by Christi Barrett | Meetings
You’re scheduled for a meeting next week, and you receive the agenda in your email. You’re pleased to see that there is a designated facilitator for the meeting, but not so thrilled that it’s you. If your meetings are like mine, they can sometimes...
by Christi Barrett | Goals, Growth
I don’t often get my inspiration from a Dove dark chocolate wrapper, but today was an exception. I’ve been halfheartedly investing in a few things that I really want to accomplish, and this gave me a bit of a push. What do you need to take off the back...
by Christi Barrett | Performance
I love my FitBit. This tool keeps track of my steps, and though I have the simplest model (no heart rate or sleep monitoring for me!), I find it gives me the kick in the pants I need to keep moving. So how could that be bad? It’s all fine until I leave my Fitbit...
by Christi Barrett | Coaching
If you supervise other people, you’ve probably also been a coach. Yes, you need to hold folks accountable. And you need to have separate conversations that are about growth and learning as a partner in their development. I heartily recommend the book, The...
by Christi Barrett | Wellness
Sometimes inspiration and insight come from images, and today’s aha is a great example. When I saw this moment captured in a photo by Dan Carlson on Unsplash, my first thought was, “I need to go play.” It was a visceral, gut realization that I need a...
