Sometime in the 1500s, an English poet named Robert Herrick used the phrase “no pain, no gain” in his writings. He was conveying the idea that if you don’t work really hard at something, you won’t benefit from it. A good, noble phrase from a well-respected poet of his day.
But does it still apply today? Continue reading »
Si andas por los pasillos de una escuela primaria, o vas a un campo de juegos infantiles escucharas muchas risas y risitas. Pero cuando you ando por el laberinto de cubículos de una organización, o por los pasillos de una oficina de negocios, rara vez escucho esos mismos sonidos.
If you walk through the halls of an elementary school or frequent a playground you hear lot’s of giggles and laughter. But when I walk the maze of cubicles at an organization or along the hallways of a business office, I rarely hear those same sounds.
Next time you are tempted to label a situation, or a person as hopeless or impossible, consider taking a second look. As a leader, you are in charge of deciding what your focus will be. Continue reading »
Every contact a leader has with others is loaded with possibilities. Each one can build or break a relationship. Leaders tend to underestimate how even a brief interaction can change how people think about themselves, their leader, and their organization.
There are two simple words that are so powerful it amazes me they are not used more often. Continue reading »
In my entry about how to conquer negativity I shared that one of the best antidotes to negativity is Compassion. This week I have been working in Georgia. I have heard many conversations about tornado warnings, the importance of listening to warnings, and stories of what happens when people don't listen. I wonder if we are as concerned about listening to compassion warnings.
I have felt my compassion growing as I hear more stories about the damages brought by the series of storms in the South of the country. Probably because the path of destruction left by last week tornados is not too far from where I have been working, I have followed the news more closely. Continue reading »
This week I have been conducting a workshop about transformative conversations. We talked about instances where people feel energized and more productive, as opposed to feeling stressed and not productive.
