3 days ago by Jaime

How often do you ask for help from others within your organization? I’m talking about asking for help when you are truly stuck. When there is an issue or idea that has you scratching your head – when you are puzzled on how to move forward. So often we keep things to ourselves, determined to muddy th ...

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12 days ago by Halley

Fierce CEO, Halley Bock, wrote an article for Training Magazine, focusing on a survey Fierce conducted investigating employee/supervisor relationships in the workplace.We wanted to share with you the recently published article. Bad bosses have always made great fodder for the workplace and blogosphe ...

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15 days ago by Kim

I like to think of myself as someone who embraces curiosity rather than pushing my advice or taking things at face-value. When I entered into the challenge this week, I thought this would be a very natural place for me to be. What I didn’t foresee was a week where I was in heavy production mode, fac ...

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53 days ago by Aimee

The holidays are rooted in the tradition of storytelling. From the legend of Old Saint Nick to the stories shared in a family of holidays past. This time of year reminds me that what binds us together is the tales we create with one another. I am always amazed by a gifted story teller’s ability to m ...

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58 days ago by Jaime

“Mokita”- That which everyone knows and no one speaks of. The Papuans of New Guinea judge the health of any community by the number of “mokitas” that exist within it. The more “mokitas”, the less healthy. If you did an honest survey of your organization today, how many Mokitas would you find? More t ...

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60 days ago by Aimee

So, you are a telecommuter, you have people on your team who telecommute, you are a wannabe telecommuter…you get the point. How do you make sure you aren’t banished to the island of forgotten employees? How do you help an old school boss understand that you are working and not doing laundry and watc ...

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73 days ago by Janet

My youngest son recently reminded me, yet again, the importance of conversation, and the places it can take you. At the start of the school year, he did not initially make it on his high school varsity basketball team. Upset but determined, he took matters into his own hands. He emailed the coach to ...

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73 days ago by Bill Prettyman

In today’s digital age, it’s easy to forget how to appropriately communicate. Baby Boomers are using full prose and meetings (lots of meetings), while the Millennials are using acronyms and 140 character soundbites. Technology is making all of us more efficient, but it’s also making us more lazy, wh ...

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93 days ago by Kim

While at the gym the other day, I overheard a woman describing a situation in which she ended the conversation with the phrase “it’s so hit or miss.” She then started to talk about another unrelated topic and again ended with “it’s so hit or miss.” This got me thinking about that phrase. Admittedly, ...

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94 days ago by Kristi Hedges

Do you have a backstabbing colleague? (Image by photostock) It can come out of nowhere. There you are, minding your business at work, trying to do a good job, when a colleague undermines you. It could be a shot across the bow from a new competitor or a conniving, malicious act from an old friend. It ...

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