not much in the way of motivation or inspiration for those in the middle of careers...
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Friday Connections Recap - 5/29/2020 - Mindfulness

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on May 29, 2020 2:01:29 PM
As we enter a period of renewal and change, Your Clear Next Step is committed to helping our customers make their businesses and workdays even better. We will be here to walk beside you, to listen, to connect, and to aid in your search for clarity. 
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Topics: COVID-19

Guard Your Words

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on May 29, 2020 9:45:20 AM
Watch your words. Guard them...faced daily with the opportunity...When...focused on dealing with the...crisis...forget the little things, like the filters
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