Fun Ways to Implement Humor in the Workplace
Research indicates humor can help increase creativity, cut stress, improve relationships, and attract clients. Yet, there are misconceptions about lightening up in the work environment.
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Resilience in the Workplace Relies on the Leader
Workplaces with sound leadership can significantly help strengthen personal and emotional resilience. Resilience in the workplace typically happens when management’s behavior and attitude is supportive, fair and adaptive to employee needs. Years ago I counseled Rachel, who was repeatedly criticized by her manager. She was told she was either too verbal at meetings or not […]
Increase Inclusiveness and Respect in Your Workplace
Regrettably discrimination continues in our communities, organizations and workplaces.
Sick and Tired of Your Home Business? Try These Tips!
Many people who work at home are challenged to separate household activities from career and work tasks.
Performing Under Pressure – Book Summary
Our lives are filled with stress and pressure. But what is the difference? Here is an explanation from the book, Performing Under Pressure by Hendrie Weisinger and J.P. Pawliw-Fry. As they write: Every stressful situation — a longer meeting than you expected, the colleague letting you down on deliverables — can start to feel like […]
How to Prepare to Be Laid Off Work
Being let go from work can be a traumatic experience, an opportunity, or both. Women have written to me describing, in hindsight, what they learned after a layoff or firing. Here is a sample of what they shared about being prepared to be laid off work. Thoughts on Being Laid Off Work Be prepared with […]
People Boost with Acknowledgement, Appreciation and Encouragement
Boosting other people costs nothing, takes little energy and will help those at work and home feel and function better.
Preparation and 12 Lines to Help Resolve Conflict
Conversation can take a nasty turn of misunderstanding.
Easy Scripts for Hard Conversations
You can only do your best with your fifty percent of the conversation. There is no guarantee how the other person is going to respond or react.
10 Questions to Analyze Your Career Dream
Many of us have dreams of doing, being and living a different career or life; often times our longing to find our career dream is called a calling. Many of us are restless, after saying only last year, “I love my job.” Maybe it is time to put your dreams into action . . . or […]
Friendship, Social Intelligence, and Your Support Network
We flourish when we use our social intelligence to create strong friendships and a social network. I will never forget the day I called my friend, Ria. I was feeling panicked because one of our adult children’s lives had gone down the toilet. She said, “You’re strong. All you need is someone to hold you […]
How Full is Your Bucket? – Book Summary
Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton’s book, How Full is Your Bucket? was first published in 2004. It provides research and a delightful reminder that we all want to be seen, heard and acknowledged. Overview: Rath and Clifton argue that providing brief and positive interactions in work and home relationships can result in benefits […]
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