Bring Your Emotions to Work
Some people get uncomfortable with other peoples’ displays of emotion. Outbursts, tears, excitement, enthusiasm, sadness, and other such nonsense are out of bounds at work, they say. …
When Tension is High, Intellect Isn’t
We are blessed with wonderful intellects. In the blink of an eye, we can solve problems and find answers to our questions. Yet whenever we are in …
How to Pick the Best Few Things To Do
They say that we can be most productive not by getting more done but by picking the few best things to do. But how to …
Why Do We Need Employee Alignment?
Employee alignment and engagement are fairly recent workplace improvement trends. Employee alignment is the practice of getting everyone behaving in ways that deliver strategic goals. Employee engagement is …
When Our Habits Go Rogue
We are all blessed with the ability to form habits. Our habits keep us safe (we look both ways before crossing the street) and help …
What Stands Between You and Delight
The only thing between you and your delight is your thinking. Whatever you are focusing on at work or at home that has you feeling …
I Am Busy
“Busy.” We hear this all the time. It is a common response to questions like, “How are you?” and “How was your day?” What do we …
Our First Reaction May Be Wrong
We may be reacting incorrectly when we want to move others. In our desire to lead, sell, or influence, our knee-jerk reaction usually is to tell, impress, explain, or …
We Are All In Sales
In his book, To Sell Is Human, Dan Pink tells us we are all salespeople now. Regardless of our roles, we each must convince people to …
Far-Fetched Fantasies of Success
We are so used to thinking what could go wrong. We dive into far-fetched fantasies to explore the worst possible things that could happen. Flitting …