“If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.” Stephen Covey You need a place to work that offers more than just a job. Armed with guidance from Look Out Above! you will work hard, and smart, and be productive. You will […]
“You can observe a lot by watching.” Yogi Berra As part of its culture, every organization has its own system to know, work within, and maneuver around. Its unique “unwritten rules.” How do you discover the unwritten rules in your workplace? And does working remotely during COVID make it more difficult to do so? Here are […]
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Andy Warhol It is clear by now that we’re in it for the long haul with Covid-19. It looks like people will be working from home even longer than anticipated, or will be coming back to their workplace but on staggered […]
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.” African proverb Many tout the importance of networking, but few of us like to do it. Like eating right and staying fit, it takes some discipline. Especially now, during a pandemic! When we think of networking, many of […]
“A party without alcohol is just a meeting.” Anonymous Reminiscent of the “You’ve got mail” from decades ago, “You’re on mute” is today’s oft-repeated Zooming phrase mouthed (while frantically pointing to mouth or ear) to someone whose lips are moving with no audio. Other virtual meeting gaffes and time-wasters include forgetting to mute, fumbling to […]
While still very much with us, Covid-19 is no longer top of mind. What is top of mind is George Floyd, and the many “George Floyds” before him. The horrific event in Minneapolis has brought to the forefront racial issues that have been simmering for years, if not centuries, and has revealed a depth of […]
“Once every twenty years you forget your place . . . there’s no place for emotion in this. You of all people should understand. Business is business.” Don Eladio to Gustavo Fring in Better Call Saul Season Five of Better Call Saul just concluded in dramatic fashion and the final episode contained a scene that […]
“The world is moving so fast, that we have few true experts on tomorrow. All we have are experts on yesterday.” Gyan Nagpal, author and CEO of PeopleLENS In many cases, it seems, “expert opinion” is an oxymoron. Experts are quick to assert both their expertise and their opinion, but they are wrong with such […]
“I’ll bet Larry’s in heaven. He been trying to social distance for years.” Cheryl Hines, referring to Larry David The COVID-19 pandemic is the epitome of a dreaded “black swan” event – an unforeseen, out-of-the-ordinary event of devastating impact. Economies the world over are shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of the […]
“In crisis times . . . everyone gets much more focused on how they control their own economic destiny.” Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn There will be times when your company is under duress and the business world, and the press, are watching. As we said in Look Out Above!, perhaps following a natural disaster, […]
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