What’s happened to my company’s culture?
Does it seem like the values have all changed? The personality of your team, goals, and expectations are now different? Is it frustrating? Are you wondering what has happened to your company? It might be the culture. Culture is one of the most important, yet often times intangible pieces to an organization’s success. Defined as […]
3 ways we let our inner critic determine our career’s success!
“You’re not good enough.” “Nobody respects you.” “Your colleagues wouldn’t have made that mistake.” “You’re the only person who feels this way.” “You can’t do this.” In some way, shape, or form, we all experience these negative voices from our inner critic, and the words can be powerful (both negatively and positively). That’s why our […]
4 reasons why you shouldn’t plan your life’s purpose.
Life is about achievements! You know, achivements like this: Graduate from college Find a job Grow in that job Buy a nice car Find a spouse or partner Have kids Buy a house Get a better job Buy a nicer car Buy a bigger house Start a retirement account Save a certain amount in that […]
How to battle your inner critic by telling a better story.
A mindset story: How to battle your inner critic. There was a professional young woman who had a gift for relating with people matched with an analytical and problem solving mindset. She was on an upward trajectory and had new positions every 18-months that challenged her. As she approached each new challenge she held her […]
Do you wake up happy?
Discover your passion? Or find what makes you happy? A trending topic right now amongst young and seasoned professionals is discovering your passion. The words Do What You Love are splashed across billboards, etched on notebooks, and paraded around on t-shirts. Finding your passion, and certainly doing what you love, is a nice thought. But […]
How to Frame a Successful Outcome
One of the most consistent functions of getting work done is communication. And one important part of communication is how to frame a successful outcome. As a leader —and we are all leaders at times—how do we know whether communication is working? Sometimes things are on track and other times we can’t even find the […]
In one ear and out the other… tips to becoming a great listener!
One of the quickest ways to make someone feel devalued is to listen poorly when they are talking. Or worse, to not listen at all. We have all been there – talking to someone or a group of someone’s and knowing that your story is going in one ear and right out the other. Is […]
Are you too loyal to your company?
“I owe it to the company…” Have you ever thought this before? Thoughts of guilt play through your mind. That time your boss let you leave early. Or that time your coworker helped you with a project that wasn’t their responsibility. Or that small promotion that left you hoping for more. You start to believe […]
Failing at work is a good thing
Guest blog sharing good insight on the upside of failing at work. -Amy My pilot program officially bombed today… for the second time. I sat there with my boss and we talked about why the participants never embraced the pilot program. My boss wanted results and we didn’t have any. He was agitated. Then it […]
Leadership: Ten Things Every New Leader Wishes They Knew
Every leader starts somewhere, and usually they start with little to no formal training. If you read the stories of many great leaders, you’ll be surprised to find that there are commonalities between each of them, no matter the generation, country, or culture they were born into. Below, you’ll find ten lessons that each great […]