I recently did a communication training for an organization whose leadership spent two hours beforehand explaining to me that their employees were “all under-performing, irresponsible and unresponsive.” I didn’t believe them then, and I believed them even...
How to get strategic and START putting out fires in your business or team Do you spend most of your time at work dealing with emergencies?… Does your business day revolve around putting out fire after fire, and are you constantly working to respond to client...
Workplace communication is a two-way street. It involves people listening to each other and responding, where ideas are shared and then collaboratively built out over time. So, when workplace interactions evolve from poor communication, it is no surprise that a...
Stop spending 80% of your time on one bad egg Ever notice how there are those “bad eggs” on your team who, like vacuums, seem to suck not only your energy, but everyone’s energy? Learning to deal with the “bad eggs” on our teams can feel...
Recently I have been reminded of the importance of death… When we think about our own death and what might be our legacy after we have left this world, it can have a big impact on how we live daily. It has a lot of weight on how we treat people at work, in our...
Increasingly organizations are looking to hire for “fit.” They’ve become more conscious of the culture that they are trying to create within their company and look for people who have the “right” attitudes, energy, and predilections to...
