Talking Yourself Into Success
by Ever feel like you have more to offer your organization? I have. It is one of the worst feelings to know you are being under-utilized. …
Category: Career Advice
Dealing with Difficult People Starts in the Head
I have worked with a lot of great people over the years. I have dealt with a lot of difficult people, too. Expectations are not …
12-Hours To Change My Self-Talk
“You’re an idiot. You’re not good enough.” I had suffered from this self-talk for years. I am not a details guy by nature. I prefer …
Do You Need a Foot in the Door?
Before I worked in government, my father, who was a government employee for 34 years, encouraged me to follow in his footsteps. At the time, …
The Most Powerful Agent of Change
Are you experiencing too many demands on your time? Demands on your time cause feelings of pressure and distract you from your goals. Are you …
Time To Kick Your Own Arse?
Some of us are better at letting go of the emotions attached to challenges we experience at work. Whenever I experienced an overload of expectations …
Does Finding Employees Fire You Up?
My brain often keeps me up at night, worrying about my business. So much work to do and so little time. Of course, finding good …
Land That Dream Job
Getting started in your career, or moving up, is difficult. Often, companies want applicants to have so many years experience, but you cannot get that …
Let Go and Empower Others
We take personal responsibility for deliverables produced under our care. Some leaders/managers have a hard time letting go because “Its my name going out the …
Conquer Introversion In the Workplace
We have a much different working environment than we did 100 years ago. Fast paced. Ever-changing…and MUCH more interaction. In fact, interaction is a requirement …