People meet, date, mate, get married, and break-up in the workplace all the time. After all, we are humans: We are attracted to others, whether at school, in social settings, or at work. And, although it’s true that some organizations have policies strictly prohibiting any form of fraternizing, these policies rarely work: dating and mating…
Unless it’s a birthday party, marriage proposal or a public display of gratitude by a boss, most of us don’t like to be surprised. Some don’t even like to be surprised with those three happy events! What about unhappy or negative events, situations or circumstances in the workplace? Many of us are shy about divulging…
“Be brief, be brilliant, be gone,” is oft-quoted and less frequently followed. The quote is often attributable to President Woodrow Wilson; however, several other luminaries have spoken to the theme. Here are a few of my favorites: “Be sincere; be brief; be seated.” Franklin D. Roosevelt. “Courage is what it takes to stand up…
Before becoming an organizational development and leadership consultant, and while in my corporate career, I relied upon others working in this important field for sage advice. One can liken these practitioners to “workplace psychologists,” offering must-have leadership tips, whether through one-on-one coaching or team building, all with the aim of improving workplace relationships, motivation and…
While employed as the Human Resources Director at Times Mirror, a former holding company for a number of media groups – newspapers, television stations, radio stations, magazines, book companies and training companies – I had the good fortune of becoming a certified Zenger Miller facilitator, which company was considered the lead Times Mirror training organization…
“Words, words, words, I’m so sick of words . . . “sang Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film version of My Fair Lady. The film, based upon George Bernard Shaw’s book, Pygmalion, posits the question as to whether one’s ability to speak “the King’s English,” can transform a cockney-speaking flower girl into a lady. Whether…
In last week’s blog, the focus was on the very human impulse to respond to social media in the moment – often without thinking first. We might even experience the high of “getting it off our chest,” and later – upon reflection – regret what we said, and/or how we said it. Simply stated, we…
In this day and age of technology at our fingertips, methods and modes of communication come in a variety of formats: emails, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter, and websites, including personalized websites, to name a few. The list goes on and on, and it’s growing in leaps and bounds. While technology is handy, it can…