Sunday, February 22, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
How effective are your leadership skills?
Help Others Achieve Personal Excellence...
How Are You As A Coach?
By definition, a manager is one who gets things done through others. Your job is to do whatever you can to assist other people in accomplishing their tasks to the best of their abilities. As an effective manager, it is your job to do everything you can to help others succeed. Focus first on your support of others today, then on their production."We all have ability. The difference is how we use it
"The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings
The truth is, you won't accomplish much by yourself. You need the contribution, cooperation and commitment of others to move your dreams and goals off the page and into your life. When leading, managing and directing others, your primary responsibility is to do whatever you can to help them accomplish their tasks—to the best of their abilities—in as short a period of time as possible.
What Do You Expect From Your Team?Again I ask, do you know what you want? Can you clearly articulate it? Do others understand what you want from them?Can you lead them to the goal? Your productivity is not measured by how much you can get done in a day, but by how much your team accomplishes as a whole. You must learn how to coach and support co-workers without taking on their duties and responsibilities. No one learns if you do their work for them. Create an environment where everyone's performance is raised to their highest potential possible -- and mutual goals are achieved timely. "We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
How Are You As A Coach?
By definition, a manager is one who gets things done through others. Your job is to do whatever you can to assist other people in accomplishing their tasks to the best of their abilities. As an effective manager, it is your job to do everything you can to help others succeed. Focus first on your support of others today, then on their production."We all have ability. The difference is how we use it
"The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings
The truth is, you won't accomplish much by yourself. You need the contribution, cooperation and commitment of others to move your dreams and goals off the page and into your life. When leading, managing and directing others, your primary responsibility is to do whatever you can to help them accomplish their tasks—to the best of their abilities—in as short a period of time as possible.
What Do You Expect From Your Team?Again I ask, do you know what you want? Can you clearly articulate it? Do others understand what you want from them?Can you lead them to the goal? Your productivity is not measured by how much you can get done in a day, but by how much your team accomplishes as a whole. You must learn how to coach and support co-workers without taking on their duties and responsibilities. No one learns if you do their work for them. Create an environment where everyone's performance is raised to their highest potential possible -- and mutual goals are achieved timely. "We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
Empower the dream
Immediately Stop Worry from Dragging Your Performance Down...
Worried?
Worry wastes time, steals your energy and prevents you from accomplishing anything. Stop worry by taking some kind of action. Transform worry into a positive action.
Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's moving forward by focusing on the desired outcome instead of the fear.
Today's TQ Challenge: Immediately Stop Worry from Dragging Your Performance Down.
Be RECHARGED! What's one thing you could do right now to change a worry into a positive action?
Be RELAXED! What types of things worry you the most?
Be REVITALIZED! What's the biggest worry facing you today? What can you do to address it immediately?
Worry wastes time, steals energy and prevents you from accomplishing your goals. There's no reason to worry about something you can or can not fix. If you find yourself constantly stressed over money, friends, health issues, your children, people at work or your environment -- STOP IT! Identify exactly what you're worried about, and transform that worry into a positive action to resolve the concern. Take care of it, before it takes over you.
"How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality." ~ Norman Douglas
Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Energy Factor 1F?
"I stop worry from dragging down my energy by immediately taking a positive action to resolve the concern."
A high commitment (1F rated 8 or better) suggests you never play the victim to your worries. By focusing on the actions you can take, rather than the negative conditions of the problem, you maintain your momentum even when besieged with negative situations. Everyone has reasons to worry, but you're able to work through your concerns without wasting precious energy before correcting or improving the situation. Once resolved, your energy level actually increases due to positive feelings that come from correcting a bad situation.
On the other hand...
A lack of commitment suggests you're often a victim of your worries. You can burn a lot of energy as you sit and picture the most unfavorable things that could happen -- thereby draining your energy level. As you focus on "worst case" scenarios, you rob yourself of the energy and motivation needed to take action. This leaves you with little energy to actually resolve the problem. What's more, these overriding concerns keep you from completing your other tasks. This leads to a negative spiral of additional stress stealing away more energy.
What happens when you choose to do Factor 1F a bit more frequently? You have more power...
Worries never drain your positive energy for long. You accumulate performance positives like "Revitalized, Enlivened and Proactive" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.
What happens when you fail to consistently do Factor 1F? You have less power...
You do nothing but sit and worry and end up exhausted. Negatives like "Stressed, Overwhelmed and Worried" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.
Now Ask Yourself This... Is Factor 1F Causing You Problems?
If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it. Learn how to immediately improve this factor of your performance with a specific plan of action...
Worried?
Worry wastes time, steals your energy and prevents you from accomplishing anything. Stop worry by taking some kind of action. Transform worry into a positive action.
Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's moving forward by focusing on the desired outcome instead of the fear.
Today's TQ Challenge: Immediately Stop Worry from Dragging Your Performance Down.
Be RECHARGED! What's one thing you could do right now to change a worry into a positive action?
Be RELAXED! What types of things worry you the most?
Be REVITALIZED! What's the biggest worry facing you today? What can you do to address it immediately?
