MCK Coaching

Recognize and Avoid Gender Bias in Small Ways

Are you assigning work to the right person for the right reason? Here are three scenarios that illustrate a less-than-ideal pattern.

Situation #1

I was part of a business development group, a brain trust of sorts. We were a group of business owners, equal numbers men and women and all investing a not small sum of money for our monthly meetings. During one of the first meetings of the group, a problem-solving brainstorm was under way and a scribe was needed. The facilitator of the group asked me

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Better than a Resolution: Three Words for 2019

As I have done for the last several years, instead of coming up with a soon-to-be-abandoned New Years Resolution, I choose three words to guide thoughts and activities for the year. This method was inspired by Chris Brogan and it’s been so useful and effective I’ve kept it up. Consider giving it a try if you, like most of us, never seem to see resolutions through to real change.

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Why You Might Be Leaving a Lousy Impression

This has happened twice recently and so many times in the past that I’m going to rant here for a minute. There’s a point, I promise.

I attend several networking events a month and most of them include an educational segment with a featured speaker.

At two recent events I was the victim of the Sidebar Conversation. This is a conversation an attendee starts with his or her “neighbor” – during the presentation. It may be about the topic, but it’s still a conversation while the speaker is speaking. And it’s rude.

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Do You Need a Toleration Elimination Day?

What are you tolerating?

A toleration refers to something that’s bugging you but doesn’t have dramatic consequences if you don’t handle it.

Recently my computer mouse stopped scrolling up. It would work for one scroll but then I’d have to use the arrow keys or the bar on the side to scroll up any further. I tried cleaning the dust out of the mouse but it didn’t help so I just dealt with it for a couple of weeks.

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