Feed Me More Feedback

Giving and receiving feedback effectively is a top-rated leadership skill, yet when people hear the word feedback, they often relate it to criticism

Thirteen Thank Yous

There were 13 patients, and their families assembled in preparation for ‘Family Day’, a monthly event scheduled for parents, siblings and spouses to visit their loved ones who had found the need and begun their journey toward recovery of their illness.  “Before we begin, we would like to thank one of our parents here today, […]

Feed Me Feedback – Part 2

Sharing our feedback with other people is a strategy of Giving, and the results are worth making time for.  Giving yourself permission to receive feedback appropriately brings us riches far beyond wealth, felt in the rich relationships that we develop with people as a result of being open to their feedback. The intention of feedback […]

Taking Back Your Power

We cannot change the past, we cannot change others, nor can we change certain circumstances that may befall us. We can, however, change our responses to these things.

Taking Back Your Power

A woman spoke of her terrible childhood to a psychologist, to which the doctor replied, “That’s just ‘so what’.” Then, as the woman waited in anticipation for his empathy and compassion, the psychologist continued: “The real ‘what’ is what are you going to do about it now?” In this way, the psychologist was encouraging his […]

Riches in the Middle East Revolution

Over the past 4 weeks, my heart breaks reading the news about the Middle East Revolution. Yet looking at it from a different angle, I read about hope in the journey of these protesters, and feel pride in their peaceful approach. In Egypt, hundreds of thousands celebrate with a victory march in Tahrir Square, after […]

Humility in the Workplace

Humility is to be equal to others; not above or below them. Humility is also to be compassionate, patient, calm and to recognize that you are a part of the force that created all things.

How do we gain more self worth? More Humility?

When we believe that we are a sacred part of Creation, and that the Creator is the basis of all goodness, we can be confident that we are good. Our own self-worth and unconditional love of the self gives us grounded potential for acting with humility. Feeling secure in ourselves gives us a firmer foundation […]

Honesty…

In the dictionary, honesty is defined as truthfulness and fairness, not cheating and stealing, yet in the workplace honesty does not just concern lying, stealing or cheating. Honesty in the workplace…

Honesty is such a lonely word

Workplace relations are strengthened by trust. Honesty builds and maintains trust, while dishonesty diminishes trust. Your customers will choose your business because they trust you. Your employees and corporate climate will benefit within a trusting environment. Honesty in the workplace is more than not lying or stealing. It’s also about doing the right things such […]