Publix grocery delivery has changed my life! Well maybe that is an exaggeration but discovering how easy and beneficial this is at nine months pregnant is a game-changer. If you haven’t tried it (or another type of grocery delivery service) I suggest you do. It is saving me at least two hours weekly prepping for the grocery store, going to the grocery store, shopping, and then unloading all groceries. It’s delegating a task that you can’t create (or are the best person to create) value from at its finest. It’s what millionaires do. The best kind of delegating. Leadership is
The diamond on my ringer finger I can thank in part to a teenager engaging in summer work. My husband worked during the summer every year starting at age fifteen. And although I wasn’t even on his radar at age 15, nor do I think marriage to anyone was at that point in time, his hard work and savings from that hard work led to a lovely diamond on my hand that he paid cash for. He worked painting schools, mowing grass, driving a forklift at a lumber yard and building tree stands while in high school. His college work
The US Women’s Soccer Team. Some controversy over Taylor Swift’s contract. It’s all in the name of fighting for equal pay for women. Equal pay is a noble cause and one I support. But who owns fixing this? Maybe we all do, but women own taking the actions to fix it for themselves. And we all own helping teach the skills to do so. Publicity and activism help. But teaching women: To know their value Know how to advocate for their value And walk if they don’t get what they are worth is the true way to fix this problem
10 Quotes from Cy Wakeman at #SHRM19 on Ensuring Your Team is Ready for What’s Next Our team attended the SHRM Annual Conference this year, and Cy Wakeman said 10 things that resonated with us. Read on for the Cy quotes, and follow along with The Point Blog for more insights from speakers and authors. “Change isn’t as hard when we embrace it incrementally. One upgrade on your phone is easier than converting from a flip phone to the newest version. Get people to a state of readiness.” “A leader’s new role: Help employees eliminate emotional waste by facilitating good
“Leadership isn’t about having all the right answers. It’s about having all the right questions.” “You cannot opt out of fear and feelings. Determine what fears and feelings are leading to behaviors. Don’t play whack a mole with bad behaviors. Address fears and feelings directly.” My Favorite: “If you cannot have hard conversations because they are making you uncomfortable you won’t be leading in the next five years. And it’s not the responsibility of the target of the conversation to prompt it. It is your job as a leader.” “Courage is teachable, observable, and measurable. Fear is the biggest barrier to it.” “Vulnerability