<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fox Quarry Communications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fox Quarry Communications provides strategic communications and consulting services. Founded by Liz Goddard.]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:17:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The devil's in the details (and the soundboard.)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah yes! Well laid plans. You have practiced, you have written the script, you have looked over the song, you have counted the minutes and seconds and you have looked at the venue. What you cannot control are technical difficulties. Always go into events with a backup and a backup to the backup. I can't tell you how many events I've been to that have been screwed up by technical difficulties. The room is not like it was supposed to be. The sound guy doesn't show up on time. The wireless mics...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/the-devil-s-in-the-details-and-the-soundboard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2acc2916a9a8229e01e309</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:56:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_5a58e37e8d8548a1a7ce087d4b63dd87~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When budgets are cut, what's the first thing to go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quick answer? You. you are the first to go. Especially if you are a consultant or someone they have called into the past to help their team. When budgets are cut they are cut by people that don't live out the budget: they are cut by people that look at numbers and the team. I have said this many times before but a past supervisor said to me quote nothing is impossible for those that don't have to do it.’' Decision-makers don't know the dynamics of your team. They don't know the history of...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/when-budgets-are-cut-what-s-the-first-thing-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2a9b8544c7bef1d029eb5b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:30:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_d84a3801b33142b0b89964c4e5c054a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oreo Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi! You are doing SO GREAT. I love that you are doing this, and this, and this. BUT, we really need to change this, and this, and this. But don’t take it so seriously because you are doing this, and this, so well! Ok thank you for the time and we appreciate you! Who has ever said that to you? Was it an annual review? A 30-day onboarding review? Or what about the dreaded 360 evaluation? (if you know what this is…you are my people.) I have experienced it all. And what I have wanted is: get to...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/the-oreo-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2a9a959095d1fb2e81ab29</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_fcf307a521e3428db49e0e93ed77a260~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Put some time on my calendar."]]></title><description><![CDATA[What an arrogant power move. So - we had this happen with an old employer. A nonprofit employer mind you. Said boss wanted to chat about updates and performance. Two things are happening here: #1: What have I done wrong? #2: You don’t have time to schedule a meeting with me that seems to be important for you. We cannot STAND employers that push these initiatives on you. In fact, if this phrase is said to you PLEASE QUESTION the source and know that there might be a greater good above your...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/put-some-time-on-my-calendar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a205fadc9d8b2a0564f1ece</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:30:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/shorts/1TKchmyryhw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’d like to chat next week: the Office Space mentality.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How about “I’d like to give you crippling anxiety until next week” ??? This sentence is the WORST. The worst If you are a supervisor and trying to meet with an employee, please understand that this very email (and it is usually an email - give me a break!) will cause anxiety until the meeting date. Instead - deal with it NOW. And if you aren’t ready to deal with it now, just wait! Wait until you are ready to talk with your employee. If you do that, you are building trust and rapport. If this...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/i-d-like-to-chat-next-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a205a5643116cbc2f78e2ca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsLUidiYm0w" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware the professional post of personal self-reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many times have we seen consulting friends be WAY too personal in their blog posts to drum up business? Let us be clear...we are not here to drum up business on this platform. LinkedIn, sadly, has become a weird hunting ground for fake recruiters and scams. But for those of us still here with actual intentions to network and grow...let's keep doing that. Small businesses are volatile. Tech start-ups are volatile. The first year is SO exciting, but what makes companies last is the ability...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/beware-the-professional-post-of-personal-self-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a109996a2438924d10d11bc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFVmaX_NIiA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many mics? (event planners - we are talking to you!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We LOVE a good mic drop. But once in an event is ENOUGH! (also maybe once a year is enough...) Another tip on events…take a look at your run of show and count the times you have someone passing a mic to someone else. Think tactically about the time it takes for someone to come on the stage, to leave the stage, and to introduce or be introduced. That all takes time. Do they have/want intro music? Where are they sitting in the room? Are they waiting in the wings to speak? Beware! Every mic pass...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/how-many-mics-event-planners-we-are-talking-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ff72243112c8e17a6e523a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:03:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfWwZZoN3o" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's not my job.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have experienced that first hand in past jobs (which is why they are PAST jobs). Typically it happens in the middle of change. While that might be true…it is wildly unhelpful in urgent situations. And for some of your staff it can cause panic because change is tough for most of us. We know that sometimes the sports coaching vibe isn’t for you and your team. But we found this clip that recognizes the four groups your team may fall into.]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/that-s-not-my-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0eaabe1a06255b5047215</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:21:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtube.com/shorts/VzgxHEA8lwk?si=QBFslXg0qrFdD4ui" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultants are fighting a losing battle.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultants are fighting a losing battle.]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/consultants-are-fighting-a-losing-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f5e91f90b4365cb862b0ba</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l3aV5k3Bfw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[But we've always done it that way (the Heinz ketchup life lesson)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard that at work? Does it matter if it comes from a supervisor or an employee? It seems that “innovation” has gotten a bad rap. It doesn’t matter if the change is big. A small change can make a world of difference. A real world example: Heinz Ketchup. For years they had designed a bottle with the dispenser at the top. They quickly realized that people were taking the bottle, shaking it, and turning it upside down. Most people would not call that innovation. But it TRULY was!...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/heinz-ketchup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0dcddd3f2ae6dd91476cb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_5059686cb78c4ae5a244c194cbd7d6fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I text, call, or do it in person?