Category Archives: Motivation

How Many Project Managers does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

As I prepared to join a new co-worker for a round of golf, I thought it might be fun to come armed with some project management humor. He teased me from day one – something about coming to his meetings … Continue reading

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I Admit It: I Can’t Do It All

If you remember an earlier blog post of mine, you know I’m an avid magazine reader. I really enjoy the articles and beautiful photos, but they also stress me out. Not just when the magazines pile up, but also reading … Continue reading

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The Hesitant Blogger a/k/a Staring Down My Inner Critic

I have always thought of myself as one who is open to trying new things, unless it’s a culinary delight I cannot pronounce, much less ingest. If there’s an element of adrenaline involved, I am definitely in. Hook, line, and … Continue reading

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The Currency of Gratitude

Do you ever find it difficult to get someone to do something for you? As a project manager, I find one of my greatest challenges is to get people who don’t work for me to do things for the project. … Continue reading

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. . . and if by chance we find each other . . .

Where do I begin? I, Tidy Heidi, moved to Holliston nine years ago, a week before my wedding. It was quite the adjustment for me and my stepdaughters. I went from a clean, well organized, tastefully decorated bachelorette pad to … Continue reading

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A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place

I get A LOT of magazines. Last year I had a chunk of frequent flier miles that were about to expire, but not enough to earn a free ticket. I couldn’t bear to lose them, and the only thing the … Continue reading

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A New Take on Old Habits

Most of us do things we wish we didn’t do (“bad habits”), and many of us leave undone things we think we should do (failure to develop “good habits”). Those many things crowd my mind every year when January 1st … Continue reading

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No Pain – No Gain

How can we use feedback to help keep ourselves and those around us motivated? With last month’s performance reviews, I’ve been thinking about motivation, specifically how to use positive and negative feedback effectively. Can you have one without the other? … Continue reading

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Crossing the finish line

As some of you know by now, I will be leaving DFCI in a few weeks to join North Shore Medical Center. My new role will involve managing projects with the IS Management and Planning team. This new role will … Continue reading

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Professional development and your career

Professional Development In my twenties, I finished a four-year bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. I thought that was the end of my college experience and my professional development for awhile. But a few years later, … Continue reading

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