Barnes & Conti News Bulletin

Influencing in the Time of Covid 19 (excerpt)

B. Kim Barnes

This article originally appeared on LinkedIn, April 7, 2020

Part 1: Influencing those that are in your immediate space – your family or household

As I write this, a large proportion of the world’s population is “sheltering at home” due to the Covid19 pandemic. Our world has turned upside down. Many people have lost their jobs or their businesses, many are working under dangerous and frightening conditions. For those of us who are fortunate enough to have work that can be done at home, our work life – and our home life – may have changed radically. Some of us are used to remote work, at least part of the time, and are set up for it with a home office – or kitchen table – where we can pop open our laptops and continue as usual, either solo or with team communication apps that keep us connected. Some of us can do this at times when the kids are in school or asleep. But in the current situation, our previous solutions may no longer be relevant. A few situations I have become aware of in the past week or two (via observation or reports from others) include:

A married couple with very different work styles having to share one home office (one likes to chat and listen to music, the other needs quiet and lack of interruption in order to concentrate)
Meetings being interrupted by small children when both spouses are trying to keep up with their teams and nobody is taking charge of the kids
Finding the balance between focusing on the children’s education and one’s own work responsibilities while schools are closed

Many of us have regretted that we don’t spend enough time with our families; nobody ever says in their memoirs that they wish they had spent more time in the office. At this point, though, perhaps some of us would say that. Family togetherness can be wonderful, but it may feel, at this time, like too much of a good thing. The patterns of daily life have been disrupted and, for many of us, the old rules don’t seem to apply.

The article continues on LinkedIn

Reminder: Exercising Influence: A Virtual Learning Journey Public Program is Next Month

We want to remind you that Barnes & Conti is offering Exercising Influence: A Virtual Learning Journey as a public enrollment series beginning in early May. The two-part intensive webinar will be held on May 7 (session one) and May 14 (session two), both at 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, PDT.

A Successful Influence Learning Journey In addition to the two webinar sessions, the learning journey will include self-paced microlearning modules, our online Influence Behavior Assessment, and optional 1-1 coaching.

If you or others have any professional development needs or you are interested in checking this session out for your organization, this is an excellent opportunity. Please contact Lauren Powers to discuss or register using the link below.

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From the Barnes & Conti Virtual Food Truck:
Tortilla Española

Lauren Powers, SVP Business Development

Tortilla Española is a traditional Spanish dish of potatoes, eggs, and onions. It only shares a name with the new world tortilla which is also a “little cake“ (literal translation of the Spanish), but of masa corn flour or wheat. Even with shortages, potatoes, eggs, and onions should be easy to get, and together, they make for a comforting main dish.

Ingredients:

5 Yukon gold potatoes, thinly sliced
2 large onions, thinly sliced
5 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. of salt
salt and pepper to taste
4 tbsp. olive oil

Method:

Boil potatoes in water and one tsp. of salt for about 7 minutes until tender. Rinse, drain and dry.
Sauté onions in 2 tbsp of olive oil about 10-15 minutes and put in large bowl with potatoes.
Beat the eggs and add salt and pepper.
Pour into bowl with potatoes and onions.
Add 1 tbsp of oil to clean fry pan.
Pour in egg mixture.
When 3/4 cooked, invert omelet onto large plate. Wipe the pan clean.
Add another tablespoon of oil and heat. Return tortilla to pan with uncooked side down. Cook till done.
Let stand before cutting into slices.

Serves 2-4 as a main dish.

Editors Note: I have used this recipe as basis to use up leftover, seasoned potatoes and transform them into a lunch or supper dish twice. In other words, this recipe has infinite variations. Any cooked, sliced, seasoned potatoes (preferably with onions) will do. Just add eggs and cook as directed.

The Recipe is also on our website as part of the Virtual Food Truck.

Please send us some of your favorite recipes you’ve made during these last few weeks. We will add them to our Virtual Food Truck for all to enjoy.

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