Change
Most organizations experience change. Sometimes the change is gradual and hardly noticeable until you think back to how things were a year or two before. Other change is conscious and has a distinctive timeframe – where the old way ceases to be and the new way becomes the norm. The challenge comes when you’d like the entire organization to embrace and accept the change. Here are some tips to meet that challenge.
Tip 1: Early. Remember if you’ve initiated the change, you’ve got to give your staff time to catch up. You may… Continue reading
Authority
I was talking with a client the other day. We got into an interesting discussion regarding authority figures and how nervous she became around those in positions of power. She had recently met a woman in a boutique while shopping. They chatted easily. When she found out the woman was an Executive Vice President of a large company she became tongue tied and ended the conversation rather quickly.
The subject came up because my client was interested in talking to the EVP about career opportunities. She was wondering if she should contact her new… Continue reading
What’s best?
Figuring out the most effective form of communication can be challenging. There are so many ways we can communicate these days. Not only are there the old fashioned ways – face to face, phone, email. There is also texting. Add to that all the social networks which are forms of communication. Following is what I use and how I use each method. I know I don’t take advantage of everything that’s out there and frankly I’ve chosen to stop with what I use right now.
Face to face: Best form to strengthen relationships.… Continue reading
ME time!
A common concern or complaint that I hear from my clients is – “I don’t have time for ME!” This is pretty common and it can cause some bad side effects such as resentment, guilt, grumpiness, negativity and lack of energy. I’ve even seen that this is a badge of negative honor in some and translates to a martyr cry about how they put everyone else’s needs before their own. BORING!
Think about the last time you were on an airplane. The safety demonstration always says – put your own oxygen mask on first before you… Continue reading
Self Motivation
Every so often motivation wanes. It happens for many reasons. I might be bored with what I’m doing, I’ve mastered something and the excitement has worn off, perhaps I don’t have anything urgent going on and can’t seem to get started. The following tips help me start moving forward again.
Tip 1: List. I put together a “to-do” list in order of priority. There always seems to be things that need to get done. I don’t think about what I have to do, I just start with the first item on the… Continue reading
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