Today in my walk around the neighborhood, I noticed 3 things: 1st are a bunch of ‘purple ball’ flowers on top of green sticks, like a lollipop and 2nd are ‘pink hearts’ flowers hanging between the leaves. I googled and found the purple ball is called Allium, also known as “ornamental onions”. The pink heart …
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Maturity
A long and tough week to prepare a big launch and change management. Looking back, I’m proud for what we’ve done, moreover, how ‘calm’ I’ve worked through the people drama, heavy load, and last minute changes…yes, there were moments and long hours that I’d not wish anybody go through yet there were no self-pity, resentment, …
Kindness is Courage
I drove pass a school field ground and saw a sign, Kindness is Courage. It brought me a smile. Being kind to each other, no matter of different belief and behavior, takes courage. Being kind to ourselves, taking the time to nurture our body and soul, takes courage. Being kind to the environment, making a …
Listen, Thank you, Move On
Have you had meeting with people ‘dominating’? Not only does the person talk a lot but also raise topic out of context or demand more without appreciation or concerning the reality. What can we do? We could defend or explain yet it’s unlikely to achieve an outcome either side wants. What’s more productive would be …
Quiet Power & Influence
Attended 2 workshops/ seminars this week by 2 presenters, both are passionate about their topics related to mindset yet presented in very different ways. Bep was calm and speaking slower in a soft tone while Kim was full of energy and the words poured out of her mouth. When we think of a good public …
Pat on Our Back
We have Toastmaster District 31 Communication & Leadership conference this week. In ‘Four Secrets of Powerful Evaluations’ workshop, I was nominated by my breakout session mates to represent the group in ‘giving evaluation – what, why, how to use the stage’. Instead of going with my thoughts, I tried to ‘incorporate’ everybody’s inputs which meant …
Think Walk
I observed myself in the past few weeks when I have the best focus to do hard works and when I’m most creative. There doesn’t seem to be a difference on concentration for the morning or the afternoon if I have important tasks at hand. Yet, I come up great ideas at break, e.g. during …
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to the smart, caring, and dedicated women. Whether we have children, each of us has touched many lives. If we can be a good boss, mentor, teammate, friend, neighbor, or simply a good person is a positive contribution to the world!
Commitment
A roller coaster ride this week…while preparing a big feature development and team collaboration, I received a shocking news of an executive, my core team member’s departure. When my boss said that he is not worried that we’ll work this out. On the one hand, I appreciated his confidence in me, on the other hand, …
Would it be Great if
I joined The Leadership for Women Forum , a free webinar by Sister Sister Network, a community in UK that promotes gender equality through leadership skills training and networking events. We had attendees joining from different countries. Covid-19 has brought many events online and made the world even ‘smaller’, there is always bright side of …