Vacations! Who Needs 'Em? Spoiler Alert: You do

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 30, 2020 9:43:17 AM
taking a chunk of time away can stress enough to avoid vacations...key to your mental, physical, and emotional well-being...do it right and prepare well.
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Topics: Time Management, Sinikka Waugh, Business Skills & Business Acumen, Leadership & Influence

Seven Daily Habits

Posted by Sinikka Waugh on Jun 26, 2020 7:33:01 AM
habits (including good ones!) take a while to form...habits we’ve found most useful...all useful and relevant, whether you work remotely or in the office.
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Topics: YP, Time Management, Sinikka Waugh, Business Skills & Business Acumen, Change & Transition

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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