Archive for the ‘Skills’ Category

• Raising Your Profile at Work with a YOU Campaign

  • February 27th, 2020
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Motivation, Planning, Skills

  A promotion opportunity recently came up in Patrick’s department. The job matched his There are few things more frustrating than thinking that you have the skills that perfectly match an opportunity at work and then finding out that you were… Read More

• Ladies – About Your Communication

  • January 28th, 2020
  • Posted in Communication, Counseling, Employee Development, Guided Execution 1:1, Skills, women

  Over the years, I’ve worked with many women on their communication challenges. I have found that they have different preferences, styles and approaches from men which creates a feeling that they are not as accepted or valued in the workplace…. Read More

• Touching Base

  • December 19th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Counseling, Employee Development, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Support

  Touching base with people you care about, work with, have worked with in the past, or miss – is something that is easy to do. So why don’t people do it more often? There are many things I do at… Read More

• First Love

  • November 26th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Counseling, Executives, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Most people remember their first love. For many, when you see or hear about your first love, there is still a little jolt of that initial chemistry. I had many professional ‘lusts:’ theater star, news anchor, recording artist, cancer researcher,… Read More

• FAQ

  • October 23rd, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Executives, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision

  Asking good questions is the best way to gain deeper insights, develop stronger relationships, and create more innovative solutions. I often wonder why more of my clients don’t ask ask people questions more often. Kids learn when they ask questions…. Read More

• Try Something Different: You Can Learn New Things

  • September 24th, 2019
  • Posted in Change, Employee Development, Motivation, Skills

    I like city living. This month, however, for a total change of pace – I went to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Wyoming for vacation. In the 14 month run-up to the trip (yup –… Read More

• Create Great Workplace Relationships

  • July 23rd, 2019
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Feedback, Planning, Skills

  You may have the best product to offer or the most effective technology on the market but most people acknowledge that good relationships are essential to the success of any business.  When it comes to creating new business relationship, how… Read More

• No Regrets – Mostly

  • June 25th, 2019
  • Posted in Change, Guided Execution 1:1, Motivation, Preparation, Skills, Stress

  We have more choices today than ever. I’m not just talking about the wide variety of options in the toothpaste section of the store either! Personal and professional development opportunities, new job, new employer, different industry, different field, buy a… Read More

• Is it Really a Wolf?

  • May 29th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Do you remember the Aesop’s fable about the shepherd boy and the wolf? The boys’ job was to tend sheep and he yelled “Wolf!” signaling to the villagers that the flock was being attacked. The villagers would run to provide… Read More

• Get Messy

  • April 17th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Mangement, Skills, Stress, Supervision

  Data, materials, and resources can be managed, directed and controlled. That is because they are all things: unmoving until we choose to move them. People however, as you probably have noticed, have minds of their own. They bring their own… Read More