Archive for the ‘Stress’ Category

• How Can You Succeed When Things Suck?

  • December 1st, 2020
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Mangement, Motivation, Planning, Skills, Stress

  Unless you’ve been meditating on the top of a mountain or hibernating in a cave, you are all too well aware of the pandemic, the politics, and the economic situation in our country and around the world. It’s impossible to… Read More

• What I Learned & Relearned from Moving

  • September 2nd, 2020
  • Posted in Change, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Stress

  My recent move has been an opportunity to learn and be reminded of things I had learned but had forgotten. I have a lot more than I thought: Things I treasure, stuff that I don’t use and possessions I don’t… Read More

• Before I Go – Let Me Dump & Run!

  • June 22nd, 2020
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Counseling, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Planning, Skills, Stress

  In a meeting with about 10 minutes left, the other person says: I’ve decided to quit. I was really upset about something that happened last week. I’m leaving my partner. This will be our last meeting. My boss did something… Read More

• Half Full

  • May 4th, 2020
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Motivation, Stress, Support

  A few years ago, while conducting a management development training program, the topic was our individual perception of the world and the impact that it has on job satisfaction and workplace culture. Tossed around was the phrase “seeing the glass… 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

• 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

• Take it Personally

  • February 19th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Feedback, Motivation, Stress

  “It’s not personal – it’s just business.” Have you gotten that advice from someone? When receiving improvement feedback, involved in friction or conflict, when an organization undergoes a reorganization, a proposal is rejected, a valued employee leaves – lots of… Read More

• What If My Boss is Incompetent?

  • July 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Planning, Skills, Stress, Supervision, Support

  You may have a boss who is inept. Not a horrible person – but someone who doesn’t have the knowledge, experience, skills, or judgement to do their job. They are out there in every industry and at every level. They… Read More

• Lots of Choices and Lots of Uncertainty

  • May 7th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Motivation, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Stress, Work Life Balance

  There are so many options to choose from in today’s world. Have you noticed how many different Crest toothpastes there are to consider? I have been frozen in the grocery aisle when I see how many types of Cheerios I… Read More

• I Want To But I Haven’t — Yet

  • March 7th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Guided Execution 1:1, Motivation, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Stress, Support

  I recognized a description in a novel of a character that reminded me of a few people I run across: “Just about anything you haven’t done in life you were totally planning to do – you just haven’t done it… Read More