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Restoring Functionality Floats All Boats
The higher the level of dysfunction the more people refer to each other in disparaging terms that spawn misunderstandings and mistrust. Thoughts turn to survival rather than success until someone with gumption accepts responsibility for restoring functionally. If you’re that someone, it will be helpful to keep two things in mind: As tempting as it […]
Past Peformance Is Not A Good Predictor
Your mother was right about a first impression being important, but it’s not the one you want to rely upon when it comes to building a productive relationship. You really don’t get a clear sense of what another person brings to the relationship until you’ve given her or him a second and third look. At […]
The Truth About What Lies Ahead
Full disclosure regarding the potential downside of what lies ahead exposes everyone to the truth about the difficulties they’re about to face. More importantly, it triggers the search for new tools and new ways to make change happen. Lastly, it generates critical questions like: Once these questions are answered people will offer suggestions for how […]
Letting Go Of What’s Not Working
The world of work and the way we view life is changing at a pace like we’ve never encountered before. As you reflect on your purpose and to try to solve personal and professional challenges, the organization’s purpose, or your part in it may have altered or even changed radically. If your purpose has changed, […]
Be Open To A Teachable Moment
Working for an incompetent boss is not without hope. What can I do, you might ask? Well, for a start you can arm yourself with a better understanding of what causes someone in a senior role to be ineffective. That way you’ll know what skills your boss is missing and which ones you’ll need to […]
Building Your Personal Support System
When faced with rejection it is critical to your health and welfare to have a personal support system in place to help you cope with the discomfort and get back on track as soon as possible. Unlike mentoring or networking, your support system will focus on you as a person, rather than on your job […]
Teamwork Is An Individual Skill
While times have changed, our education system has not. We still train our prodigy to compete against each other for good grades and test-based accolades. Recognition at school becomes the basis for praise at home, thereby reinforcing the too-long-held belief that success is attained by getting ahead of your peers and staying there. When students […]
Discovery Circles Help Overcome Dysfunction
The tools and techniques promoted by popular management gurus are primarily designed for use in a functional environment. While these experts tout teamwork and participation, managers like you are running up against situations where these methods don’t work. Instead, you find yourself trying to lead people who display what behavioral science calls “dysfunctional” behavior; characterized […]
Evaluative Coaching Minimizes Rejection
The purpose of evaluative coaching is to provide underperforming employees with an understanding of what they are doing right, an awareness of the mistakes they are making and a perspective on what they need to do differently. Unlike a scheduled performance review , evaluative coaching is a preemptive activity that takes place whenever and wherever the supervisor recognizes a need for […]
Finding Value In Rejection
Until you know the true reason for rejection you are speculating at your own risk. You may give up on a relationship or job too soon and be dead wrong. Is it rejecting you or are you rejecting it? Handling rejection as a taking off point rather than terminal condition opens many opportunities. Here are […]
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