Today marks the end of my fifty-ninth week of working from home (mostly). Here are my takeaways from week fifty-nine:

• Negotiations – Two parties advocating for their own interests: always interesting to watch it play out. Usually, the party with the most leverage gets more of what they want. But sometimes what you expected and what happens are different.
• Communication – This is the key to any healthy relationship. When people are proactive communicators, working with them is much easier. It won’t guarantee a good working relationship, but it’s necessary to one.  
• Summer – I’m hearing lots of friends talk about their summer plans. This may be a very active summer with lots of people away from work. Makes sense, given the last year. I’m curious about business activity levels relative to past summers.  

Week fifty-nine was a good week. No highs or lows. Just evenly paced and productive, which I liked.