“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
December Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
Senior management announced there will a reduction in employees in 2019. How can we keep morale up so that our team continues to meet 2018 and Q1 2019 goals?
Answer:
It is important to keep a positive outlook while urging the staff to […]
December 2018 Business Case Study
The Situation:What I have learned in 2018
This year, clients have taught me to pay attention to the unsaid, be focused on their goals, understand their fears and believe there is always an outcome. Situations I was involved in included career changes, promotions, and reorganization challenges. Personal lives were impacted whether brought in by the client […]
November 2018 Monthly Tips
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Author Unknown
November Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
What’s the best way to influence a team to take ownership of an agenda at the start of each meeting?
Answer:
Effective teams only meet with a purpose. The team will assume ownership if each member takes […]
October 2018 Business Case Study
The Situation: C-Suite Material
James has been in the company since graduating high school and possesses impressive technical skills. He understands the customer since he virtually grew up working with them. His group is also the organization’s most profitable.
Opportunities for James center around ways to strengthen his team communication and management skills. He knows how to […]
October 2018 Monthly Tips
I gravitate towards gravitas. Morgan Freeman
October Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
How can we help managers deal with dotted line team members that fail to respond to communications?
Answer:
The best approach is to keep the communication ongoing, no matter what. It is challenging because these folks have many responsibilities and unfortunately, dotted line managers tend to be […]
September 2018 Monthly Tips
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Author Unknown
September Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
What are good rules or guidelines around tattoos for our new group? The company does not have any direction to use as a guide.
Answer:
Tattoos have become quite popular and mainstream even for those not in […]