Procrastination most often affects our idea people. As they creatively come up with and play with ideas, employees make some valuable contributions and observations. They also can delay getting started by staying in the idea stage, still playing around. Mulling over ideas is only one of many reasons that employees procrastinate. For most, procrastination is […]
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The Top 200 Secrets of Success (31-40)
By Robin S Sharma 31. Stress is simply a response which you create in the interpretation of an event. Two people might find that a given event results in quite different responses. For example, an after dinner speech might strike fear into the heart of an inexperienced speaker while a strong orator views it as […]
WINNERS VERSUS LOSERS
¨ The Winner is always part of the answer; The Loser is always part of the problem. ¨ The Winner always has a program; The Loser always has an excuse. ¨ The Winner says, “Let me do it for you”; The Loser says, “That is not my job.” ¨ The Winner sees an answer for […]
MANAGING YOUR BOSS (2) : MANAGING THE NO – BOSS
One of the most frustrating kinds of boss is the boss who really isn’t there: the ‘‘no-boss boss.’’ This is the opposite of the overly aggressive, controlling, or micromanaging boss. It’s the boss who manages by not managing; the leader who leads by not leading. This boss often does not make decisions and lets things […]
MANAGING YOUR BOSS (1) : CLUESESS BUT CONNECTED BOSS
What if a boss has been put in charge by his family who own the business, but he is totally clueless about how to run things and doesn’t know it? Often, because of the boss’s family connections, employees may be afraid to clue the boss in, afraid the boss is untouchable and immune to any […]
What is Coaching ?
Coaching is a one-on-one development process formally contracted between a coach and a management-level lient to help achieve goals related to professional development and/or business performance. Coaching typically focuses on helping the client to become more self-aware through the use of action learning methods. Some fine points about that definition should be given attention. • […]