Really? Well, let’s be honest: Bottom line concerns tend to only appear when “getting by” and making the quarterly numbers, no longer works and when competitive pressure, employee choice and other market conditions begin to appear. Employers will not always be blessed with an “employer’s market” and ignoring, or minimizing, Read more…
I’ve always had trouble “fitting in” with organizations. I’ve taken Strengthsquest and MBTI and I know how I see the world. And, I’ve often been given insight (some would call it “feedback”) from others who have seen how I interact with the world. My approach to ideas and processes in Read more…
How easy is it to say “no?” About as hard as it is to accept the consequences of a bad “yes.” An agreement made based out of desperation, greed, a desire to please or a need to avoid a conflict (whether with self or with others) is an agreement destined Read more…
There are conflicts everywhere, but the ones at work leave some of the deepest marks, because we spend, on average 40 to 60 hours a week with people we did not choose. The common response to most work conflicts—from uninvolved employees to supervisors—sometimes ranges from “It’s not my problem,” Read more…
On this day, in 1776 an insurgency began. Think about it: Tweet: The world’s largest empire at the time was categorically rejected by a country with almost no standing military,no domestic governmental structure and no hope of ever defeating the much larger empire. The insurgency was formulated by men who Read more…
Let me tell you about Bobbie Nabinger. Bobbie has a background in the financial services industry and her entrepreneurial spirit has made her money and provided for her needs (and wants as well) for many years. But, a few years ago, Bobbie began to experience some adversities and some setbacks. Read more…
I started telling stories to myself when I first realized that I was a human being, separate from other human beings. I don’t know what time that happened for you, but for me, it happened right around 8 years old. I also became infinitely more interested, in that year, in Read more…