Having tough talks with team members is stressful but avoiding confrontation can make things even worse. Did you know that it actually takes more energy to deal with unresolved conflict than it does to address it head-on? Managers spend 42% of their time addressing workplace conflict associated with people problems. Often the issues have festered […]
To be on the “top of your game” every day, you must have your thought patterns in the right place. Your thoughts turn into feelings with turn into actions and then into your results. What kind of mindset could you adopt, to better assure this will be a successful Monday (or any day!)? I will […]
Overwhelmed? You know, that feeling of “emotional flooding” where your brain can’t wrap around all the things coming at you. I like to say that “overwhelmed” simply means “not broken down into small enough chunks for your brain to process.” And the consequence is typically paralysis: “shut down: system failure”. Or maybe a bit of […]
Some people tend to think that getting a life coach isn’t something to be proud of because it signifies a loss of control in their lives. While a lot of people do seek help precisely because of this reason, the definition of life coaching certainly shouldn’t be limited.
Excellence: Your Continual Quest By Paul D. Casey Some days at work, I know that I can just live the “get-by life” (as coined by Jim Rohn): I know the right things to say in meetings, I keep up with emails, shuffle paperwork, bang out reports, and chit-chat with employees and colleagues. You know what […]
Bad habits are the bane of a productive life. No matter what goals you have set before you, harmful habits such as procrastination can hinder your path to becoming a successful leader. Essentially, the kind of life you are living today is a result of your habits. How in shape are you? How happy are […]
Here in Eastern WA state, the cities have gone roundabout-wild. It seems there is a new one somewhere in town every month, and their hopes are that it improves the flow of traffic. Some people still make terrible blunders that almost cause accidents because of not paying attention, not understanding the rules of the road, […]
I love proofreading. I know, that’s sort of geeky, but I’m an English grammar minor. It always amazes me that the creator of a document cannot see some obvious errors because he/she has been focusing intently on it for so long that he/she becomes blind in a way to seeing what’s wrong. A proofreader comes […]
Self-discipline. Sort of a downer word, huh? Makes you think of starving yourself on a diet, or dreading doing 50 crunches before bedtime. But the benefits of this character-inducing word are multiple. Let’s use the metaphor of braces, which my son got off his teeth last year, much to his delight. No person really wants […]
I always chuckle at the Peanuts character Pigpen, maybe because I’m more of a “neat-nick” than a “messy”. In the Great Pumpkin special, the characters are dressing up for Halloween, and Pigpen tries to disguise himself, too, with a costume. But, of course, the quintessential cloud of dust and dirt swirls around him as he […]
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