leadership

What You See Does Not Currently Exist

According to the History Channel’s program “The Universe – Light Speed” …. Laura Danly, Griffith Park Observatory Curator in LA: Because it takes time to travel, we’re able to look back in time, the further out we look in distance, … Continue reading

Oil and Water People in the Office

Are members of your staff like oil and water – not mixing well enough to become a team? As a manager, you’ve seen the stress involved, and are not immune to their feelings as well as the pressure from your … Continue reading

The objective of education is not what you think

I recently read an article from Knowledge @ Wharton that gave an interesting perspective: It asks Why doesn’t education focus on what humans can do better than the machines and instruments they create? It goes on to say Teaching enables … Continue reading

Certainty or Accuracy: Comment

From one of my Quick Communique: Points to Ponder newsletter: So many people come from a position of certainty.. when it’s really personal opinion, their perception of what they saw or heard. They can be sure.. but without accuracy or … Continue reading

Keep employees productive in uncertain times

In a recent Business Journal,  an HR consulting firm assures executives that their staff are not working harder, thankful they still have a paycheck. If telling your team members how much you appreciate them, how valuable they are to the company, and … Continue reading

All you need is …. remember we’re in the workplace

I gave a Supervisor and Communications seminar recently to first and second level supervisors.  One of the topics the President wanted me to discuss was “How do you let your direct reports, and others that are not your direct reports, … Continue reading

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

State of Mind

What importance does your state of mind play in your communication interactions? Does it really make a difference if you are 100% focused on your conversation … on both sides of the conversation? When we are preoccupied and have a … Continue reading

Sabotage!

In one of my leadership seminars, a participant brought up the topic of Internal sabotage.  Quite interesting discussion ensured.  Let me ask you … does ‘internal sabotage’ mean internally to yourself?  Or does it mean internally to your team? This … Continue reading

Creating Structured Dialog Part 1

Next time you need to have one of those dreaded conversations, remember that having a structured dialog helps you focus on the other person and enables you to more easily empathize with them. So what is this structured dialog? Let’s … Continue reading