I confess. I’m an optimist. I’m one of those people who always look on the bright side and believe that a good attitude can turn around even the most miserable of situations. The problem with being an optimist is that other people often assume you’re an idiot. In fact,.
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I was in China a few years ago with my oldest daughter. We were slightly off the beaten path walking through a village situated amongst several canals. Keep in mind China is only recently emerging from being a third world country. The canals were beautiful, but they weren’t like.
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There’s a moment on every airplane when you make a decision. It’s not a life changing decision, but it’s a decision nonetheless. It’s the moment when you decide – Am I going to speak to the person next to me? Or am I going to ignore them? Imagine that.
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Ten years ago, I had an ‘aha’ that helped me become happier, and more effective at work. It happened when I was in Chicago to run a seminar. From the moment I came up on stage, I could tell that the attendees didn’t want to be there. As their.
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Fifty-five percent of employees are disengaged. Eight years ago, I got a glimpse of how to solve this problem. It happened by accident. A large pharmaceutical firm hired me and several other consultants to help them better understand how to create great salespeople. How they went about it was.
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When I was kid growing up, I saw work in a very particular way. A lot of it stems from visiting my Dad at work, when I was six or seven. My Dad worked in a bank. It wasn’t one of these glass-windowed banks that you see now that.
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Have you ever listened to a boring accountant? Not to be dismissive of entire professions, but some groups have a reputation for being less than stellar storytellers. Full disclosure, my husband is a former finance guy. Now for the tough question, when you describe your own job, do people.
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When my friend Diana told me about her family legacy, I was stunned. But no more stunned than when she discovered it herself. Here, in her own words, is Diana Roman’s story: My mother’s frequent phrase was, “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” It’s engraved on.
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Are you a guilty volunteer? A guilty volunteer is someone who can’t say no, but then resents saying yes. For example, if the emails say, “We need helpers for field day.” Do you translate that it into, “The school or church will crumble into dust if you don’t help.
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Cut to the evil businessman cackling as he counts his coins while his workers slave away in the salt mines, giving their lifeblood for his riches. We all know the story. It’s the common narrative of pop culture movies and TV shows. But what if this old story isn’t.
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