I go through stages in my business where I do a lot of travel around the country and overseas. Sometimes I am away for one night and other times up to a week. This can create issues with maintaining a garden, particularly a productive one. For example, I had a trip to Singapore at the [...]

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Did you know that the number one reason cactus plants die is over watering? At the moment I feel like a cactus that is getting way too much water. I’m on a committee that is led by a micro manager. The emails and phone calls are starting to get to me. I feel like I’m [...]

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On my recent trip to Darwin I went back to the first garden I ever created. For those of you who aren’t aware I lived in Darwin from 1997 to 2000. During that time I built a house and, of course, a garden. Now being the tropics you can imagine how fast things grow so [...]

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I was rummaging around the discount table of a book store recently and came across this title . . . “No time to garden: the half hour gardener” It immediately reminded me of another book . . . “The one minute manager”. Both come from the same angle: how to make a difference when you [...]

Tags: engagement, Karen Schmidt, Leadership skills, One minute manager, Productivity