Negotiating Time During Your Busiest Times

❓Have you ever made time when you are really busy to attend an event because someone asked?

❓Did you regret going or are you glad you went?

This week I was glad I took the time to attend an event to celebrate excellence. Turns out two of my friends received awards on stage. Congratulations Salena Brody, Ph.D. on receiving the Piper Award. There are only 10 professors who receive that honor nationally each year. And congratulations to Maria Hasenhuttl on your Presidential Teaching Award of Excellence. Maria is the one who reached out to me from The University of Texas at Dallas. I wouldn’t be teaching at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas without her.

The biggest surprise? My friend Mary Beth Goodrich, CPA, CIA, CISA and I were also among those honored at the celebration for our work. However, we didn’t know it until we read our names in the program.

You can deal with the work on your desk later. Take the time to celebrate the efforts of others. Congratulations to all the recipients!