Do you want to be one of those leaders everyone seeks out?
The one whom everyone aspires to be like?
Or who gets asked for their guidance or to be a mentor?
If your goal is being that kind of leader, one who uses their head to manage and their heart to lead, your first step is getting “you” right. (more…)
Even though we often act as if it was true, many of the options we face in life, love, and leadership aren’t limited to an either/or choice. Many times, if we look at little deeper, we’ll see a bountiful array of both head and heart opportunities.
One area where an either/or or both/and orientation shows up in stark contrast is in how we work with others, whether it’s at the office, home, in the community. (more…)
My movement from hurt feelings to sympathy happened fairly quickly after a friend apologized for not reaching out to me during my sick leave.
She said she had meant to call or send a card countless times but that something for work always got in the way.
Her remorse was obvious.
What resonated so much was how I could identify with her good intentions getting lost in the swirl of appointments; endless to-do lists; and dealing with grumpy, impatient bosses addicted to impossibly short deadlines. (more…)
It was a day of the triple rudeness whammy.
One was delivered in my Twitter stream.
The second and third ones happened in meetings when an individual shared their point of view and was vigorously pommelled with personal attacks. It was brutal, and I wanted out of there. (more…)
Today’s guest contributor is Richard B. Alman, principal and chief career/employment strategist of Recruiter Media Inc., owner/operator of the career website Recruiter Networks. Richard has also managed human resources for Fortune 100 and smaller multi-national companies.
There’s good news for jobs in the United States.
Does this mean that we can put our minds to rest regarding jobs and prosperity?
Not exactly. (more…)
I’m on a mission to rehabilitate how we think about several words—and kindness is one of them!
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution. ~Kahlil Gibran
Kindness, which is ever-renewable and costs nothing, is in short supply.
Frantic schedules, demanding bosses, too much to do with too little time for doing it, and the technology impacts of interacting with others via a device instead of person-to-person all play a role in the disappearance of kind acts. (more…)
