Blog entries tagged 'empowering women'

On A Good Day, Motivation Lasts About 5 Minutes

vallove

on. The big 'poof' has an important job: to get the fire started. Then the 'poof' vanishes, just as quickly as it came. It was great while it lasted.

When the poof vanishes, a fire remains. Now, the charcoal is engaged. It is set on fire and can continue to burn for hours. No one would attempt to burn lighter fluid for hours; it's impractical and dangerous. Knowing the nature of lighter fluid makes it easy to apply it where it's needed, with care and attention.

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Communicating with Ease

DrErica

bsp; have a knee-jerk defensiveness, either automatically assuming the other person is out to get them or they are personally defective? Do they usually smile and appear to cooperate but secretly gossip, complain or sabotoge? Are they genuinely able to hear what you have to say and able to interpret the meaning pretty much the way you meant it? Are they thick skinned, so that you can freely say what you think without worrying about offending them or are they super-sensitive, re [...]

Creating a Team

DrErica

y types and styles. Some are outgoing, friendly and express their desires openly. Others are shy, quiet, indirect, unassertive, and maybe even unaware of what they really want. Then there are those who manipulate others, create dissention, crave attention, divert others from the task at hand, or attempt to sabatoge the work of certain individuals or the entire group.

How does a group become a team, given that people join a group for different reasons, with different perso [...]

THE AMC MADMEN PROGRAM: corporate suite fragging

ac111999

known to have been fragged (killed) by their men. Another 1400 incidents were strongly believed to have been caused by fragging. That doesn't include incidents of troops killing one another.

I wonder what the popularity of the movie Mad Men says about life in 2007 corporations; 2007 America.

Manners Matter...Even at the SuperStore!

SpeakerAB

from behind a car and literally accosted me. She screamed at me, full of rage for "trying to run her down." I certainly understood her point of view. Using my "difficult people communication" skills, I patiently waited for her to vent and then tried to apologize. She was not in the mood for an apology, unfortunately and continued to stand and scream at me in the middle of the superstore parking lot.

Being an effective communicator means kn [...]

Happy Tax Season!

hillaryharris

Yes, that's right, you read that correctly. I am wishing you a happy tax season! If you can't fathom why, here is a little bit of prosperity wisdom to take the stress and worry out of this annual occasion!

In this season of giving ... to our government, I like to say that your bank account - whether it be personal or business - is like a living, breathing organ [...]

The Positive Power of Saying "NO"

nfulbright

Knowing when and how to say "no" is a constant battle for many people. This becomes especially difficult for business professionals who are looking to please and impress higher-ups. Almost from birth, the world has conditioned us to do what others ask without question for any number of reasons. We, too often, get pushed and pulled in all sorts of awkward directions that had not been on our intended agenda due to the inability to confidently speak that singular two-letter word.