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Impact
Impact. I upset a client last week. That was not my intent, but my intent doesn’t matter. The impact of my words was the result of my...

Barbara Palmer
Dec 5, 20222 min read


Just
Just. ‘Just’ has always been a trigger word for me. Trivializing, judgmental, showing a lack of respect. Wow! Those are some big...

Barbara Palmer
Oct 14, 20223 min read


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. ...

Barbara Palmer
Sep 28, 20222 min read


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 20, 20222 min read


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
Sep 8, 20224 min read


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
Aug 9, 20222 min read


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 28, 20222 min read


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
Apr 8, 20222 min read


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
Mar 29, 20222 min read


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 23, 20221 min read


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
Feb 10, 20223 min read


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 20, 20222 min read


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
Jan 6, 20222 min read


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
Dec 7, 20213 min read


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
Nov 17, 20213 min read


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
Oct 14, 20213 min read


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 29, 20213 min read


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
Sep 2, 20212 min read


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
Jul 1, 20213 min read


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
Jun 2, 20212 min read
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