Spirit of Purpose · Reach Out and Break A Colleagues Pandemic Bubble 2020 has brought forth unprecedented change in the ways we work and live. The transition process — the emotional and psychological process we step through as we let go of the familiar, struggle with uncertainty about the future, and hesitantly embrace hints of the […]
Read More →Here are four quick tips from Harvard Business Review that can help you adapt to the unusual work conditions sparked by the Coronavirus. Try to accept that each coworker copes differently. Some might be optimistic and others pessimistic. Some may have trouble finding a quiet place to work or be worried about older relatives. Circumstances for each person vary, […]
Read More →In a 2018 blog post, author Frank Sonnenberg shared 15 phrases that communicate a bad attitude. Here are a few. If you catch yourself about to say any of them, stop, take a deep breath and find another way to communicate your message. “They don’t pay me enough to do this.” “I’ve always done it this way.” […]
Read More →If you’ve become the ear for an office complainer, you might want to turn the volume up for this advice from CNN’s Kathryn Vasel. Here are four tips she offers that may help you manage this type of co-worker. Look for a pattern. Why are they complaining? Do they complain at the same time every day, about […]
Read More →Conflict is natural and inevitable. Our comfort level with addressing it determines our response and the outcome. Here are 11 tips for making it constructive, from Executive Coach Helen Baxter-Southworth and team dynamics expert Russ Forrester. Move toward conflict, not away from it. Deal with conflict openly and above board, not behind the scenes. Surface the conflict […]
Read More →When you communicate with others, do you use a one-size fits all approach? Do you write or speak from your perspective or from that of the person with whom you’re communicating? Effective communication requires attention to the ways your receiver processes information. To better understand others, try using the DiSC system. DiSC is an acronym for the behavior […]
Read More →As was true with the advent of the printing press and the postal service, email will likely go down in history as a dramatic invention that changed the way humans connect. But, over-reliance on email has its drawbacks. It is not a one-size-fits-all communication tool. Here are some signals that it’s time to step back from email and […]
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