“Confusion and ambiguity kills; clarity keeps us safe.” Anonymous How many times have you given instructions only to have an outcome not at all what you thought it would be? For instance, you are driving down the road and are … Continue reading
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Give Them Something Other than Money
As a manager, you may not have a lot of influence over what your company can give in the way of incentives. Options include sending a handwritten note to the employee’s home, giving special assignments as a reward to completing … Continue reading
Anger Locations
Where, exactly, does anger ‘live’? I was recently told by a client “Anger is a place I go to easily”. That is one powerful statement! And not in a positive way. Anger is most certainly a red color — some … Continue reading
Problem Solving Behavior …
Think of the people you work with … how do their thought processes differ? Do some quickly decide, while others need more information? Do some look at the personal side and how it will affect the team, while others look … Continue reading
Pardon me … are you staring
Interesting article on Staring …. why you stare, who you stare at, what you can do to stop staring. Staring … or peering intently at something or someone … is what part of your emotional brain does. When the object, … Continue reading
The Crime or The Act?
Our actions can have an unintended result on others. What we perceive as teasing or playing around, another can see it as bullying or harassment. Corporations have sexual harassment training. It is quite interesting in that an employee can be … Continue reading
Are Interpretations Reality?
We seem to go in cycles of “You said ….” “No I didn’t, I said …” “No you didn’t …”, and we are in the midst of one of those cycles now. I am reminded of a trip to an … Continue reading
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Curbing Your Other Appetites
We’ve all experienced this at some point in our lives …. The economy is not looking good, you are stressed because of your high bills, you have little job security … You pass a store and something in the window … Continue reading
Mistruths in the Medical Media
As difficult it is to believe, the media may not be telling us the entire truth .. and medicine is not exempt from this. From a recent Bottom Line article citing the National Institute of Health: 1. Are the results … Continue reading