by Tara | Jul 19, 2017 | Change, Leadership, Lessons Learned
I wanna be the one in control. So said Janet back in the 80’s (google it) and so say many of us day-to-day in our careers. We think we can do it all and so we should do it all. Isn’t that what people are expecting? The inability to hand off work affects you AND your...
by Tara | Jun 17, 2016 | Change, Lessons Learned, Risk, Trust
That’s it. I QUIT! How many times have you said these words to yourself, under your breath, when no one has been around to hear? How many times have you wanted to march into your manager’s office, your volunteer committee meeting, even your very own home and felt like...
by Tara | May 26, 2016 | Change, Communication, Lessons Learned, working mom
Nah to the ah to the no-no-no These are the words I heard my 6-year old daughter singing in the back seat last week. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you’ve heard it, too. It’s the new Meghan Trainor song, encouraging all women to...
by Tara | Oct 6, 2015 | Change, Faith, Lessons Learned, Management, Risk, working mom
When I was little, I loved the Cinderella story. The idea of the dashing prince and magic of love-at-first-sight played a large part in my affinity to the fairy tale; however, as much as the mystery and romance pulled me in, the story also catered to an as-yet...
by Tara | Jun 23, 2015 | Change, Communication, Faith, Lessons Learned, Management, Risk, Trust
Ah, June. Month of weddings. Month of first dances for so many couples. For some, learning to dance the perfect dance can be just as beneficial and effective as premarital counseling. For me, this one activity became an object lesson in how to lead and how to follow...
by Tara | Apr 1, 2015 | Change, Faith, Lessons Learned, Risk
The conversation started with a roller-coaster and ended with a vegetable. One evening just before dinner, the family gathered around the table and began to revisit the conversation they had on the way home. Something about a big roller coaster and that you had to be...