How to Be a Great Team Motivator
Motivating a team isn't just about pep talks and pizza parties (though those can help!). It's about creating an environment where...
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Judy Sims
Feb 6
How to Find Time for Deep Focus Work
Josie’s boss recently noted that Josie's job is actually two jobs. That is to say, there’s more than enough work to keep two Josies fully...
Judy Sims
Feb 2
When to Be Patient in Your Career. And When to Be Impatient.
When I was little, my kindergarten class took a field trip to a dairy farm where each of us took turns milking a real live cow. Rather...
Judy Sims
Jan 28
Navigating Organizational Change: How to Adapt and Thrive When Things Change at Work
Few people love big changes at work, especially when it affects us, our teams, and the work we do. Downsizing, leadership shuffles,...
Judy Sims
Jan 8
How to Deal With Mansplaining, Hepeating, and Bropriating at Work
Navigating the complex, ever-changing workplace dynamics of the 2020’s can be challenging for anyone. But for women, there’s also an...
Judy Sims
Nov 17, 2023
Old Job, New Boss? Here's How to Impress the Hell Out of Them.
After five years of working together, Soneeka’s boss has moved on to greener pastures. Her new boss hasn’t even been selected yet, but...
Judy Sims
Nov 10, 2023
How to Stay Centered During Difficult Meetings
Keely has a tough meeting at 2pm. It’s tough because her department has missed its Q1 target by 30%. And it doesn’t appear next quarter...
Judy Sims
Nov 3, 2023
Good Perfectionism. Bad Perfectionism.
We all know perfectionism to be a troublesome thing. It spawns from a high need for certainty. And when we crave certainty, it’s because...
Judy Sims
Oct 20, 2023
The Breaking Point: How to Determine When It's Time to Quit Your Job
Feeling frustrated, unfulfilled, and constantly counting down the minutes until the end of the workday? You’re not alone. In fact, about...
Judy Sims
Oct 15, 2023
What It's Really Like to Lose Your Job
One of the biggest fears I encounter in my coaching clients is the fear of losing a job. And for good reason! Involuntary unemployment is...
Judy Sims
Oct 1, 2023
Remember: No Matter What, You're in Charge of Your Career.
I hate to tell you this, but your career will most certainly not go to plan. You’ll be denied that promotion you deserve. Or maybe your...
Judy Sims
Sep 15, 2023
What the Hell Happens at Age 38?
Soneeka feels stuck. She knows she could be doing more. She just doesn’t know what she should be doing more of. She used to know exactly...
Judy Sims
May 19, 2023
How to Manage Up at Work
I’m Judy Sims, and I have a problem with authority. Lots of us do, in lots of different ways and for lots of different reasons. It’s...
Judy Sims
May 15, 2023
How's Your Relationship with Feedback?
Most of us, if we’re really honest about it, have a complicated relationship with feedback. We know it’s supposed to be good for us. We...
Judy Sims
Apr 17, 2023
What are Your Energy Drainers?
You open your closet door and behold a disorganized mess of clothes and purses and empty dry cleaning bags and whatever has been sitting...
Judy Sims
Mar 7, 2023
How to Manage Fear
Fear is a fact of life. In fact, our brains are wired for it. None of us would be here today if it weren't for the well honed fear...
Judy Sims
Jan 19, 2023
The 20-Minute Fix for Really, Truly, Bad Days. Guaranteed.
I’ve had some really, truly bad days at work. There was the day a critical contract I needed to launch a major project fell through, one...
Judy Sims
Dec 27, 2022
What must grow? And what must go?
Does this sound familiar? It’s New Years Day. You’ve set a bunch of resolutions, and this year, they’re really going to stick. You’ve...
Judy Sims
Oct 31, 2022
How to Laugh at Yourself
Let’s get one thing straight right off the top. You are, I’m sorry to say, a ridiculous human being. Your body makes rude noises. You get...
Judy Sims
Jun 3, 2022
My Client Was Called the C-Word at Work
Last week, my client was called “cute” by a co-worker. Twice. By two different people. Perhaps that wasn’t the c-word you were expecting,...
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