I strive to remember to stop and smell the roses. During half marathons or triathlons, while everyone is getting elbowed for a good starting position or to reduce time at the fueling station, I’m the one stopping to pet the golden retriever. However, at work I forget to enjoy the little moments. As I entered …
Author: Deb Willems
Collaborative technical leader with experience across numerous functional areas. Focused on leveraging the unique contribution of each team member while leading them to develop executable strategies to resolve complex issues. A leader who is passionate to encourage and develop others to utilize all available data and critical thinking skills to understand needed actions, the impacts and risks on the organization to drive meaningful improvements.
Specialties:
•Operations Management
•Quality
•Root Cause and Corrective Action
•Strategy Development
•ECA management and compliance
•Project Management
•Process Improvement
•Diversity & Inclusion
Prioritizing urgent and important tasks
Urgent Vs. Important Prioritizing a to do list can be very difficult. It is easy to get caught up working on a time-consuming task and suddenly realized that you're in jeopardy of missing a critical deadline. Soon you could find yourself frantically multitasking on several projects at once and failing to complete any of them. …
Weekly Routines that work – set your intention
As my weekend winds down, I start to consider the responsibilities of the upcoming week. Slowly the transition back to the office begins. I consider the requirements of the upcoming tasks and try to discern what I will need to focus on. What are the key meetings, actions, and goals? Then I set the theme …
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Hire Character. Train Skill.
Recruiting and onboarding are time consuming and expensive tasks which demand thoughtful consideration. As leaders, we must do more than simply fill staffing gaps. It is our responsibility to build strong team. Often, we focus on the transaction of filling the void and closing the requisition. No matter how anxious you are to bring on …
It’s lonely at the top, networking is key to your leadership success.
Personnel issues and sensitive business decisions required discretion. As managers and leaders, we are responsible for establishing the social norms and moral for our teams. This can be tricky when bearing the burden of information that must guarded. Leaders recognize that they are constantly being watched. How we react to a situation, can set the …
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How to be nice to the office jerk.
During a career day Q&A, I was asked what the hardest part of my job was. My response was managing the personalities. It was then that I realized how important a good team really is. Getting along with others can be very challenging and some days are much harder than others. Regardless of what is …
I’ll make it fit!
It happens every day, people struggling to complete an ordinary, everyday, mundane task. It could be to try to turn a door knob while holding a cup of coffee, locate your sunglasses that are on top of your head, or lock your car doors but leave the windows rolled down. A video of a person …
Find the courage & Ask
A few coworkers and I went to lunch at our favorite deli. As we waited for the meals to arrive we compared notes on our orders. Mine was an amazing tri-tip, goat cheese and fig jam sandwich, trust me it’s way better then it sounds. Someone commented that they also wanted that sandwich, but didn’t …
I’ve been asked to be a mentor, now what?
Congratulations! Being a mentor is a great honor, that is not bestowed on everyone. As with many great honors, this one also comes with great responsibility. So let’s put together a plan. Determine the kind of mentor you will be for this person Reflect on the successful mentoring relationship that you have built. What …
But I don’t want to! Getting unstuck from procrastination.
I posted this on Facebook and was quickly reminded although it may be true, I’d still never pick up my diploma. Why am I a procrastinator? There are several things that attribute to it and everyone has their own reasons. This blog Why People Procrastinate: Survey Results shows that 63% of those surveyed “Don’t feel …
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Deb Willems 