by Patty Azzarello What can you do when demands pile up so high that you and your team are constantly over-booked and the work just keeps coming? I always talk about how you need to rise above … [Read more...]
Do you need more data?
by Patty Azzarello Are you implementing your strategy or studying it? I was working with a management team on their strategy when we came to an interesting point in the day about their business … [Read more...]
Missed Deadlines…
by Patty Azzarello Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where your gifts and skills donât line up with the type of skills that are valued in your environment. Does anybody care? I am on a … [Read more...]
5 Ways to start a mutiny!
by Patty Azzarello People want their work to matter I was preparing to write this blog about how to make work more meaningful for people, when I heard a piece of an interview with Dan Ariely … [Read more...]
Four Free Ways to Motivate People … When Money Isn’t Free
by Patty Azzarello Motivation is Personal Money is the easiest and least personal way to motivate people (if you have money). If you donât, you need to get down to the real business of making … [Read more...]
How will you thrive?
by Patty Azzarello Give yourself this gift. Think about what you love and hate about your job. Think about the times in your career and your life when you were thriving. You were doing great work, … [Read more...]
Are you a mentor?
by Patty Azzarello . Who, me? I remember when I first joined HP, I was notified by my manager that I was to attend a meeting with HR to discuss mentoring. I went in thinking, âBoy, I could really … [Read more...]
Don’t miss a great hire – be careful what you ask for
by Patty Azzarello Creative Thinking vs. Job Skills This a story I first read about 15 years ago in an airline magazine. If you google âbaramoter storyâ youâll find mixed opinions on the … [Read more...]
Technology shouldn’t torture people
by Patty Azzarello Really? I was traveling in Cincinnati recently, and was greeted with the following in my hotel room. I was staggered. I removed the actual hotel name, but this was real. Is it … [Read more...]
How NOT to ask for a raise
by Patty Azzarello When I was in my early 20âs I learned an important lesson. I was working in a start-up company and had gone 3 years without a raise. The wrong way⦠I went to the CEO and … [Read more...]