Auteur: Buffi

OOO, baby! How to write a great Out Of Office mail.

It’s that time of year again, when I receive out of office mails on the daily, and many of them are a perfect 10. This means that all 10 toes are curled because they can be so much better! Saying you are out of communication is STILL communication. So let’s write a great Out Of […]

5. Months. Left.

It’s the end of July. Where has this year gone? It’s flown by in a blur. There are only 5 months left in the year. How are you going to spend them? I have big plans for the rest of this year. You’ll find out more after the summer- it’s so exciting! If you only […]

Every time I work out, I’m reminded of this.

A reminder for you on this happy Monday. COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY. Life, to me, is like going to the gym. You can either compare yourself to the person who used that machine before you, and say to yourself, as you lower the weight to a level you are comfortable with, ‘Wow, I […]

‘I’m a failure.’

‘I’M SURE YOU THINK I’M A FAILURE.’ This is what my client said to me recently in our live coaching session. We were in his beautiful office, drinking gorgeously prepared coffee, and he looked so ashamed. ‘I’m sure you think I’m the worst manager in the world, to get to this position so high up […]

NUMB(ERS)

Remember that time that you saw column C3 and got goosebumps?Me neither. Numbers don’t tell stories.People do. So often people rely on numbers to tell the story for them.They think that sharing statistics, data points, or numbers can do all the heavy lifting when it comes to connecting with your audience.Nope. If you are trying […]

Now’s the time… to leave it all behind.

It’s July already. It’s time to leave it all behind. And I’m not talking about leaving your houseplants behind because you’re going on vacation. I’m talking about something else. It’s time to leave the worry behind. It’s time to drop the story that you’ve been telling yourself that one day you’ll get around to it. […]

Message from a former nun…

This week I had the distinct pleasure of coaching a special client who is a thought leader. Afterwards, she said ‘I know so many people go to the nuns, but when I work with you I feel like all the nuns come to me!’ This gave me goosebumps. I came to the Netherlands because I […]

Feeling hung up… (Maybe you were too…!)

Last week in the Netherlands, nearly 200,000 kids got the call. The call from their high school mentor telling them that they could graduate….or not. If you got good news, you hung out the Dutch flag with the schoolbag attached to it, to show your neighborhood that you have a graduate at home. However, I […]

Remember this the next time you eat in the States…

I just got back from a very quick trip to Florida, visiting my parents. Whenever I am there, I’m always struck by the optimism and enthusiasm I see everywhere. (Even on my sunrise walks every morning at 6.15 – many people were out walking and I was greeted by a ‘Gooood morning!’ by everyone.) Europeans […]

I was floored! Literally.

Guess what?This summer’s cool! (Get it?) Clearly this is not a typical masterclass photo.Because none of my masterclasses are typical.I was floored! And not only because I got to hang with Sunny, the cutest office dog! We just finished the ‘Communicate With Impact’ workshop I designed for the fantastic people at Thoughtworks, and this was […]