Tag Archives: planning
Pam Slim, Escape from Cubicle Nation
At Box of Crayons our goal is to help organizations do less Good Work and more Great Work. So our focus is on the people and teams within these organizations. But sometimes, Great Work isn’t to be found for you … Continue reading
The days are long. The years are short
I can’t quite remember where I read that, but I love what it stands for. How each day seems so important. And yet before we know it we wake up and we’re one year, ten years, twenty years older, the … Continue reading
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down” (Great Work quote)
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down.” ~ Lily Tomlin So the clock has ticked over, the page has turned, the new calendar has gone up on the wall – and it’s 2010. Hurrah! How are you feeling about things? I’m … Continue reading
How did your first 90 days go?
From our newsletter Outside the Lines Time’s a-ticking Can you believe it – the first 90 days of 2009 are almost done and dusted. (As of Thursday 12th we’re at day #71 … almost exactly 20% of the year has … Continue reading
How to make a plan
Today my business partner (and as it happens, wife) will be sitting down to make plans. We do this every six months or so, a time to hit the pause button, step out of the minutiae and ask ourselves just … Continue reading


