Meet Cindy Elizabeth

I like to challenge opinions at work. Probably more than I should. I often play devil’s advocate just to play devil’s advocate. I’ve become crazy about creating a 360-degree vision in business. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t. Regardless, I manage to learn something every time. Whether someone tells me my point of [...]

It’s 2012, and as it turns out, nothing has changed. So far. I am sure there will be changes, but as far as I am concerned, I have changes for myself to make. Personally and professionally. I’ve always been told that I am relatable, easy to work with and many of my colleagues prefer to [...]

I attended a session recently at a development day conference at work. This development day was part of an affinity group that caters to women (which, is another blog post in itself.) But, back to the session. The session was about career planning. I was really excited since I don’t think about my career much, [...]

I have a very relaxed personality. In most situations this is okay; but not in the working environment. I tend to build great relationships with my managers (who are my customers) by being this way and making jokes and being, well, I don’t know, human. Weird concept, I know. This works with my customers because [...]

Emotions in the workplace can be a funny thing. I absolutely grew up where at my part-time high school and college jobs, it was “leave your emotions at the door” policy. It was easy. I wasn’t spending 40-50 hours a week at this place. Even when I started my working at my current employer as [...]

A candle does not lose its flame when it lights another candle – Akinyi If there is anything I have learned in life, it is that we are always fighting against each other to be number one. Whether it is witholding information so we can seem smarter than our colleague or not truly listening in meetings because we [...]

I’ve spent my whole life following. I mean, literally. I am the second-born in my family and spent much of my childhood following my sister and wanting to be just like her. We are polar opposites now, by the way. And then there was grade school, following all the “cool kids” so I could just [...]

I continue to be surprised by the things people do in the workplace. I am sure I will continue to be surprised throughout my career. I sometimes spend time reflecting on the week and the employee issues that were solved and quite frankly, sometimes it is mind blowing the things that go on out in [...]

I am obsessed with organizational culture. I am pretty sure that using the word obsessed is putting it too lightly. Regardless, I love the work that I do around culture and inclusion at my employer. I currently lead a team discussing topics around inclusion in the workplace. These topics range from setting the foundation of [...]

I was really excited to see Chris Ponder’s series called Be a Storyteller: Tell Me About Your Career. It’s going to be fun to navigate through the questions and let you learn a little bit about my career. So, onward, the first question is: Why did you choose your profession and how did you get [...]