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How Can One Best Navigate Differing Beliefs?
Spoiler alert: by caring! This can actually become a trick question rather quickly. Especially when we are talking about the workspace. Because lets face it, what you are doing in the privacy of your own home, isn’t exactly visible. Even though differing beliefs can be challenging to maneuver in any environment, that’s for sure. Since the Supreme (or not so supreme, in my humble opinion) Court overturned Roe v. Wade, differing beliefs are front and center once again. Much like a few weeks ago, when we were still discussing how much sense it makes, that eighteen year old, very disturbed,…
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What Can Beautiful Fall Teach Us About Change Management?
I just spent a week away from hot and humid Florida in the Great Smoky Mountain area. Some well deserved and urgently needed vacation time with my husband and our pooch Sam. Upon our arrival we were greeted by the most beautiful Fall colors. Fall foliage might just be my favorite thing about Fall. Combined with a usually much colder and fresh air. And I can’t believe it’s me couch potato saying that – hiking. I do love the rewarding feeling of having hiked up a hill and enjoying the reward in form of a stunning view. We spent our…
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Did You Know A Simple “Good Job” Just Doesn’t Do It?
The art of giving praise and compliments @ work Have you ever received a “positive feedback” that left you clueless or disappointed instead of motivated? You have, but you don’t know exactly why? Maybe the person providing it was just not familiar with the art of giving praise and compliments at work. Giving feedback, the right way, does not come naturally to many people, including many people leaders. Some consider it uncomfortable when it’s growth feedback and miss doing it entirely or are doing it poorly, if it’s praise. And others think they are giving feedback, but they are actually…
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Hey, Stranger!
People that know me and work closely with me or are acquaintances or even friends will quickly agree that I am an extrovert. An outgoing person, definitely a little chatty at times. Being asked if I’d like to entertain a room, speak publicly etc. they would probably not hesitate and say “yes, definitely”. They would be somewhat right… And if you asked those same people about my ability to “network” / meet new people, they would probably tell you that I must be good at it as well. That I am good at making connections, that I can “win” people…
