“Sometimes, it’s not the strength, but the gentleness that cracks the hardest shells”. Richard Paul Evans.
According to Psychology Today, Gentleness involves:✅ Being down to earth (humility),✅ Having a quiet ego (humility),✅ Being quick to let things go (forgiveness),✅ Having a supportive demeanor toward others (kindness),Sounds like a goal to me. What would the world be...Job Seekers: Remember, the key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
This is great advice from Steven Covey.Your schedule should begin with your priorities, not the low value work that often fills our days.Figure out the 20% of work that will get you the 80% of progress, value, fulfillment. That’s what you need to do today.The...Job Seekers: Are you having the same conversation that your interviewer is having? If not, it might become a hurdle.
In a recent WSJ article, author Charles Duhigg writes about what he calls supercommunicators. These are “people capable of saying exactly the right thing, breaking through to almost anyone, figuring out how to connect even in the most unlikely...Leaders: Are you setting a clear vision of the future when embarking on a change?
Setting a vision helps others understand the eventual destination. It helps to set expectations. It creates the opportunity of a shared vision and better collaboration to get to that future state.Not sure how to share the vision? How about telling a story?First, talk...Leaders: As you are evaluating the future impact of a change?
A change manager can help you accomplish this, in the following ways:1. Identify who will be impacted. Upstream/Downstream. Direct/Indirect. Small/Large. All impacts.2. Create a Stakeholder Map to visually show how everyone will be impacted.3. Assess the impact....Job Seekers: Here’s some great advice on what to do if you’ve been laid off.
Cassandra Worthy is an inspirational, energetic, and wise thought leader. She is a Change Enthusiast. If you have never heard her speak, I encourage you to watch the video below and check out her YouTube channel for other videos.She suggests you should first:✅ Grant...Are you seeing resistance to change in your organization
It may be time to admit that resistance is often a reaction to the way a change is being led.According to Rick Maurer, “The people resisting don’t see what they are doing as resistance – they often see it as survival.”The issue may be more around how changes are...Toolbox Tuesdays: Do you need to host a call where there are many things to discuss? Issues, Opportunities, Options, Other?
The tool I want to share on this Toolbox Tuesday is Lean Coffee.Lean Coffee is great to have in your toolbox for meetings where others are bringing topics to discuss and you don’t have all day. But you want to talk about the most important things and come out with...We need to engage the people IMPACTED by the changes we are leading earlier and more often.
Yes, we need to actually engage the people doing the impacted work. Not their supervisor or manager speaking for them, who may miss the important nuances and details of how the work is done.Not just about the changes that have been decided upon. That’s sometimes TOO...