by Alisha C. Taylor | Nov 16, 2019 | Blog, Personal Development, Project Management
Photo by Karen Maes on Unsplash “If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” ~Thomas J. Watson It’s essential to re-evaluate personal, career, and work goals throughout the year, not just ahead of planned focus meetings with your...
by Alisha C. Taylor | Oct 19, 2019 | Blog, Personal Development
Photos Shutterstock via fizkes Encountering a line for the women’s restroom is not a moment to celebrate, but I leapt for joy when this occurred in my engineering office this week. Finally! In this field, I’m so accustomed to being one of the few—or the...
by Alisha C. Taylor | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog, Personal Development
Photo istockphoto via ideabug I chose not to attend my company’s highly anticipated lake party. A junior engineer, I craved opportunities to gain connections, mentorship, and visibility to advance in a male-dominated field. This party would have been a perfect...
by Alisha C. Taylor | Sep 1, 2019 | Blog, Project Management
Photo StockSnap via The Lazy Artist Gallery Stan was known as the go-to group leader for difficult projects with compressed schedules and demanding sponsors. He was always willing to jump in and work hard to maintain schedule— whatever was thrown his way. Nothing...
by Alisha C. Taylor | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog, Project Management
Photo Shutterstock via fizkes “I have millennials who work for me who don’t feel like they have to work hard, but still want to get promoted. What is the deal here?” Ah, millennials—born between ~1980-1995. They’re hurting the world economy because they’re...