Over the holiday weekend, I had a chance to spend time with a fairly new group of friends. In this case, I was the 'outsider'. They had all traveled together previously and had built solid friendships. I knew very little about any of them, so it was cool that they included me in their Michigan … [Read more...] about Scarlett Letter #21: Surrounding yourself by people that inspire you?
Work Habits
Scarlett Letter #20: It’s simple! Expanding your LinkedIn network…
As my father would say {note: he has some strange sayings}: I've let my skimmer leak. How? Well, I recently discovered that I have not consistently followed my tried-and-true process when meeting a new contact: 1. Record the business contact into Outlook (or other CRM) database 2. Write a few key … [Read more...] about Scarlett Letter #20: It’s simple! Expanding your LinkedIn network…
Scarlett Letter #19: Take a chance on a face…
I've never been good with names OR faces. Lately, I've had to reckon with this deficiency more than ever, as I've placed myself in many professional networking scenarios that are outside of my typical AEC-industry circle. For example, as I expand my own understanding and comfort with social media, … [Read more...] about Scarlett Letter #19: Take a chance on a face…
Scarlett Letter #18: ‘It causes me to consider multiple options,’ says she.
Last week, in the middle of volunteering for a St. Jude's benefit, we had some downtime during the event. I sat there, smack in the middle of two other women, both of whom started playing with their handhelds (iphone and blackberry, respectively). They struck up a conversation about Sudoku, the … [Read more...] about Scarlett Letter #18: ‘It causes me to consider multiple options,’ says she.
Scarlett Letter #13: Keep your good ideas from slipping away…
“When you want to get something done, write it down.” How often have we heard this piece of advice, or something similar? Recently, I’ve been getting more eyebrow raises and questioning looks from those who see me whip out my tiny notebook (in public) and start writing something down. I could be … [Read more...] about Scarlett Letter #13: Keep your good ideas from slipping away…