To me, springtime means track meets. Back in the day, I used to run track for my high school’s girls 440 relay team. Even all these years later, I can close my eyes and feel it: legs churning, heart pounding, as I round the curve, ready to pass the baton. I’m reaching my right hand…
Trust
Rock Opera and Trust
Kevin Grossman at Glowan Consulting Group is hosting this week’s Carnival of HR and has declared it a “rock and roll” carnival. This theme opened the door for me to write this post, which admittedly, I was having a hard time reconciling with The People Equation’s theme of workplace dynamics. Now it fits perfectly. Thanks,…
Do You Trust Your Agenda?
As part of an ongoing blog series on Positive Office Politics (follow #OPQ on Twitter), Susan Mazza asks “What’s Your Agenda?” In this blog post, she explores personal motivations and how they show up in the workplace. She says: We ALL have agendas. You could say our ambitions, no matter how altruistic or noble they may…
Leadership’s Ring of Fire
As part of an ongoing series on Positive Office Politics, Mike Henry from the Lead Change Group writes a thought-provoking essay on the ties that sincerity and authenticity have to building trust. Need to get caught up on the series? Start at the beginning with Jane Perdue’s blog Life, Love and Leadership. From there, check out my…