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 | 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 | Feb 6, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Practical tips
Test Your Assumptions Rewards I adopted Murphy, our dog, from a shelter when he was five years old. I made a lot of assumptions about how to be a good dog owner, based on all the reading I’d done. Most of the time, I seemed to be on the right path. I...
by Eva Doyle | Jan 30, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Practical tips
Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash Sometimes I marvel at how simple tools can make hard jobs easy and easy jobs almost fun. Take, for example, a good pair of work gloves. It’s amazing how much more you can do with just a bit of protection on your hands. How much...
by Eva Doyle | Jan 18, 2018 | Communication, Leadership
Photo courtesy of www.weisspaarz.com Seven Things for Leaders to Learn from Judge Judy I am a big fan of Judge Judy. I’ve learned a lot from watching her show, such as the definition of a contract, never co-sign a loan, and don’t date deadbeats. Like many...