Leadership Little glory, lots of hard work “Leadership is an action, not a position.” Donald McGannon There’s a phrase that goes something like “people will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” I know personally, my favorite jobs. My most favorite …
Leadership, What Is It, Really? “Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It is about impact, influence and inspiration.”Robin S Sharma Leadership. Among many other tag lines and words, leadership seems to be thrown around like grass seed these days. I used to think that I was being original utilizing “Leadership” as a …
Doing The Right Thing Even When It Feels Wrong “Sometimes is it better to lose and do the right thing, than to win and do the wrong thing.” Tony Blair As a child, we were all taught to do the “right” thing. Our parents always tried to guide us in the right direction, encouraging us …
The Honeymoon is over, now what? Oh! You thought I was talking about marriage? So sorry! Well, actually I am…sort of. When an employer and a new employee reach an accord for that person to come to work for the employer, it really is a marriage of sorts. Think about it. There’s a selection process, …
Count Your Blessings…Even The Little Ones “If you can’t be grateful for what you’ve received, be grateful for what you’ve escaped.” With the past year or more we’ve all pushed through, this is a very appropriate quote that really speaks to me and I hope is does to you also. Today, I’ve got some very …
Count Your Blessings…Even The Little Ones “When life puts you in tough situation, don’t say why me, you say TRY ME!” Congratulations, you’ve almost made it through 2020! This past year was the longest 365 days…ever! In case you went into a coma during quarantine, let me recap a few of the lowlights of the …
Office and Workplace Etiquette WANTED:Trash Fairy to clean dirty coffee mugs and leftover dishes.Must work cheap and not gag at the site of mold. Well, let’s just say until this lovely creature responds to the help wanted ad, everyone will have to clean up after themselves. When it comes to workplace etiquette, you might find …
Mental Health Awareness “I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anybody else to feel like that.” ~ Robin Williams The quote is from Robin Williams in 1997, 7 years before he took his own life, …
Passion for Yourself “If you love your work, you’ll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you – like a fever. “Sam Walton. That quote is by Sam Walton, one of the founders of Walmart. I would say …
Crawfishing The urban dictionary defines the action or verb to “CRAWFISH” as: Craw*Fish (Verb) To back up, move backwards, retreat from a position, to deny a statement, to go back on your word – generally a southern term. “He crawfished on the bet.” Otherwise called “backtracking”, “saving face, or changing your story. “Uh, I didn’t …
