Green Eggs and Ham and Vacations
Yesterday I conducted a class. There was a lively discussion about boundaries and respecting the “off” time of colleagues and employees. I said that receiving an email during the weekend was like getting a mental ping when you are trying to watch a movie, mow the...
What’s Going Right May Disappear
In organizations, we tend to focus on what is going wrong instead of what is going right. When we fail to pay attention to what’s going well, it can evaporate quickly. — Karen Snyder For more of Karen’s workplace wisdom, check out her book...
She Gave Me More Than My Wallet
On April 28, 2018, I was driving home from a speaking engagement with the Training Officers Consortium. I spoke on how to resolve conflict in the workplace and then I packed up my bags and started driving. It was pouring; not one of those gentle spring rains, but a...
Commit to a Complaint-Free Day
“Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining.” — Theodore Roosevelt Research shows that habitual complaining affects us mentally, emotionally, and physically. Complaints are negative by nature and expressing that...
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