by Susan Elford | Jun 12, 2025 | Business, Business Relationships, Career
What I Learned About Time Management from a Doctor, a Hairdresser, and a Waiter One typical weekday evening, while I was busily making dinner, overseeing homework at the kitchen table, and externally trying to problem solve the fact that my childcare provider had... 
by Susan Elford | May 15, 2025 | Business, Career
Early on in my Leadership Coaching practice that focuses on serving professional women, I became aware of something I found to be concerning. Client after client would show up with signs of burn-out, frustrated at not being recognized at work and reveal hidden... 
by Susan Elford | Apr 24, 2025 | Business, Career, Leadership, Success
Originally published in 2018. Updated for 2025. We’re coming up on iceberg season again. Up and down Iceberg Alley – the stretch of coastline from Labrador to the northeast shores of Newfoundland – colossal chunks of ice are once again drifting past. For locals,... 
by Susan Elford | Mar 12, 2025 | Business, Career, Leadership
“I have no idea what I’m doing wrong!?” said a recent client as she shared with me the challenges she was having at work. “I’ve been told that my employees don’t like working with me and I don’t know what’s changed. I thought everything was going just fine! How did I... 
by Susan Elford | Feb 12, 2025 | Business
Ugh. Sales. The word can feel icky or exhilarating depending on what side of the sales conversation you are on. When I think of sales I still conjure up a picture of a large Mexican man yelling at me during a time share presentation at a resort in Mexico. His sales... 
by Susan Elford | Nov 13, 2024 | Business, Career, Work / Life Balance
Sounds like the start of a bad joke, doesn’t it? Overwhelm, Stress Management and Boundary Setting all walk into a bar…. Overwhelm said: “Oh my gosh, what a day! There was so much stuff coming at me I felt like walking out – I didn’t have time to focus on any one...
