Organizations

Look here for tips from my blog for organizations looking for skills for their staff and management.

Commitment

Following is a blog from last October.  A few things have happened lately that sent me looking for these thoughts.  I hope you'll enjoy them again.

I’ve long believed the universe sends messages to each one of us everyday.  Lots of times we don’t notice them or believe they are messages.  Sometimes they are too strong to ignore – because they keep repeating themselves.  During the last three days I’ve gotten the same message three times, in different forms.  I was wondering why I was getting increasingly annoyed until I linked all three together.  They were examples of commitment –… Continue reading

Stuck?

stuckWe all tend to get stuck in certain thinking patterns.  Our beliefs can become concrete truths in our minds – yet may not be based on facts or reality.  These ideas can limit so many things in our lives and take away “possibility”!  Our self talk centers around “I can’t possibly do that…” “I could never….” “That’s impossible….”  “It will never work….” Following are some tips about getting unstuck.

Tip 1:  Challenge assumptions.  Consider putting your assumptions aside.  Or better yet, assume you can do whatever you’d like to do.  Once you put aside the “why you can’t” and replace… Continue reading

What’s new?

whatsnewEvery year when Labor Day rolls around I return to the feelings of excitement I had growing up.  School was starting and I’d see friends I hadn’t seen over the summer.  I’d have some new clothes to wear and new school supplies.  I would have a new class schedule, new subjects and new teachers.  The newness of it all was something I embraced every year.

Keeping an element of the new is important to me.  My mind continues to be challenged, I may have new ideas and thoughts because of it.  Certainly my experience expands.  I resist falling into the… Continue reading

Some thoughts on email

johnzimmermanby guest blogger – John Zimmerman

It had been four years since I last held down a full time press position—I was Public Relations Manager for the National Association of Federal Credit Unions from 1999 to 2005—and now faced, on my first day as the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) contracted Public Affairs Specialist, an inbox that scared me. I had never seen so much email that ipso facto I not only needed to read and digest, but to respond.

I pick up things pretty quick, especially when a pay check is involved, and learned to manage, more or less,… Continue reading

The Problem Solver

ProblemsolvingSometimes when problems occur, our approach to solving them can be a bit disjointed or we don’t even know where to begin.  Procrastination can occur and can make the problem bigger and more complex than it needs to be.

Following is a series of ten steps that will help you solve any major problem or challenge you may experience in the years ahead.

When you’re experiencing a significant challenge, use the Problem Solver below to help you solve it.  This series of ten questions will guide you step by step to the outcome you want.  For best results, it’s important… Continue reading