EY, the Global consulting firm, recently surveyed their 9700 full-time workers and found nearly one -third responded that managing their work and personal lives has become more difficult. They want competitive pay and benefits, flex-time, without a formal agreement, paid parental leave, less overtime, and the ability to unplug when they need to focus on their personal lives. See article:
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Three Keys to a Great Workplace
1. Trust
This is developed when leaders and managers demonstrate their competency, promote two-way communication, maintain and communicate a clear vision, match their action to their words, and treat employees with respect and fairness.
2. Pride
For employees to feel proud of their work, they must believe that their work is meaningful, that they are making a difference in their organization, take pleasure in their accomplishments, and believe that their organization ...
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Previously I have written several posts on emotional intelligence and described the importance of it for both career and personal success.
I’m pleased to announce a new offering in my coaching practice. I have just completed an intensive certification program in coaching social and emotional intelligence, and am pleased to announce that I am now a Social + Emotional Intelligence Certified Coach®.
What this means is that I have a wide array of new tools and materials available for ...
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The Department of Labor issued their jobs report for January and it was positive news on all fronts. The economy added 257,000 jobs in January, wages rebounded from their slump, and 2014 saw the largest gain in jobs since 1999. The last three months, November and December 2014, and January 2015, witnessed the largest three month expansion of jobs since 1997!
Although unemployment numbers inched up from 5.6 to 5.7, economists saw that as good news since it meant that more ...
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This is a good time to reflect on the past year, look at what you want to change, and then develop some goals to use for intent and focus in 2015.
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Wish-Fulfilled 2015!
The following is a poem I wrote many years ago.
My Brook and I
I remember the brook
streaming though the woods;
spending hours around it,
building forts, wiping the mud off me with skunk cabbage.
I remember the brook on sunny days;
Water ...
A recent article in the NY Times addressed the issue of how positive thinking can hinder goal attainment. In study after study the author told how those people who focused on “happy thoughts”, eliminated “negative self-talk”, and fantasized about their wishes coming true, received negative results. These populations included graduate students looking for a job and those who wanted to lose weight.
But neither did dwelling on the obstacles to goal attainment produce positive results. What they did find was that ...
Continue Reading →I have a keen interest in how the brain works, how if affects our memory, and our ability to achieve peak performance at work. I recently read an article by David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute that sheds some light on learning.
Studying how people recall information is easy to study in a lab, and recall is the first step to behavioral change. Now there is good research that shows how recall of ideas correlates to activation of a decoding task ...
Continue Reading →Leadership Development is the top challenge for organizations, according to the Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2014 report, a survey of 2,532 business and HR leaders at organizations in 94 countries.
As baby boomers approach retirement, new leaders need to be prepared to take the reigns and move the organization forward. These leaders need to be adaptable and visionary , as well as good managers . But leadership training shouldn’t include just the top levels of the organization, but the lower ...
Continue Reading →Sometimes subtly abusive behavior from executives such as grimaces, body language, and cutting and sarcastic public insults can negatively affect moral, productivity and employee engagement. It is important that these behaviors are addressed and not allowed to fester. If not, they can cause organizational harm. The leadership team at organizations should encourage employees to speak up about these toxic behaviors, and their concerns should be taken seriously and promptly addressed.
Often this subtly abusive behavior is a long-standing pattern and will ...
Continue Reading →Are you happy at work? Sharon Salzberg defines the Eight Pillars of Happiness in the Workplace in her new book, Real Happiness at Work.
Balance: The ability to differentiate between who you are and your job title
Concentration: Being able to focus without being distracted
Resilience: The ability to recover from defeat, frustration or failure
Communication and Connection: Understanding that everything we do and say can enhance or hinder connection
Integrity: Bringing your deepest ethical values to the workplace
Meaning: ...
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