Managing to create positive employee attitudes In her wonderful book Radical Candor, Kim Scott tells a story about building teams at Apple. As she was developing her people, Kim focused on those most likely to be promoted. A leader at Apple told her all teams need stability as well as growth to succeed. Nothing works…
How’s Your Productivity Right Now? Would you like to get more done and generate excellent results? Lasting productivity is rarely about working harder. It comes from leadership resilience and the ability to protect clarity, energy, and focus under constant demand. Here are 3 ways to boost your productivity that you may not have considered. The…
“Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.” Norman Cousins At his recent birthday party, my husband was on painkillers for his back issues. While playing a game similar to Charades, he moved in such slow motion that it totally tickled me. I burst out laughing and had…
“Our intention creates our reality.” Wayne Dyer Leading a Life of Intention Did you know the most successful people in the world have several repeatable, straightforward habits that most of us don’t? And they do them every day. I had the pleasure of attending Brendon Burchard’s four hour webinar Tuesday and wow was it powerful! …
“Make a customer, not a sale.” Katherine Barchetti Sales is a Mind Game When you go to make a sale, what’s your mindset? What are the words going through your head before you enter the building? How’s your attitude? 3 Winning Sales Keys 1. Mindset Adopt the attitude of optimistic neutrality. Optimistic because you want…
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Oprah Winfrey Today is the International Day of Happiness Today, globally, people are paying attention to happiness: their happiness and the happiness of others. Whether they’re doing random acts of kindness, sharing good news, laughing with others or celebrating…
Life is about timing. ” Carl Lewis In his new book, When, Daniel Pink shares the results of analyzing nearly 700 studies in a variety of areas on timing, and the most effective timing to get things accomplished. Our cognitive abilities change throughout the day, and impact our decision-making, our relationships, our receptivity to others…
Stress is Costing American Business Big Dollars and Costing You Your Mental Health According to the American Psychological Association, workplace stress costs U.S. industry an estimated $300 billion annually in sick days, lost productivity, absenteeism and turnover. One third of study respondents miss 2 to 3 days a month because of a stressful work environment,…
A common issue I have encountered working with hundreds of speaking and training clients all over the US is failure to deliver bad news in a timely manner. Most people don’t deliver bad news because they are afraid of the reaction. They know the co-worker, employer or customer will be unhappy, maybe even angry. And…
Set Boundaries to Cut Down on Stress this Season There’s no question that the holidays can bring out the best and the worst in people, particularly families. There’s so much pressure to decorate, get the right gifts, prepare for visitors, cook and clean and handle excited children, all on top of work. So how do…