Well, here we are at the end/start of a new week, which is the last week of the month. School is back in session and things are getting back to a level of routine. Before we know it, summer will be gone. This week is the perfect time to reflect back on the last 3 …
Creating Collaborative Spaces
When looking at fostering creativity in the work environment, one 'too' that leaders can offer their members is to allow collaborative spaces. These are meeting areas, or work spaces, where member can go to either meet as a group, or for individual time, and be in creative mode. The two types of modes that I …
When in Job-Search Mode, You Need Support
Engaging in a well-defined and diligent job transition will go easier if you have support. Looking for a new job can be anxiety-producing, to say the least. Keeping up such a search, day-after-day, can feel exhausting; submitting resumes or having to actually go tell people you are in a job transition can be scary, and …
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Why Informational Interviews Are Good for a Job Transition
Now that school has stared back, and summer is almost over, it is seeming that more people are finding the need to make a job change; in fact, I have spoken with several people in the last two days who are in that mind-frame. Making a change can feel scary, particularly if you aren't sure …
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The Downside of a Lack of Sleep
Every day I hear employees who have struggles of unhappiness and stress on the job, and their number one complaint is a lack of sleep; usually, they cannot fall asleep as they describe feeling tired but, as soon as they lie down, their brain comes alive. These racing thoughts seem to have a life of …
Do You Focus on What You Don’t Want?
If you are wanting to make changes in your life - a new job or to lose weight - and you are finding it a struggle, then the problem can be all in your head! What I mean is that you may be focusing on what you don't want as opposed to what you do. …
Being Innovative
Innovation can be defined as "the process of creating new ideas and putting them into practice." (Drucker, 1985). Being innovative is a talent as well as a necessity in organizations or else systems and processes will grow stale. Creating innovative products means to enhance goods or services to meet customer needs, while creating innovative processes …
Being Engaged in the Work You Do
We hear so much these days about employee engagement, which is the intersection of job satisfaction and investment in the work being done. A recent Gallop poll found that we have a very unhappy workforce (48%) which would lead one to believe that half are disengaged. However, a new report from Blessing White, a consulting …
How to Raise Your Happiness Level
As I'm sitting here watching Dr. Oz ( I am working as well), the topic of today's show is one I love and speak on, and wanted to share today: happiness. One of my favorite books, Happy for No Reason, is by Marci Shimoff; the guest today, Christine Carter, Ph. D., author of Raising Happiness, does …
Dealing with an Active Brain
Yesterday I mentioned that I have a creative brain and I know I am not alone; I just had a client who 'complained' that her brain never shuts off, particularly at night. This is causing her a lack of sleep and the beginnings of anxiety over her inability to do so. It seems that she …
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