It’s a rare workplace environment that hasn’t experienced the corrosive effects of chronic negativity. Like a bad mood, negative behavior can spread among departments, even wide spread enough to infect company divisions or regions. It can be practiced by one
Are You a Pack Rat?
Do you look around your office or garage and see stacks of out-of-date magazines, unread books, boxes of history files, or just plain clutter? Is your professional excellence suffering because you can’t find the right data or documentation amid the
Is Going Worse than Staying?
How often have we heard ourselves, our colleagues or family state that they want a specific goal but never make that desire a reality? Are these just ‘pipe dreams’ or outcomes that would truly add value to our lives? And,
Handling Anger on Social Media
Isn’t it curious that public feuding has become acceptable such as, the recent arguments between Whoopi Goldberg and Kim Godwin over comments made about the Holocaust. Just when you thought ‘road rage’ was the angry trend to be avoided; now
Redefining Work Relationships
Successful work relationships are the keystones for the company’s bottom line efficiency and personal fulfillment in your career. Work relationships can strengthen your promotion ability, subsequently amplifying your salary, achieving projects on time; and even, have an impact on your
Recognize When You are Just Accommodating
The style of problem solving, and conflict resolution are the most important factors in determining group effectiveness. Research has shown that the predominant mode of conflict resolution that characterizes leadership and management groups is the most significant variable in determining
Difference Between Telling and Requesting
The linguistic difference between telling and requesting is that telling is used for: Information, Education or Instructions, the how to Take control of crises or crowds — to facilitate a greater order Use rational thought to convey communication, not intuition
Resilience in the New Year of 2023
To be at the center of a global crisis is to be part of an uncertain future. The change that is seen following a crisis is often a result of a collective will to evolve. Situations that seem life-altering while
Establish Core Values for your New Year
The holiday season is usually exciting for seasonal parties, both personal and professional. However, as many have found, they make New Year’s resolutions that may not serve them going forward. As in the past, they will be leading lives non-congruent
Can You be More Accountable?
As this year is winding down, many leaders are thinking about accountability in their workplace. Accountability in the workplace, and on a personal level, can dramatically impact the productivity of the workforce in every organization. Accountability is not goal achievement.