by Samantha | Feb 26, 2020 | Leading Effectively & Having a Life, Recommended Reads, Tools & Teaching
Bosshole = my favorite new vocabulary word this month. Yes, it’s what you think it is! Don’t be a bosshole. Who would want to anyway? This very descriptive word jumped off the page of my latest read, Work Happy, what great bosses know, by Jill Geisler. Disclosure: I...
by Samantha | Jul 18, 2018 | Keeping the Love Alive, Leading Effectively & Having a Life, Recommended Reads, Tools & Teaching
Just finished reading: Setting the Table: the transforming power of hospitality in business by Danny Meyer. Many, many things resonate with me and align with my belief about the vital importance of hospitality. There was a particular word that stood out, jumped off...
by Samantha | Jun 5, 2018 | Leading Effectively & Having a Life, Recommended Reads, Tools & Teaching
I’ve got a little different book review for you this time. It’s not so much about business development, marketing, or Customer Experience. It’s a personal story of a successful woman’s seemly simply change and how, in one year, it transformed her personal life and...
by Samantha | May 15, 2018 | Recommended Reads, Tools & Teaching
Honest moment. Hiring and training, dealing with people’s “issues”, was one of the most frustrating parts of owning my own business. My expectation is that everyone’s reliable, comes to work on time with the right attitude, is a team player,...
by Samantha | May 15, 2018 | Leading Effectively & Having a Life, Recommended Reads, Tools & Teaching
When asked what I enjoy, what I want to do when I retire, I often simply answer ‘work’. I love creating, doing, accomplishing, growing, learning, helping. When I reach a goal, I don’t pause for celebration, I’m motivated to get on with the next fun project. Not...
by Samantha | May 15, 2018 | Leading Effectively & Having a Life, Recommended Reads, Tools & Teaching
Busy? Feeling drained? Staff bedraggled? Feeling unmotivated? Is someone about to get on your last nerve? Normal. Completely normal. I found myself feeling this way after a tremendously busy summer season filled with weddings and many hotel guests. Between training up...
