Feeling overwhelmed regularly? You may be suffering from OPS – Overwhelmed Professional Syndrome. But there’s hope! (See what I did there?) First, consider the following symptoms and answer “yes” or “no” to each: I often run late, arriving a few minutes after the time I planned to be at work or need to […]
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If you are willing to indulge one more holiday post (Epiphany is after all, still two days away) I thought it would be fun to share the following. Over the holidays, I strolled through the Saint Francis Festival of Trees. One tree in particular caught my eye in regard to the workplace. It was a
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Thanks to Vertex 42 for the calendar image. They have several images and templates for 2016 here. Click on the image to enlarge. The turn of a year is a refreshing time to evaluate and polish areas of our lives that may need some changes. As many of you may recall, 2015 was the year of
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A very short, but sincere wish for a Christmas filled with hope, joy and love! Take some moments away from your busy life and celebrate the season! [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]
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Hi everyone! I hope your holiday season has been a blessed one so far! I’d like to encourage you to take a look at my books as possibilities for Christmas or New Year’s gifts. You can find them all on Amazon.com or link here. Here’s a summary of what each book is about: Time Management,
I was invited to share the following infographic with my readers and am happy to do so. For the month of December, my posts will be more visual in nature, allowing all of use to have a bit less on the plate during this busy holiday season (see what I did there?) I’ll be picking back up
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Today I finished going through the Results that Last: 7 Roles Every Manager Must Master course through Let’s Grow Leaders, and the last role is one that in essence, sums up the rest of them. In review, the first six roles are: Translator Builder Connector Galvanizer Accelerator Backer The final role is one of Ambassador.
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Are you able to motivate the people around you? Do you have their backs? Good leaders (even if not assigned to a team officially) are able to influence and motivate others. They act as accelerators, moving the team along. In the business world, an accelerator looks beyond the stats to what those numbers really mean.
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You can do this! I have confidence in you! In my continued journey through the course, Results that Last: 7 Roles Every Manager Must Master, I’m learning about various “hats” a good manager has to wear. This week, the hats of Connector and Galvanizer were my focus. A connector helps their team tie together the
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High-up boss to middle manager: “The sales numbers from last quarter are terrible. You’d better turn them around!” Middle manager to team supervisor: “Get your team on the ball. No excuses. We need higher sales numbers.” Team supervisor to sales execs: “You people better turn this around. The numbers better go up next quarter!” Trickle down
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