Archive for the ‘Feedback’ Category

• LOST

  • June 15th, 2011
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Preparation, Skills, Stress, Support, Training

  You want data? There are folks who trust their gut. If something feels right, it’s right. I work with people all the time who hear examples of situations and combined with their own experiences and what I share with them… Read More

• Uncommon

  • June 8th, 2011
  • Posted in Communication, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Planning, Skills, Support

  If you slept through classes when the teacher was covering Aristotle you might have missed his useful information about managing people.  Not only did Aristotle think we should spend some time thinking about how we get things to change –… Read More

• Us vs. Them

  • April 27th, 2011
  • Posted in Communication, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision, Support, Training

  Management: Who is it really for? When I ask people why they became Managers, the reasons vary: “I wanted to make more money.” “I wanted to have more responsibility.” “I want to stretch myself professionally.” “I want to move up… Read More

• TV Reunions

  • April 12th, 2011
  • Posted in Change, Feedback, Motivation

  TVLand recently held its awards show and reunited the celebrity casts from The Cosby Show, The Facts of Life, and Welcome Back Kotter. The stars seemed to be delighted to see each other and to talk about the ‘good old… Read More

• Who Did You Ask About That Promotion?

  • March 30th, 2011
  • Posted in Communication, Employment, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Preparation, Skills, Supervision

  Most working people think they are ready for that next promotion. Some of their co-workers think so too. Family members all agree you are ready for that next step upward. So why doesn’t the boss see it as clearly as… Read More

• Hard Conversations: Like a Game of Catch

  • March 23rd, 2011
  • Posted in Communication, Feedback, Mangement, Supervision

  Ever play catch with a raw egg? At picnics, the raw egg toss is one of the time honored fun games to play outside. Although they are fragile, eggs can be tossed and caught without breaking if the person who… Read More

• Movin’ On Up?

  • January 18th, 2011
  • Posted in Feedback, Motivation, Skills, Stress

  promotion,advancement,leaader,position,employment,work,job,network,upbeat,rebound,feedback,metor,patience,move,strategy “This is the year I’m getting that promotion.” After hanging on to that job for the last two years while doing ‘more with less,’ seeing coworkers get laid off, and watching the little extras around the workplace go by… Read More

• Intent vs. Impact

  • January 10th, 2011
  • Posted in Communication, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Supervision, Training, Uncategorized

  communication,intent,impact,diversity,rhetoric,discourse,Owen Honors,Gabrielle Gifford,training,leadership,modeling,words,training When current events intersect with training programs, it’s usually a fluke. Still, it works to my advantage to bring real life into the training room because my programs are intended to have real life applications back on… Read More

• Just Drive

  • December 9th, 2010
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Stress, Supervision, Support, Training, Uncategorized

  manage,train,develop,promote,supervise,teach I was talking with colleagues this week about the development needs of managers. Admittedly, I’m a bit biased. But the development needs of managers is going unmet. It results in a frustrated boss and a frustrated employee. We all… Read More