Have you ever had your boss steal your work and claim it as their own? I have and I can tell you it was one of the most disengaging experiences of my career.The phrase “give credit where credit is due” is attributed to Samuel Adams in a letter he wrote in the late 18th century. But his [...]
Early in my career I made a conscious decision to not be like some of my least favorite bosses. I called them my anti-role models and secretly never wanted to turn into them. You know the type. Maybe they are micro-managers or they have minimal leadership abilities, but mostly they are people who treat everyone [...]
For a lot of people, work is where they have their first experience dealing with people who are different from them. This experience may be either consoling or a wake up call. If you've spent your entire life around people who are like you, than encountering someone unlike you may be a shock. Early in [...]
If you've ever been to London and traveled on the tube then you've seen the signs or heard the announcement to 'mind the gap.' It's a gentle reminder to watch your step from the train to the platform. Similarly, we all have the power to mind our mood, even if no one tells us to. In an article recently [...]
This is one of those tips that has a literal and a figurative meaning. When I initially thought about it, it was the literal meaning that struck me. But after thinking about it for a couple of minutes, the figurative meaning hit me, which means it's actually two tips in one! First, when you think [...]
Words and respect go hand in hand. Recently, I got into an argument with a loved one. In the heat of the moment I said some words I probably shouldn't have, and now I regret it. Afterward, my loved one said the words I used were a 'low blow.' And they were right. So why, [...]
This tip works especially well with a tip I posted late last year on trust. Akin to building trust, doing what you say you will is part of the foundation to building respect and a respectful workplace. Doing what you say you will starts with YOU. Do you often tell yourself that you'll get into the [...]
We've all done it. It might have seemed harmless at the time. We started or passed along gossip about one of our co-workers. But it isn't harmless and it can be hurtful. Sadly, as workplace violence, bullying, and harassment rates continue to rise, gossip is also increasingly playing a larger role. Gossip nowadays doesn't just happen in person around [...]
"Be Curious, Not Judgmental" ~ Walt Whitman While I agree with Walt Whitman's above quote, I would take it a step further and say, "be curious, not suspicious." Being curious is an inherent quality that all of us share. If as humans, we were not curious, we would have never discovered new ways to exist in [...]
We all have assumptions, right? Even on occasion, I admit to having them too. But what exactly are assumptions and how do we go about changing them? Assumptions are like habits, because we pick them up and never question where they came from. In fact, assumptions are habits of thinking. I recently wrote about my assumptions of [...]
