by Anita Balic | May 10, 2018 | May 2018 Newsletter
How to spot and replace a mediocre manager Tony was a manager in a small company of 20 employees. If you asked any of his direct reports about him, they would all say he was a good guy and that they liked him – but if you looked more deeply it was...
by Anita Balic | Apr 5, 2018 | April 2018 Newsletter
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a phrase often used to encourage optimism and a positive attitude in the face of misfortune or adversity. But what if you don’t even like lemonade? Or what if the lemons were not “given” to you, but projected...
by Anita Balic | Mar 5, 2018 | March 2018 Newsletter
Last week Simon and I went to Columbus to visit a woodshop. We weren’t quite sure where we going and just like most men, Simon didn’t want to ask for directions, so it took us an 20 extra minutes to get there. I’ve always wondered why men won’t ask for...
by Anita Balic | Feb 6, 2018 | February 2018 Newsletter
I have two 19 year old boys. As I drove them to school, during their senior year, we often talked about the future and what they wanted to do when they “grew up”. One of the boys had a vision of becoming a mathematician. After finishing his undergraduate degree, he...
by Anita Balic | Jan 3, 2018 | January 2018 Newsletter
Last week I got email and I was appalled by the way it was “addressed”. The greeting was not “Dear Mrs. Ellett” or even “Good Morning Anita”, but just “Hey, ”. I was seriously considering phoning the young man who sent the email to me to teach him some manners. But...
