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The impact: Building a case for a civilized workplace
Recap
In my last post, I described my experience in an uncivil work environment and the toll it took on me and the team. This series is largely about workplace incivility. However, incivility can happen at home, with family, friends, in the community, anywhere-the same issues and solutions apply.
Continue reading “Positive steps to creating a civilized workplace-Part Two”
The setting
In case you didn’t recognize the image, it is Mr. Rogers. Mr. Rogers created Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a children’s television show that stopped airing in 2001 The show epitomized civility. His gift to the world was to teach us to be kind and civil and see the best in one another.
Both civility and incivility are contagious. We get to decide which direction we will take.
Continue reading “Positive steps to creating a civilized workplace – Part One”
I love this cartoon because it reminds me that if I try to do things to please people at the expense of who I am, I lose. This is true in a work situation as it is in a personal situation.
Continue reading “Be yourself”
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”
Peter F. Drucker
Perspective reminds me of a kaleidoscope.
A kaleidoscope is:
1: an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed those changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
2: something resembling a kaleidoscope: such as
a: a variegated changing pattern or scene a kaleidoscope of colors
b: a succession of changing phases or actions a kaleidoscope of changing fashions
When I was young, I looked inside a kaleidoscope and I remember how beautiful the patterns were when I turned it around. There was always something different to see.
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It’s time to re-frame failure. To avoid the word, people have tried to soften it by calling it a setback, major disruption, mistake, error in judgment, etc. Use whatever word you like, it isn’t the word that is the problem, but how you interpret it, or personalize it. The stories below are examples of how famous people have turned failure into success.
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Canadian Thanksgiving is coming this weekend. The word thanksgiving is a great word, because it is a reminder to take some time to be thankful for what we have, and for those who love and appreciate us. It can be tough though, because it is a habit that needs to be developed through practice.
Continue reading “Leading with an Attitude of Gratitude”
Whether you are in the trenches, at the top of the organization, at home, or in the community, sometimes you need a cheerleader.
A cheerleader is:
I love the above sentiment because it reminds me that we have different seasons in our relationships much the same way as we have seasons in our life. Knowing the season of the relationship may help us understand and cope better when the relationship ends, but it doesn’t necessarily change the way we approach the relationship.
Continue reading “Seasons of Relationships”
What is it and how does it work?
I was listening to an interview, and the term relationship capital came up. It was explained as the opportunities that present themselves in the relationship without ulterior motives attached to the relationship,
and,
Continue reading “Relationship Capital and Influence”
Leadership Mindset 