The last time you led a meeting longer than 60 minutes, how did it go? Were people engaged, offering ample ideas throughout? Or, did everyone’s eyes glaze over at about 1:00 PM after the catered lunch began to digest . . . and then . . . the food coma. sets. in. As a…
How to Help Someone Align Their Moral Compass
Have you ever had a mentor or coach who helped you see when the needle on your moral compass was in danger of pointing in the wrong direction? If you have, then count yourself blessed. Today over at the Lead Change Group blog, I share a personal story of a time when someone I admired…
4 Questions to Ask for Coping with Digital Stress
According to this infographic on digital stress and your brain, multi-tasking could be slowly killing you. “Not me,” you say with full confidence, “I’m a great multi-tasker.” No, you’re not. We humans suck at multitasking, but we mistakenly think we’re quite good at it. Take for example, the graphic called out in The Multitasking Lifestyle. You…
Is Office Politics Decreasing Your Productivity at Work?
According to an infographic offered up by Tempo blog, 47% of people say office politics is a work-related distraction that takes time away from their productivity. Interesting. Nearly half of office workers see office politics as a “distraction” that keeps them from being optimally productive? How very convenient. Someone didn’t get a…
3 Tips on Building a Culture of Peer-to-Peer Recognition at Your Company
A Guest Post by Ginni Chen I read an incredible statistic the other day that summarizes the epidemic of worker disenchantment: 53% of people at work are dissatisfied with the amount of recognition they get on the job. A recent study by Towers Watson concluded that whether employees feel their efforts are appreciated is the number one determining…