“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the Fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Hello, loyal readers! This dispatch comes directly from LOA’s European headquarters, currently based in north central London. As I write from a corner table at my local pub, the Autumn rain continues to fall steadily outside, and the resident pub […]
“Change is invigorating! If you don’t accept new challenges, you become complacent and lazy! Your life atrophies!” Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes) We’re all strangers in a land becoming increasingly less strange – that of the virtual workplace. Yet however we meet, the core skills required for business success remain unchanged. These skills are known […]
“It’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.” Steve Jobs You are anything but a slacker. You’re a team player, and you like your job, your company, and the people you work with. But you’re operating at maximum capacity. And here comes your manager to throw more […]
“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.” Benet Wilson, writer and entrepreneur It’s not the work environment you expected, but it is the work environment you’ve got. Your career goals and aspirations haven’t changed, so how do you stay on track? How do you stand out while fitting in, and differentiate yourself, while working remotely? Consider: […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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, […]
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” Benjamin Franklin So the Astros got busted for cheating (please see our most recent blog). Now comes the apology part, right? After hiring a PR firm to presumably help craft the message, club owner Jim Crane held a press conference to – one would have hoped – apologize […]
“If you know how to cheat, start now.” Baltimore manager Earl Weaver, to pitcher Ross Grimsley on the mound While Weaver’s remark was meant as a joke, Major League Baseball’s current cheating scandal is not so funny – it’s the sport’s biggest scandal since the steroid era. Turns out the Houston Astros have been cheating […]
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