ReImagine Work
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. – Inigo Montoya, character from the movie, The Princess Bride. It was a great day when the personnel department changed the name on the door to human resources. Then came the hard work of making good on the implications of that change. Why I became an advocate of human beings at work.
ReImagine Work
JUNE 15, 2015
Have you heard of the feedback sandwich? It’s when you start with something positive, share what needs to change, and finish with something positive. The concept has been around a long time. From what I gather, the foundation of it is sound. Over the years, it’s gotten misinterpreted to where it’s applied something like this: “Good to see you.
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ReImagine Work
DECEMBER 28, 2015
Humility has its place, and… Too much modesty doesn’t serve anyone, particularly you! Find your footing. I hear my clients wonder if they are truly delivering what’s expected of them at work. In all likelihood, if you’re not hearing any grumbling, all is well. The people who matter are probably not keeping anything from you. But if you’re concerned, start the year off right with this approach.
ReImagine Work
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality. – Martin Luther King Jr. What if you became a “thank you” machine? I ran across this fantastic campaign by TD Bank (they are not paying me to write this) where they made certain ATM machines, “thank you” machines.
ReImagine Work
AUGUST 26, 2015
What do you do when you’re really ticked off. A client asked me for coaching to help deal with a colleague. The colleague made false accusations, talked about him behind his back and micromanaged. Overall he made him look bad. We talked over several ways to deal with the situation. My client knew some of the options he considered were vengeful and accusatory.
ReImagine Work
MARCH 16, 2015
'Do you know that some fish, including sharks, will grow only to the proportion of the container you keep them in? Seems sort of obvious, but what this means is, depending on the size of the aquarium, you could end up with a mature 7-inch shark. The literature I read stated that in these situations the fish adapt to the capacity of the environment “offered to them” At least that’s a myth that has propagated – that this is a reasonable thing to do.
ReImagine Work
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Bridget Baggett at Career Innovations recently hosted the weekly Carnival of HR. This event is dedicated to bringing together the best posts from the HR blogging community, in this case, on the topic of handling challenging employees. (Keep in mind, no matter what the level, nearly everyone at work is an employee, so take note of what you can use, no matter what your role!
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