Lisa Lam

Busy or Productive?

“I am so busy every day. At the end of the day, I don’t know if I accomplished anything?” Have you heard that before? Have you said it before? Have you looked at your calendar and wondered what are those back to back meetings for? At the end of a day, after sitting through 8-10Continue reading “Busy or Productive?”

Standing up for what you believe

There comes a time when we have to decide which path to take. To act on a decision that is based on your values or conscience. Do you stand firm or step aside? An opportunity to make your stand known or to back off when the critical time comes. Whether in the workplace or inContinue reading “Standing up for what you believe”

Annoying Person, Could it be you?

Have you ever come across someone that just annoys you? That person who just seems to trigger a negative response in you. Just hearing them or seeing them makes you want to turn the other direction and walk away. What do you do when you can’t escape? You are in a meeting with them orContinue reading “Annoying Person, Could it be you?”

Giving or Receiving Credit

Who likes a pat on the back? Crave to hear the words “Well done!”. Desires to garner more praises and accolades? Who does not?? We all do like that occasional praise. We also know that it is good to give credit where credit is warranted. There is a saying “it is better to give thanContinue reading “Giving or Receiving Credit”

Conflicts are inevitable, how you handle it is up to you.

“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.” – Margaret Heffernan Conflicts. I am not comfortable with it. If possible I would avoid it. That’s my personality. However, after years of working, I had developed another approach. At work, conflicts need to be dealt with quickly. This is to prevent,Continue reading “Conflicts are inevitable, how you handle it is up to you.”