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook, MySpace (shout out!), Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat...OH MY! This generational gap thing is a REAL thing; especially when it comes to the workforce! Think about these larger national companies that hire an entry-level position. The average cost of prospecting, hiring, and onboarding an hourly position can reach the $7,000 mark. This manager hires that position and the day before his/her start date, that manager gets a text saying “I have changed my mind.” A text! Those of us...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/should-i-text-call-or-do-it-in-person</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e8ef73d06bed7d1a9e3d6f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_50ec8e8d4c2d445ea613c88278491232~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_942,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hey, give me a call real quick."]]></title><description><![CDATA[You get this text. What a dreaded sentence. In the work world, this never feels good. Scratch that: in life, it never feels good! What’s wrong? What did I do? What do I need to do to fix it? It must be urgent! The immediate thoughts are stomach sinkers. No one gets this text thinking “I can’t wait to hear the good news!” Our advice for this one…think before you send this text. Imagine you are the person on the receiving end. And, you may have been before. Pausing before texting is magical....]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/hey-give-me-a-call-real-quick</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e543100c8d230c9e9357f6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_ca6b09af23334eca95eb45eda1d95167~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_286,h_232,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother Teresa's take on business health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever feel like you have to be the one that knows the answer to every question? How about the one that can see a project through from inception to delivery? Or what about the one that learns every new tool to make your organization bigger, faster, and stronger? That's the problem. "Jack of all trades, master of none" is still a quote to live by and to accept in our professional life. It is amazing what happens when we can say "I don't know" and humbly ask for help. Sometimes there aren't new...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/mother-teresa-quote</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c5379964</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:01:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_74b92a7033424e5dab9a29d4c7b28843~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_735,h_759,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People first.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love Simon Sinek and the simple thoughts he can put in every day. People matter more than ever and, while technical skills are important, they can be taught. What can't be easily taught is character and tenacity. Can I get an amen? Happy friday friends!]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/people-first</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c537998c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_69c16a0a2972443392bbd4c2f099443b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yep -more about the job market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team...can I talk to my unemployed and open to work friends for a minute? Let me clarify - "unemployed" is the wrong word.  The right word (the ones we have heard over and over again...) over qualified not part of the industry internal hires and my favorite... "we have decided to go in another direction." What direction is that exactly? Us job seekers are tired and defeated. How many automated emails with the EXACT SAME VERBIAGE can one person handle? Mind you...this is for the one that has...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/yep-more-about-the-job-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c537998b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_74cf3ec300ab49e8b366fcedafc64113~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_298,h_169,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we just talk about the job market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[job market]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/can-we-just-talk-about-the-job-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c5379963</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:50:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_74cf3ec300ab49e8b366fcedafc64113~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_298,h_169,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes the smartest scaling is the slowest.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How's that for alliteration? As the great philosopher Clark Griswold once said... I was recently working with a company that was so excited to grow and scale up - FAST. Within two weeks, said company hired six people to fulfill sales pipeline roles: two BDRs (business development reps), two AEs (account executives), and two CSR (customer service reps). Scaling up is so exciting we just want to go fast! We want to build on the momentum and, for fear of losing that momentum, we want to capture...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/sometimes-the-smartest-scaling-is-the-slowest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c5379962</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:21:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_94d3aac72d294cc39a6b8dc85698ecea~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_400,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worried about changing careers? Girl. DO IT.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, if it helps, please know that I am a 20-year veteran of for-profit and non-profit management and have recently realized it is okay to change careers. But, I am 48 years old. Do I have some life left in me? Yes, girl. You do. (Or boy...I don't judge.) Some of us have been eaten alive by corporate America and/or non-profit America. Either way, we are left to wonder if this is all there is for us. If you wonder that, and if that wonder never goes away, it is time for a career pivot. Not a...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/worried-about-changing-careers-girl-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c537998a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_3b6aa60b6e2e42e0836cfbce7fdba08b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_509,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why LinkedIn isn't LinkedOut (see what I did there)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I admit. I was an early adopter 15 years ago. Sounds great! A social platform that focuses more on business ideas than complaints about your neighborhood HOA? Sold! But wait a minute. I'm not sold. And here's why... It's a lot of bragging. A lot of "celebrating my new role" and "#opentowork" and complaining about hiring practices, etc. For me that's a whole lot of...so what? I didnt't think LinkedIn matters. Yes, I said that. I ESPECIALLY hate that someone can write the greatest two...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/why-linkedin-isn-t-linkedout-see-what-i-did-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c5379989</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_627abefc481748dead564bcb8784486c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_578,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Pamela Anderson at the SAG Awards is my new favorite thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you see this? Oh, and can you believe it? The nerve. The nerve of a former Baywatch bombshell to remove her make-up at an awards show. Doesn't she know that photographers will be there? But how GREAT is this? Ok, more adjectives: how bold, scary, proud, DILLIGAF (email me for what that means), and honest is this? Pamela Anderson at the SAG Awards: we see you. And we like what we see. What is the make-up we are all wearing to get us through a professional season? And how long will you let...]]></description><link>https://foxquarry.wixsite.com/foxquarrycomms/post/why-pamela-anderson-at-the-sag-awards-is-my-new-favorite-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69da73fbe1d16d36c5379988</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:14:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f5e11_f32dacaba185441f9a04b7532a707bf4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_936,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fox Quarry Consulting</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>