Social Enterprise
When I wrote Give and Be Rich, I interviewed great givers and asked them questions about how rich they became by giving.
Dealing with Gossip in your Workplace
I get asked the question time and time again… “What do you say to stop gossip that’s coming at you? Here are my suggestions. First, in a previous leadership tip, I’ve described gossip as “… always negative. If you’re talking trash about someone, behind their back to someone else, you’re gossiping…. Is there a difference […]
Verbal Abuse in the Workplace
Three Bite Rule to Ending Verbal Abuse at Work Taking 3 bites to make relationships work, and then another 3 bites the next time we have a chance to try it again, gives us a frame of mind that we need to keep on extending the olive branch when relations are rocky; but what about […]
The Sandwich Technique
It’s often said that “people are hired for their technical skills, but fired for their lack of personal skills”.
Defeat Depression in the Workplace
Mental Health in the Workplace is cited as a critical focal point, as percentages continue to rise. One in five Canadians have a mental illness, and in the workplace that translates to an annual $20 billion dollars in lost productivity. I hope you’ll join me for the Defeat Depression Walk in North Bay on May 25, 2019!
How to Manage Employee Commitment
Working with so many workplaces, I hear common complaints from both employers and employees, around the idea that people aren’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing. Managers need to manage commitment.
Here are six tips.
How To Stay Committed When Those Around You Don’t
The purpose of this short Leadership Tip is to help people stay on the path of productivity or commitment, even if others aren’t matching your efforts, and to give managers some ideas to help with those situations.
The 3 Bite Rule – A Few Attempts at Getting Along with People
Getting along with people doesn’t always click in the first interaction. Sometimes it takes a few attempts, or shall I say, a few bites.
Mbezhegiwedoon Gaawii’izhichigeyaan (Come Back To What You Were Doing)
When we get off track, we need to come back to doing what we were doing. For example, with a department in conflict, or in a state of lack of productivity, the antidote is to come back to what you were doing, before the conflict.
Humour to Heal Stress
Being in a school lock down was not a situation I ever thought I’d be in. My day in a semi-remote community began with grand intentions to help teachers and staff learn strategies to Play Nice in the Sandbox, and by 11 am shifted…