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HELP! MY TEAM IS FULL OF INTROVERTS - July 2010
On the job, we can run into problems when we have to work with someone who has a different personality type....
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SHE JUST GETS DEFENSIVE! - June 2010
"I can't talk with her....she just gets defensive!"
I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS JOB! - March 2010
"I can't stand my work!" "I'm sick of this job!" "I'm ready for a career change!"
No doubt we've all been tempted at some time to quit our job. We can picture how great it would be to stomp out of the office saying: "That's it. I've had it with this job!
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I'M JUGGLING TOO MUCH - January 2010
Do you have enough balance in your life? A healthy life is a balanced life. For many of us, balancing our physical fitness with personal well being is our number one resolution for 2010....
We can run into problems, and feel out of balance, when we put too much of our energy, hopes and rewards into just one "box" --at the expense of other important areas of our lives....
I CAN'T STOP HIM FROM TALKING -- December 2009
Have you ever found yourself stuck in one of those meetings with a co-worker who just won't stop talking? To make things worse, the person who's supposed to be chairing the meeting does absolutely nothing and just lets them continue?
If you've ever had to run a meeting, you know how hard it can be to stop someone from talking too much.
BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS! -- November 2009
Sometimes when dealing with co-workers we experience flashbacks to schoolyard squabbles. No doubt there’s been a time when you’ve had that knee-jerk reaction to defend yourself at work when you felt that you were being unfairly criticized.
If we feel under attack, it’s only natural that we want to justify our actions exclaiming: “ But she hit me first!” When we feel guilty, it’s easy to deflect and point out: “ But all the other kids do it!” Or, when we just don’t want to deal with it, or with someone, we just withdraw and walk away saying: “I can’t hear you!”
BUT I AM A GOOD LISTENER! – October 2009
We live in a world with lots of talkers….and not enough listeners.
Sometimes, we can feel pressured “to talk more”:
To let clients know about our new product or service.
To tell our employees the best way to get things done.
To be the first person at a team meeting to speak up and offer our ideas.
As it turns out, being a good listener is an important part of being a good salesperson, a good boss, and a good team player.
DON’T PRESS “SEND” - September 2009
"Face-to-face conversations have been replaced with Texting...
Perhaps you’ve sent a carefully thought out message to your business partner only to get a cryptic reply. Or when you read between the lines of a co-workers’ wordy message, you feel certain there is hidden a personal insult.
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