Advice Blog Mental Health My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Psychology Self Care Give Your Brain a Break July 1, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment As we approach a holiday weekend and the rollout of summer, now is a good time to take concrete steps to give your brain a break. “A break from what?” You may ask. A break from being “on” and in hyper-alert mode for four months straight. I’m willing to bet that most of our brains […] Read more » advice blog mental health my crazy office my crazy office blog psychology self care
Advice Blog Communication Compromise My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Negotiation Planning Preparation Promotion Raise Retirement Salary Values Negotiating During a Pandemic June 29, 2020 by Logan Medrano | 1 Comment on Negotiating During a Pandemic What are you negotiating for at work? Is it a promotion? A raise? Working from home full time? A new position? Working less? Changing teams? Retirement? Whatever aspect of your work life you are currently negotiating, the pandemic makes an already unpredictable task more stressful then usual. Negotiating is not everyone’s favorite thing to do. It can […] Read more » advice blog communication compromise my crazy office my crazy office blog negotiation planning preparation raise retirement salary values
Advice Blog My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Priority Reflection Are Your Priorities Changing at Work? June 24, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment The past few months of weathering the pandemic, and living with social, political and economic upheaval, have also acted as a time for reflection and reconsideration of what really matters to us. Where ever you are in your career, you may be re-calibrating your priorities. As we enter the summer months and (hopefully) take […] Read more » advice blog my crazy office my crazy office blog priority reflection
Advice Agreement Blog Career Communication Diversity Equity Flexibility My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Social Contract Work Advice New Social Contracts for the Workplace June 22, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment A social contract is an unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau popularized the idea of the social contract in the 1700s, but it’s just as applicable today. A good example is when we go to the airport and go through security. We may not […] Read more » advice agreement blog career communication diversity equity flexibility my crazy office my crazy office blog social construct work advice
Advice Blog Breathwork Exercise meditation My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Presence Self Management Stress stress management The Importance of Being Present June 17, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment With all of the upheaval and uncertainty we are facing, it can be more challenging than ever to be in the present moment. With the threat of another wave of COVID-19, with the death and losses already endured from the virus, with the pain and outrage over police brutality and the many forms of institutional racism […] Read more » advice blog breathwork exercise meditation my crazy office my crazy office blog presence self management stress stress management
Advice Blog Communication Emotion Exercise Journaling meditation My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Tough Conversations Require Executive Presence June 15, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment You are probably facing some difficult conversations at work regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). If not, you should be. Now is the time. Entering these uncomfortable discussions requires the first rule of executive presence, Know Your Audience. Knowing your audience means that you are able to communicate the necessary messages without ruffling feathers. You know the […] Read more » advice blog communication emotion exercise journaling meditation my crazy office my crazy office blog
Advice Appreciation Blog Change Emotion Health Healthy Habit My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Rest Routine Transition The Next Transition – Back to the Office June 10, 2020 / June 10, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment As some of the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic begin to lift, and some people cautiously begin to return to their work environments, we are tasked with the job of managing yet another period of transition. It is the transition from the safety and predictability of our quarantined home environments to the uncertainty and […] Read more » advice appreciation blog change emotion health healthy habit my crazy office my crazy office blog rest routine transition
Advice Blog Communication Compassion Decision Making Emotion Fear My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Planning Remote Work Working From Home Do You Have Staff Who Are Afraid to Return to the Office? June 8, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment In just a matter of days, the coronavirus pushed people inside their homes, accelerating a digital transformation around the world. Getting workers out of their homes and back into offices is going to prove harder. According to a new survey by researchers at India-based workplace services firm Ionotrics and San Diego–based Global Workplace Analytics: 77 percent […] Read more » advice blog communication decision making emotion fear my crazy office my crazy office blog planning remote work working from home