The Moment I Realized I Needed A Mentor
Research shows that professionals in mentoring relationships are significantly more likely to advance in their careers. For example, employees with mentors have been found to be promoted up to five times more often than those without mentorship, and mentors themselves also benefit from increased promotion rates.
The Best Way To Connect With Your People
Your natural instinct is to lead with your best self…the wins, the highlights, the “look what I’ve accomplished” hoping to be impressive. Someone once called this “building an altar to me.” It feels good in the moment, but it actually creates distance. People admire your strengths but that is not enough. What can you do this week to better connect with your top stakeholders?
Steps to Finding a Mentor: How to Choose and Approach the Right Guide for Your Growth
Early in my career, I joined mentoring groups where leaders walked us through material and answered questions. It was valuable, but easy to “hide” in the crowd.
The Power of a Handwritten Note in a Digital World: Inspire Teams and Build Trust
In our fast-paced world of emails, texts and instant messaging, sending something by “snail mail” feels almost antiquated. But when it comes to showing appreciation or offering encouragement, a handwritten note stands out. Imagine seeing your name on a hand-addressed envelope sitting in a pile of bills and junk mail—you’re going to open that one first.
Don’t Let Grudges Cost You Influence: The Invisible Leadership Skill Most Professionals Ignore
Do you hold grudges? Name the top five people you spend the most time with at work and at home. Do you have anything against any one of them? Have you been offended recently by something they said, did or didn’t do? If so, did you address it? If not, how long do you plan to hold onto it? Offenses, resentments and grudges are interesting. They are used for emotional leverage…we want to make the other person pay. But do they? Or are we the ones actually paying?
What Am I Missing?
I was 60 years old and just learned something I had been missing. I see two main reasons to keep learning what you are missing.
Can You Take a Joke?
I worked on a large trading floor for over thirty years. It could be loud, chaotic and energizing all at the same time. Other times it could be slow and dull. This was when the creative juices started to flow, and the pranks began.
How I Define Success At Work…Part 3: Have Fun
Life is really hard at times. Even so, we could use some perspective along the way. We need a way to blow off some steam on a regular basis. Pressure valves keep devices from blowing up. How do you release internal pressure? What do you do that really makes you come alive? Who were you with and what were you doing the last time your really laughed hard? I mean a belly laugh. Maybe you need to plan to do this more often.
10 Ways I Find More Purpose and Meaning at Work
What can we do when work becomes mundane, rote and at times pretty meaningless? It can be a challenge to remain motivated to give it our best day in and day out.
Dealing with Nonstop Talkers: Killing the Me-Monster
We have all had varying degrees where we run into the Me-Monster. This is that person who wants to do all the talking when it comes to casual conversation and is lurking at parties, beside you on planes and next to you in the stands while you try to watch your kid play in a ballgame. At work the Me-Monster prowls the halls, loiters in the kitchen and peers over the top of your cubicle.
10 Pieces of Advice To My Younger Self
If you could go back and give your younger self some advice, what would you say? Here are ten things I wish I could tell my younger self:
Dealing with Quick Success
I recently had a conversation with a friend about quick success. Most people welcome it. Reaching big goals in short order sounds…