Love in the workplace
Is your workplace positive and loving? Does the question make you flinch? The word love is reserved for the private space. It is a taboo at work. But that doesn't…
Positive Energizers
Individually, you can influence people to be more positive. When you do this in a conscious effort with a group, not only can you influence more others but you can…
What does your body say?
If you suspect that you might need to clean up some emotional issues before you can be an authentic person at work - Steve Sisgold is your man. In his…
Mindfulness and agile leadership
Guest post by Gareth Wilson. The challenges of modern leadership are growing and complex. The good news is that many leaders already have several of the key traits needed to…
Eileen Fisher: “We Need To Figure Out How To Get Free”
Eileen Fisher is an American fashion designer and founder of the women’s clothing retailer Eileen Fisher Inc. The company celebrated its 30-year anniversary and has over 1,000 coworkers. For these…
Book Review: Do! “The Pursuit of Xceptional Execution”
Speaker and best-selling author Kevin Kelly draws from over two decades of research to highlight what makes Xceptional businesses and their leaders succeed beyond all odds: exceptional execution of an…
Learning: Are you paying attention to lessons happening around you?
Guest post by Leslie Yerkes. Learning keeps surprising me. One of my recent lessons is that most learning is not structured. Or planned. Actually, the vast majority of learning just…
How will you feel this year?
Welcome to (hopefully) the next 365 days with the gift of life. Happy New Year! How will you make your difference this year? But, even more importantly, how will you…
Do you give attention to who you work with?
In this reflective time of year, I'd like to ask you how you focus your attention. Do you give genuine attention to the people you meet both in your personal and…
Leadership skill: Letting Go
Guest post by Graham Williams. Letting go is a vital skill for all people and leaders in particular. Of course, it is easier said than done. Leaders who can let…
Are you awake?
How are you? Busy? Relaxed? Energized? Tired? I notice a pattern in modern life. I’m going too fast and packing too much in my days. I’m hunting for stimuli – or at least I’m distracted by them. I notice restlessness when I’m already tired. I see most people around me living by schedules that don’t leave space to slow down and to be mindfully aware of what really happens. How do you wake up to the present?
Unwrap Your Gift and Make a Difference
You’re working hard – making a living, but are you making a difference? That’s the question that bugged me early in my career as a change guide and leader.
At times, I felt discouraged and disappointed trying to create positive change at work. I let reality and the critics get me down. “Change is hard. Leaders are greedy for power and money. It’s a dog-eat-dog world. Work is about making money.”
Since then, 25 years have passed, and I’m still working on my positive impact. But I’ve changed my perspective – and my results. I have more positive impact nowadays!
Before you raise your brows and think: “Whoa, who does she think she is?”, let me tell you that you, too, make a difference by being WHO you are. However, to amplify your impact you have to unwrap your unique gift to the world. I hope to inspire you to do so with this blog about Positive Leadership, Culture, Change and New Organizations.
We don’t need to suffer anymore as our ancestors did from their hard factory or farm labor. We can go beyond surviving at work like our grandparents and parents did in those harsh hierarchies with strict bosses. It’s time for us to thrive at work and make a positive contribution to the world. Welcome to the 21st century.
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