Healthy Leadership
Health. I woke up in the middle of the night (not unusual) and read Katie Couric’s first-hand account of her breast cancer diagnosis. ...
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Barbara Palmer
- Sep 20
- 2 min
Quiet Quitting
Quiet Quitting? A lot has been written lately about a trend they are calling ‘quiet quitting’. The theory is that employees are just...
Barbara Palmer
- Sep 8
- 4 min
Work Friends
Work Friends. I categorize most of my friends by the chapter of my life in which we met or came into each other’s orbits: childhood,...
Barbara Palmer
- Aug 9
- 2 min
AND
And. As we begin the transition out of summer, it is the perfect time to talk about how we can be in two states simultaneously: sadness...
Barbara Palmer
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Smile File
Smile File. A while back, I wrote about a Win Bucket: a way to capture positive feedback and your wins both for your own satisfaction...
Barbara Palmer
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Burners
Burners. Picture a beautiful 6 burner Viking stove. Let’s name your burners. What needs ‘gas’ or fuel to burn; who and what in your...
Barbara Palmer
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Junk Drawer
Junk Drawer. If you’re like me, you have a junk drawer (or two or six…) where you throw the things you perceive to have value, but that...
Barbara Palmer
- Feb 23
- 1 min
The Future is Female
Our Future. To celebrate International Women’s Day this year and invest in the future of women leaders I will be holding free workshops...
Barbara Palmer
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Bravery
Bravery. I typed the word Bravery a few weeks ago and while I must have had a blog post in mind when I did, all I did was type the one...
Barbara Palmer
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Nice vs Kind
I got to spend time over the holidays with close friends and their parents. One night as I took on chef duties and my friend’s dad...
Barbara Palmer
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Words
Words. I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions and despite all of the people that do, there is data that suggests that by the...
Barbara Palmer
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Achievable Goals
Achievable Goals. I worked with a head of sales that consistently missed his goals. Every quarter he would throw out a really...
Barbara Palmer
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
How Can I Help?
How Can I Help? Doers and fixers – well, do and fix. When they hear a problem, see a challenge, hear a need, they spring into action. ...
Barbara Palmer
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Action to Words
Action to words. My friend’s daughter published a book. She is 16. And she made the Amazon Bestseller List. The book is powerful and...
Barbara Palmer
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
Deodorant.
Deodorant. There is a fine line between co-worker and friend. Some people ride the line easily and without issue. Others were taught...
Barbara Palmer
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Everyone needs a Billy
Everyone needs a Billy. A close friend was having a biopsy and I offered to drive her. “Billy will take me.” Her husband; of course...
Barbara Palmer
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Priorities
Priorities. The phone rings. “This is the high school. There is nothing to be worried about.” I’m not worried, I don’t have a child at...
Barbara Palmer
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Transitions
Transitions. It is that time of year: graduations, internships, new jobs. A lot of people going through a lot of change. Transitions...
Barbara Palmer
- May 13, 2021
- 1 min
Shared Wisdom
Shared Wisdom. There is so much to learn and re-learn, and I find myself consuming as much content as I possibly can – to educate myself...
Barbara Palmer
- Apr 27, 2021
- 2 min
Random Tuesday
Sushi by the Sea on a Random Tuesday in April. Random Tuesday. A few weeks ago, I took a random Tuesday off. REALLY off. I even set an...