by Eva Doyle | Feb 28, 2019 | Communication, Practical tips
In my role as car repair courier, I failed miserably. The Tire My car’s tire pressure monitoring light had been on for a couple of weeks. My husband had checked the tire pressure and inflated the tires to the proper PSI, but the light, that weird symbol that looks...
by Eva Doyle | Feb 19, 2019 | Leadership
The other day, I stuck a glass up to the ice dispenser in the door of our freezer. I could hear it grinding away, but nothing was happening. A Glacier in the Freezer But, I knew that a lack of ice wasn’t the issue. The little bucket thingy in the freezer will...
by Eva Doyle | Feb 13, 2019 | Inspirational, Leadership
Today, I want to talk about the diabetes of the brain — depression — and its effect on leadership. It’s something I know a lot about, having struggled with mood issues most of my life. Started as a Young’un I know the roots of my depression. It...
by Eva Doyle | Sep 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Photo by Eva Doyle from National September 11 Memorial & Museum An Afternoon Event September 11thwill always be an afternoon event for me. We were living in Germany, our first overseas assignment. It was 3:00pm there, and I had an hour left in my workday. I was...
by Eva Doyle | Jul 26, 2018 | Leadership
Photo of Coors Field sunset by Eva Doyle Musings on Baseball and Corporate Culture I’ve been taking a break from things for a few weeks, enjoying a bit of summer. Here in Denver, that means taking in some Rockies games and musing about fairness, accountability, and...
by Eva Doyle | May 7, 2018 | How To, Leadership, Teams
Photo by Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash The Toxic Employee, Part 2 Let’s review – my definition of a toxic employee is someone who gives others physical symptoms when they have to deal with him / her. Or, people just refuse to deal with him or her. These people...
by Eva Doyle | Apr 24, 2018 | Leadership, Teams
Photo by Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash The Toxic Employee There are all types of struggling employees, but the toxic one is in a class all by herself. The poor performer, the socialite, the constant smoke-breaker can be irritants. But the toxic employee is the...
by Eva Doyle | Apr 18, 2018 | Practical tips, Productivity
Time’s Up In business, and in life, everyone needs to work within their time limits. It’s just one of those facts. I was recently the timer for the presentations at the first round of the Go Code Colorado contest. Each team had five minutes to present their...
by Eva Doyle | Apr 10, 2018 | Communication, Inspirational, Leadership
Let’s Make It Better Someone was asking me the other day why I do what I do. In the big picture, I want to make people’s work lives better. I focus on the tech environment because that’s where I’ve spent much of my career. Work should be a source of pride,...
by Eva Doyle | Mar 12, 2018 | What If
What If? Latest Edition of the MIT Technology Review The MIT Technology Review March / April edition has arrived in my mailbox! (Yes, I know there’s an irony that a magazine about cutting edge technology comes by snail mail, but I still enjoy reading hard copy...
