by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 17, 2021 | Burdens, Happiness, Inner Peace, Obstacles, Ownership, Strategy, Success
“If you could kick the person in the pants for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” Theodore Roosevelt When a client comes to me for the first time and begins to unpack their problems, I hear a lot about a boss, a colleague, a team, a...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 16, 2021 | Creativity, Happiness, Hard Work, Health, Self-Care, Success, Uncategorized
Which employee would you rather have, the one who leaves early every Wednesday to volunteer or the one who comes in early and stays late? Would you, as a leader, be internally frustrated if you saw your employee laughing with co-workers over a funny video, and wasting...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 15, 2021 | Action Steps, Burdens, Obstacles, Resourcefulness, Stress, Success
I get fascinated by the most peculiar things. The other day, I saw my 90-pound dog open a bedroom door with her nose to let herself out. I chuckled as I thought about how resourceful she was, even without hands. And then I became fixated on the door. Doors, alone, are...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 7, 2021 | Accountability, Hope, Inspirational, Planning, Success, Vision
I always have mixed emotions about summer coming to an end. I feel like part of the playful child in me has to go back to school. It’s as if the opportunity to be “carefree” has come to an end for now, and the very grown-up “serious” just...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 30, 2021 | Goals, Hard Work, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Productivity, Self Improvement, Success, Uncategorized
The other day I was listening to Mary Barra tell a story about when she first became CEO of General Motors. She noticed the dress code, that was explained in great detail in the employee handbook, was 10 pages long. She spoke to Human Resources and said, “I want...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 26, 2021 | Leadership, Power, Success
I was listening to a great audiobook yesterday, Power Moves, by Adam Grant. He was interviewing Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of Slack and they were talking about power as it pertains to leaders. Butterfield said money doesn’t make you an a$$hole, it simply makes...
