Author name: Margo Boster

Balance—I found myself using that word quite regularly over the past week. At work, I talked with my team members about balancing the needs of the customer, the company and the team. When deciding how to deal with an employee who wasn’t meeting their manager’s standards, we discussed “balance”.

I have noticed recently that many of my clients and colleagues are rushing about, trying trying TRYING to get everything done and find more hours in the process. They are worn out, stressed and generally exhausted. I sometimes get tired just…

I had a moment of questioning myself, “Should I have been more of what they were expecting?”

Silently, I laughed to myself as I realized that after all this time, there was still a bit of me that questioned if I was doing what they wanted – did I live up (or down) to their standards?

Have you ever noticed that people seem to say a lot but very few actually communicate? Or do you find that you are often frustrated because people don’t seem to be hearing what you’re saying? I often hear “People just don’t listen to me. Why don’t they understand me?”