I planned to attend the social enterprise conference at Harvard, due to the covid-19, the event was cancelled at the last minute. I was surprised yet glad to have the extra time to do class/ homework and enjoy a special Women’s Day… My roommate and I planned to have a farewell lunch with the departing …
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Different Side of a Person
I’m often rushing and late to a week night yoga class. I was locked out of the door a few times. One time she finally noticed me standing outside and ‘reluctantly’ opened the door. The other time as I tried to ‘warm up’ (with different poses) to catch up the class, she said ‘please do …
Misalignment or Engagement?
CEO called for an alignment meeting on a key topic. In the meeting, senior leaders talked all over the place and over each other. Some people felt lost or got frustrated yet I see it as positive that leaders showed interest and took the time to engage/ talk it out openly. If there is no …
Inclusion
I attended Harvard Kennedy School Poverty and Inequality Conference. The sessions are very good yet the name needs to change, not only to be hopeful but also aim for desired outcome vs. avoidance (theme: ‘toward a more just world’ is much better). I attended the sessions of identity/ fighting status quo, healthcare reform, change of …
Take the Time, Do it Right!
I’ve spent the past few weeks with product/ tech team to design solutions for a high-priority project. Suddenly, customer is considering to change system and the project is on-hold. When we talked to the business leaders to understand different customer use cases, additional information/ different requests were unveiled. We may need to re-design the solution. …
Be Present
I’ve been practicing yoga consistently since October ’19 yet this week seems to be the first time that I can be ‘fully’ present in class, not only physically but also mentally without thinking about other things or planning for work, etc. Physical strength, breath, and flexibility all improved over the past few months yet it …
Self-Care, No Guilt
I had a dentist appointment in the late afternoon, when it’s done, it’s over 4:30pm. I’m debating to go home or back to the office…for many people, it’s a no brainer, especially I’m in the office since 7:15am and brought work to the dentist office to think/ write down notes while waiting for anesthesia to …
Challenges, Opportunities
I read a forwarded FB post by a Taiwanese (unanimous) in China about coronavirus. Rather than the fear and blame as we usually see on the news, he/she wrote about the 10 changes spurred or accelerated by the crisis, e.g. store => online shopping, store for purchase => experience, work or education in the office, …
Messages Worth Spreading
I attended Harvard Dynamic Women in Business conference ‘Driving Change Together’. Let me share a few messages by the speakers, panelists that resonated with me and I believe will be useful for all (women and men)! ‘Choose courage over comfort 100% of the time’…by Carine Clark ‘learn the language of speaking up, not to use …
Single Task
Peak Performance (book) tells the story of Dr. Bob, a highly successful and well-respected doctor, author, adviser to president, and father who seems to have it all and do them well. His secret – focus on one thing at a time, do it well then move on. The praise or requirement of multi-tasking is a …