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Have you ever walked into a place of work and felt heaviness in the atmosphere. Like fear was the predominant emotion permeating the work place. People only did what they were told, never showed initiative, avoided problems, and finger pointed to others as the source of problems. Gossip was ...
How often do you say something like the following to yourself? I’ll be happy when: • I change and become the person I want to be in my lifen • I get a new home or car or boat or new toyn • I win the lotteryn • My boss learns how to supervise me properlyn • I can be friends with everyone I meetn • I ...
I get called to fix people problems and I'm really good at that. Most often the person I'm helping has a supervisor or executive team member who has huge gaps in their own management skills. For example here are some of the deficiencies I observe: • Personality differences • Stagnant ...
It's human nature to want a better life, to strive for new things, and find meaning through our experience and existence. People are restless; they want a raise shortly after receiving the most recent one, they desire a promotion, new challenges at work and/or in their personal lives, better ...
Why doesn't this person do what I want them to do? Can't they just get along? Why is he so abrupt with everyone? Why doesn't she follow the steps in the process like they are meant to be followed? Why are so many mistakes made? Why do I have to follow up so much to make sure the work gets ...
There are probably many things you’d like to do but simply don’t have the time for. You’re just too busy to do them! Here are some changes you can make so that you accomplish the things that are truly important to you. If you experience this feeling, then it’s time to sit down and make a list ...
Self-esteem is a very important motivator according to Abraham Maslow. He places a person’s self-esteem needs above physiological, security, and social needs. The dictionary defines self-esteem as confidence and satisfaction in oneself. It can be also thought of as self-respect, or confidence ...
Change in the workplace is accelerating. Technology development and infusion into new products is almost a daily event. Companies are in endless pursuit to drive costs down to become more competitive. Rightsizing, downsizing, reorganization with layoffs are the norm. Changes driven by Six ...
There are many roads that people travel in life. In fact every person is traveling a different road. Some of those roads are high, meaning they are filled with positive expectations, uplifting thoughts, and gratitude. Some of the roads are low roads, filled with doubt, fear, worry, self-pity, ...
Have you ever had an uneasy feeling in your gut about something you were going to do? It just didn't feel right to you. A nagging voice in the back of your brain kept telling you that something wasn't quite right. If you went ahead and took that action, what was the result? Did you realize ...
Today is a brand new day. And you get to decide what to do with it! What decision will you make? Will you use this day in the very best way you can? Will you use it to create the most value for your employer and to accomplish the greatest good in your life and the lives of others? Are you ...
I don't like the word discipline. I'll tell you why in a few moments. Discipline denotes that some behavior or action is unacceptable either in the work place or in your life. Left unchecked, the unacceptable behavior or action can escalate and cause very serious damage to relationships. ...
I had minor surgery and my left hand was bandaged so all my fingers and hand were covered in one huge bandage. That forced me to make some changes in my routines. Shaving was one of those habitual behaviors that require a small adjustment. There is a big lesson in that adjustment. Let me ...
Remember those powerful words from "The Secret"? It's so true. What you think about expands and manifests. Those thoughts get bigger and dictate what is attracted into your work and life. What are you thinking about right now? The Law of Attraction - or “The Secret” - states that "whatever ...
There is a dark curse that all of us struggle with. It is so powerful, that it can made our life miserable and negatively affect our relationships. Learn how to overcome this dark curse. This curse is so powerful that it can make your life miserable and people around you flee. It is so ...
You are a manager. Everyone is a manager. A person may manage an executive team, executive team members manage managers, managers manage supervisors, supervisors manage workers, and workers manage themselves. We are all managers. So what is the most valuable competency? I learned this ...
The Greatest Investment Ever Made Is . . . What would Warren Buffett say was the greatest investment that he ever made? What would Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey say was the greatest investment they ever made? How about Mary Kay Ash? What would the most admired person you know say was the ...
You are a manager. Everyone is a manager. A person may manage an executive team, executive team members manage managers, managers manage supervisors, supervisors manage workers, and workers manage themselves. We are all managers. So what is the most valuable competency? I learned this ...
We are born with a body whose systems are ready to sustain life. As we mature, those systems develop into a fully functioning physical person. Having a fully functioning physical body is one half of the life equation. The other half is the programming that is needed to make it function. That ...
Everyone wants to get paid more and promoted faster. It is just human nature. But who knows what they must do to be recognized as a high performer worthy of being paid more and promoted faster? There are many things you can do and I’ve chosen to share three with you. Develop Good Work Habits: ...
A minimum of 30% of all resources are wasted in the conduct of business! Believe it? n There are the obvious wastes like material waste, missing supplies and tools, abuse of machinery, unsecured loss of equipment, and undetected quality defects. The list can get quite long. However, there's ...
Everyone wants a quick fix. Wouldn't you like it if I could just tell you the secret to developing more effective leadership and you could be an effective leader right now? You know -- make it quick and sweet and get it done today! Well, here's the truth: I can and I can't! Here's the "I ...
From birth to adulthood we learn to become good citizens and well-adjusted adults in the world of work and life. Many people make this transitional relatively successfully and lead somewhat normal, happy lives. Some people make it to adulthood grumbling and blaming the world for all the "bad ...
Recall a time in your life when you were joyously doing something and the time just flew by. A time when you were so completely absorbed by what you were doing that nothing else mattered. An occasion when you felt passion and enthusiasm and were elated by the results. Did that feel good or ...
The mechanics and techniques of managing your time and activities are very simple and well known. A good book to review the tools and techniques of time and activity management is Building Personal Leadership: Inspirational Tools & Techniques for Work & Life. What is not simple are the ...
Return on Investment - better known as ROI - is a critical key business indicator. Businesses live or die based on their ROI. Business investors rightfully demand to know the projected ROI of every investment in order to decide whether to put their money on the table. At best, ROI is always ...
Almost everyone I know has a desire - whether in the back or the forefront of their minds - to become wealthy. The Universe is a place of abundance and every person has a right to and access to that abundance. So why isn't everyone wealthy? People become stuck at levels of existence because ...
Notice, I didn’t ask the question: “Are you a teacher?” Each and every one of us is a teacher. Let me explain. As a young child growing up, who gave you instruction, taught you to function normally in the world, and created your boundaries? I’ll bet your answer is your parents and a host of ...
Practice a behavior once and find out how it's done. Repeat the behavior once more and you correct some mistakes. Practice it a third time and start to feel more comfortable. The fourth time you start to feel a little confident. Practice it six more times and start to build mastery. What's ...
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to understand the force that controls what you think and how you act? The thoughts and actions you engage in today, determine the results you experience now and into the future. So, if you understood the force that controls you, you could use that knowledge to change ...
Practice a behavior once and find out how it is done. Repeat the behavior once more and you correct some mistakes. Practice the same behavior a third time and start to feel more comfortable. Practice it a fourth time and start to feel a little confidence. Practice it six more times and start ...
Attitude is a habit of thought. Every second your five senses are bombarded with millions of bits of data. Since it's impossible to process that much data, your brain has created well worn neural pathways, or patterns of interpretation, to process repetitive data sets. Those patterns filter ...
In my earlier work and life I was sure of what was right or wrong, black or white, correct or wrong, and the best way or the worst way to do things. I was a confident judge. Judgment was my enemy and I didn’t know it! Not now! Life has imparted some wisdom to me and I know that whatever I ...
Passion is an intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. It can be fear-based, as in anger. Or love-based as with intensely positive feelings. The greatest joy and happiness you will ever experience occurs when you are passionate about your work and the life you are living. A ...