Sometimes in my life, I found myself looking in at my life. I was looking toward my boss to show me my calendar for the day. It didn’t stop there. I had family and friends do it too. I was reserved. I then had to work hard to show my eagerness to please, to show […]
Do you hide the scars of your past experiences from others? I was taught early on that you bury the pain, humiliation and other impacts from your conflicts and experiences that end in failure. I was taught to put on a confident face, a mask that covers up the inner turmoil in public and even […]
As a member of the team or the leader of a project, I am and you are called upon to develop into something more. That something more in us requires us to move between thinking, learning, performing and reflecting. If you are where you are in life to wait for the end, what is good […]
One of the things I found early on in my business life was I tried to get to the goal. The completion of the goal was all that mattered. I was told “you get paid on completions.” This was reinforced in the jobs I held. Later I sought jobs that led to rewarding journeys. My […]
Whether it is your personal life or your business life leading an organization, there are fundamentals fueling growth and development. Where are you expressing hope today? When a person plants a seed into the ground, there is hope expressed by that person that it germinates and breaks through the ground level into its anticipated form. […]
When you are facing the inevitable obstacle in reaching your goal or dream, do you really start the new day with a fresh look? Sometimes people don’t let go of yesterday’s disaster. It happened, yes. It might not be easy to let go. Put the issue down for a short time. Focus on something else […]
Good leaders ensure that the team is engaged in sending the right signals. Do you see what is happening around you as your work with your team members? Have you figured out where you fit in and how it supports the team? Does each member of the team address the wrinkles in the process each […]
What is the attitude of people in your team when they are engaged to reach a goal? Do they seek to dig into the current state and devise solutions? Do they ask questions of each to understand with greater clarity? When the members of a group trust and value each other, they feel free to […]
In many companies today employee culture is touted as engaging, empowering and collaborating. They misguidingly use the buzzwords to attract talent as they have continuing turnover. When you dig below the surface, you will find not collaborating but maybe cooperating. People are going through the daily assignments, checking them off and leaving the office at […]
Who do want to work with and what are you willing to create? Being on a team at work sometimes gives each person concern about the other members. Sometimes individuals will hold back until others prove themselves. Trust is slow to build and as a result people wait to work together. They need to be […]
