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You’re never too old to learn and grow (I hope!) - Click To Read Article
Are you being stretched outside your comfort zone? Change in the workplace – and in life – is inevitable. Embrace it and learn from it.
Is Your Open Door Policy Killing You? - Click To Read Article
What is your Open Door policy? Does it provide time to think, strategize, design and plan? Thinking requires uninterrupted time. Boundaries must be set to create space for uninterrupted strategy time, while leaving room for Open Door conversations.
Down Time is Productive Time - Click To Read Article
Operating at high intensity for long periods of time leads to burnout. Down time is crucial to employee morale and productivity. Make sure your team has the opportunity to refresh and renew between periods of high activity.
Tell the Truth to Get Through Unhappy Times - Click To Read Article
Bad things happen even in the best organizations. What do you do when things go wrong? Be truthful. It will be easier to recover from a setback than from a loss of trust in leadership.
Your Thinking Creates Your Reality! - Click To Read Article
Stuff happens – and then you make up reasons about why it happened, often creating a “story” that brings up all kinds of negative emotions. Change your story to change your reality.
Remove Barriers to Happiness at Work - Click To Read Article
The main motivators that keep people engaged relate to the opportunity to learn, grow, and do their best work. Ask people what is getting in the way of them doing their best work. Eliminate those barriers to reduce frustration and make progress.
Assertiveness: You Can Do This! - Click To Read Article
“You can’t win if you don’t play.” Playing the game strengthens your assertiveness muscles. Saying yes to opportunities does have its risks. Yet consider the upside: you place yourself in a position to influence the final decision, learn something new, make new contacts, and gain experience being a spokesperson – all benefits of being assertive!
Advice for Happier Performance Appraisals - Click To Read Article
Anxiety seems the most common emotion associated with Performance Appraisals – but it is possible to create a positive conversation even when the news is difficult.
Increase Motivation by Using Questions to Lead Your Team - Click To Read Article
Leaders must treat people according to where they are on their learning journey. The individual in a new situation will require more leadership and guidance than one who is fully experienced. Asking the right questions allows people to be part of their own learning, to solve their own problems, and demonstrate their competence.
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About the Author: Jim Smith RSS for Jim's articles - Visit Jim's website Hi, I'm Jim Smith, PCC, The Executive Happiness Coach®. I have helped thousands of leaders and business owners to increase effectiveness at work AND live a happier, more balanced life. What I learned from working with leaders in 18 countries and across five continents is that the competencies needed for leadership success in today's world are universal - yet nobody seems to pay attention to them! That is why I work with smart, successful people like you, who secretly struggle with stress and overwhelm as you strive to succeed at the next level. I help you become a better leader AND dump the stress. My clients develop a more powerful personal presence as they improve the morale, teamwork, and outcomes in their organizations. To download a free report on the Ten Terrible Habits That Undermine Leadership Impact, visit http://www.TheExecutiveHappinessCoach.com. To learn how you can nurture those universal leadership competencies and create a less-stress leadership presence, contact me through my website. Click here to visit Jim's website   Youre never too old to learn and grow I hope Your Thinking Creates Your Reality Advice for Happier Performance Appraisals Tell the Truth to Get Through Unhappy Times Remove Barriers to Happiness at Work |
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