As a manager you are constantly being asked to do things – by your boss, by one of your fellow managers, by the head of another department, by one of your staff. Your working life is a constant bombardment of requests coming from all quarters. Your boss will ask you for a quick report on [...]
As the last day of school arrives I feel the same tendency I had as a child… to drop everything and scream “let’s go play!” After all, extreme self-care is so important. I also wonder if we tend to use the summer as an excuse to procrastinate. So here are a few tips to integrate [...]
I’ve told people for a long time that one of the “secrets” of coaching is forgiveness. Forgiveness takes your finger out of the dyke of the past so you can let the future flow. Buddha said, “forgiveness is giving up all hope of a better past.” It is an act of total volition, requiring only [...]
There are things that we do automatically internally that we don’t even realize are the things that make us who we are. Our own rules for living that we hardly ever question, and even less frequently examine. A few months ago I made a statement in a small group of co-workers concerning the fact that [...]
I looked up the definition of “to dither” before writing this article. It is to be agitated and in a nervous state. My definition, however, as it relates to a job seeker is that some people will spend many minutes and hours, seeking a way out of looking for a job. It is a neighbor [...]
Recently, I have received several emails asking me about coaching and what it is exactly. So, I decided to answer some of those questions in this article. First, of all let me start with what coaching is not. Coaching is not therapy or counseling. Therapy tends to focus on the past whereas coaching is often [...]