“Pssst… Did you hear?”
Gossip. Nothing can undermine the culture of an organization more quickly than gossip. Merriam-Webster defines it as: 1gos·sip noun ˈgä-səp : information about the behavior and personal lives of other…
“Traffic Managers, what are they thinking?”
Have you ever wondered what other Traffic Managers go through on a daily basis? What they perceive to be the most difficult part of their job? How they decompress after…
Have you Submitted your Time Sheet yet?
How can you, as an employee, expect to be paid when the agency isn’t being paid? That’s what that value of Time Sheets boils down to, in my opinion. Time…
It’s time to change.
Change is hard. I’ll be the first to admit it. For weeks, months, even years, you grow accustomed to a certain way of doing things, whether at home or work,…
The morning JOLT.
When I first entered the field of traffic management, the agency I joined held a production meeting first thing every Monday morning. All employees were required to attend. As our…
Traffic your community.
It’s 3:21 a.m (EST) and I’m awake. I’m WIDE AWAKE, having drifted blissfully off to sleep a mere four hours ago. For whatever reason, my mind has immediately gone toward The…
It’s 2014… time to get organized!
It’s 2014. Has your agency resolved to “get organized” and do things differently this year? A critical step when organizing your agency is implementing a project management system. It should be user-friendly…
How do I traffic social media projects?
In June of 2009, I wrote a blog post regarding the importance of compiling Project Scheduling Guidelines titled, “When do you need this?” “Yesterday.” The Guidelines I shared focused on the…
Evaluating an Employee
An employee evaluation is an important tool for gauging performance within the agency. Typically, the employee’s direct supervisor (or a more senior manager) is responsible for evaluating an individual. The…
Left or Right Brain? Both.
The human brain is divided into two distinct cerebral hemispheres — left and right. Scientists have long contended that each side possesses certain characteristics. The left side of the brain is…