by Marie Deveaux | Apr 27, 2021 | Productivity
You can stop mandating everyone to have their video on when in Zoom. As a communications coach and professional facilitator for what seems like forever, I often find myself being asked about best practices to get full engagement. I find myself challenged about what... 
by Marie Deveaux | Nov 3, 2020 | Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Productivity
As the year comes to a close it’s a great time to pause and do a post-mortem on all that we’ve accomplished, all that we want to continue, and what we’re willing to let go of. A simple Start-Stop-Continue exercise is a great way to kick off your Q4... 
by Marie Deveaux | Jul 13, 2020 | Productivity
Fatigue is a very real thing: most of us don’t think about self care until we’re completely exhausted. What if there were such a thing as resting before you retired? Can you take a break before you do the work? Or can you plan for it in advance? Request... 
by Marie Deveaux | May 4, 2020 | Learn, Productivity
Now that everyone’s getting to be in touch with family on a whole new level it seems like a great opportunity to revisit the practice of the family meeting. I never really understood the idea of a family meeting growing up. My parents, both Caribbean born and... 
by Marie Deveaux | Apr 7, 2020 | Motivation and Mindset, Productivity
It’s time to rethink the way we were doing things and start coming up with innovative solutions. I’ve heard the expression that desperate times call for desperate measures. But what if unusual times call for unusual measures? It’s interesting that in... 
by Marie Deveaux | Mar 30, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Productivity
Communicating like a boss, even though I’ve been working solo at home for the last four years takes some adjustment. I thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve been able to create in terms of my work space. I have a dedicated desk where my laptop sits on an elevated... 
