Coaching a team, whether it is a work team or sports team can be difficult and rewarding and sometimes both in the same day. Getting the players in the right positions, providing them instruction and training to carry out their position takes time and patience on the coach’s part. Successful coaches take time to prepare. … Continue reading »
The article below is from Psychology Today’s website and is about a subject that flies below the radar in most workplaces, but is really very prevalent. There are so many people who suffer from low self-esteem at work, but they never let others know. More important, they do not know what they can do about … Continue reading »
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock the stream always wins. Not through strength, but through persistence.” ~ Unknown When confrontation in the workplace used to happen I would get very upset and flustered which hindered my communication. I would stammer, stumble and shake and it made matters worse. Some confronters are very … Continue reading »
Recently I have had a few different encounters where someone has given me information about another person, organization or business that was negative. Not that at times we should not warn another about a bad experience or outcome that we have had, but with my encounters they wanted me to actually take some action on … Continue reading »
Your boss or supervisor is not in a good mood today and you found out unexpectedly by just asking a simple question. Ouch! Their sharp response can hurt especially if they snap their answer and are disrespectful. What do you do? Do you just go back to your desk feeling hurt, dejected, and angry? No, … Continue reading »
As a business owner, supervisor or manager you have the opportunity to set the tone each day for your employees/co-workers and they are looking to you to do so. With more recent surveys showing that employee morale is on a steady downward spiral we need to take a good look at what might be causing … Continue reading »
The other day in our medical office when a patient came to the front counter to check out, the medical assistant asked how their visit went and the response of the patient was “well, I guess it was okay…all the doctor did was look at my foot and tell me that he thought it was … Continue reading »
Remember that saying “If you love what you do you will never work another day in your life”? That is true, but how many people really are able to do what they love everyday and make a decent living at it? Probably very few out the entire world population. It sounds great and I know … Continue reading »
Below is a great story that I posted quite some time ago, but think it is worth reposting. Hopefully will inspire you to think of some way that you can have a more positive attitude at work Monday and learn to see the good side of things. Enjoy your Sunday! The Gardener’s Badge Story A … Continue reading »
Southwest Airlines recently celebrated its 40th Anniversary of being in business, If you have never read about their history it is very interesting, the foundation of the company is built on integrity and values. In their anniversary issue of “Spirit” magazine they have an article titled “40 Lessons Learned From Southwest” it covers multiple areas … Continue reading »
