Emily Post, considered by many to have helped shaped societal etiquette norms in the latter half of the 20th century, once said: “Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.” I love the link between “manners” and “honor”! Here’s…
Leaders Open Doors – Simple, Yet Profound
Leaders Open Doors is a quick read, but one that will definitely stir your thinking. See the three reasons why I think you’ll want to put this book into your business library: Drat You Tube! No, I don’t sing the book review, this is just the dorky screen shot that uploaded. Other business…
An Introvert’s Plan for Working a Room
Introvert + Global Company Meeting + Unfamiliar Peers = Increased Stress This is a “people equation” recently faced by my coaching client Pete. He was preparing to attend a company-wide, week-long symposium attended by colleagues from throughout the world. Adding to the stress was the fact that Pete’s department had recently reorganized. On the plus…
Happy at Work – How to Use Feng Shui for Better, More Harmonious Work Relationships
Guest Post by Kathryn Weber In today’s right sized, merged and acquired workplaces, not to mention dismal job outlook reports in the news, it’s hard to find much to be excited or positive about in the office. It’s put a lot of people on edge – and that edge shows up in our work relationships….
Is Leadership Transparency Always the Best Policy?
I had a great exchange of ideas with Terry of the Wise Leaders blog about trust as a renewable resource. During our exchange, Terry shared this intriguing thought about the connection between trust and consistency in the leader-follower relationship: To build trust, followers look to their leader to be consistent [. . .] followers like…