Worry wastes time, steals energy and prevents you from accomplishing your goals. There's no reason to worry about something you can or can not fix. If you find yourself constantly stressed over money, friends, health issues, your children, people at work or your environment -- STOP IT! Identify exactly what you're worried about, and transform that worry into a positive action to resolve the concern. Take care of it, before it takes over you.
"How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality." ~ Norman Douglas
Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Energy Factor 1F?
"I stop worry from dragging down my energy by immediately taking a positive action to resolve the concern."
A high commitment (1F rated 8 or better) suggests you never play the victim to your worries. By focusing on the actions you can take, rather than the negative conditions of the problem, you maintain your momentum even when besieged with negative situations. Everyone has reasons to worry, but you're able to work through your concerns without wasting precious energy before correcting or improving the situation. Once resolved, your energy level actually increases due to positive feelings that come from correcting a bad situation.
On the other hand...
A lack of commitment suggests you're often a victim of your worries. You can burn a lot of energy as you sit and picture the most unfavorable things that could happen -- thereby draining your energy level. As you focus on "worst case" scenarios, you rob yourself of the energy and motivation needed to take action. This leaves you with little energy to actually resolve the problem. What's more, these overriding concerns keep you from completing your other tasks. This leads to a negative spiral of additional stress stealing away more energy.
What happens when you choose to do Factor 1F a bit more frequently? You have more power...
Worries never drain your positive energy for long. You accumulate performance positives like "Revitalized, Enlivened and Proactive" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.
What happens when you fail to consistently do Factor 1F? You have less power...
You do nothing but sit and worry and end up exhausted. Negatives like "Stressed, Overwhelmed and Worried" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.
Now Ask Yourself This... Is Factor 1F Causing You Problems?
If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it. Learn how to immediately improve this factor of your performance with a specific plan of action...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Being Happy is Healthy -
It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile. Being cranky, stressed, and angry can lead to health problems such as heart attacks and ulcers. With this in mind, why is it that so many think that in order to succeed in life and in work, you must be serious, grave, and stressed? And yet, the pervasive stereotype of the working man (and women) is that of the serious faced, hard working 9-5 person who comes home and collapses. It's time to break this stereotype and bring happiness back to the workplace. This article will outline some of the reasons why this is an important thing to do so you can have personal success and the health to enjoy it as well as some tips on how to lighten up.
There's a difference between being serious on the job and being serious. A serious employee should make deadlines and be respectful, but this doesn't mean being grouchy, remote, or anti-social. Being cranky on the job makes the day go by slower, makes you difficult to approach, and causes stress. Being a good serious employee means taking your job seriously, but also being willing to lighten the workplace and yourself. How can you do this without annoying anyone?
* Smile at people. Smiling cheers you and the recipient up and make the day seem a bit brighter, if only for the duration of the smile and a few minutes after.
* Socialize at lunch. Even if you don't know anybody, take this as an opportunity to make friends. Pick neutral topics such as books, movies, music, and weather or join in a conversation that you know something about. Don't be afraid to laugh at jokes and make a few of your own.
* If nothing else, say hello to your coworkers. Being noticed easily leads to happiness and it will spread through the workplace.
* Don't sweat the small stuff. Laugh it off instead. This isn't denial, you may still have to deal with a problem that's bothering you, but it'll be a lot easier to solve if you're not tearing your hair out over it.
What to Do to Be Happy
Being happy is the number one priority of all humans. Come to think of it; being happy is the main priority of all living things.
Being happy and being content are closely related. Being content is to
be reasonably satisfied with the way things are.
This in turn leads to happiness. The desire to be happy is what drives people to do the things we do.
So how do you know if you're happy?First things first; you will know you are happy when you feel it.
You will feel contented; a calm satisfaction that your characteristics and circumstances are as they should be.
What can you do to seek this contentment, this happiness?Start with knowing your strengths and abilities. What are your positive traits?
What special talents do you have? List three - if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify these. Are you imaginative, witty, and good with your hands?
Find ways to express your authentic self through your strengths. You can increase your self-confidence when you can share what you know to others. You may well be surprised that there is more than you realized.Live from the inside out. Know that your universe, your reality comes from you.
You cause your life to be as it is, so you need to increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly reflecting in silence. Some people meditate, some perform rituals, some pray, and some commune with nature.
Find what satisfies you, stare at a candle until it is burned out, set an egg timer and listen to the clicks. Learn to see and commune with your inner self as well as your source of power. (That some call god) Breathe deeply to quiet your distracted mind, and listen.
With a bit of practice you will find it easy and comforting. If you ever skip your "quiet time" you will miss it and desire to connect as soon as possible. The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have. If you do not like what you have; change it.
There's a difference between being serious on the job and being serious. A serious employee should make deadlines and be respectful, but this doesn't mean being grouchy, remote, or anti-social. Being cranky on the job makes the day go by slower, makes you difficult to approach, and causes stress. Being a good serious employee means taking your job seriously, but also being willing to lighten the workplace and yourself. How can you do this without annoying anyone?
* Smile at people. Smiling cheers you and the recipient up and make the day seem a bit brighter, if only for the duration of the smile and a few minutes after.
* Socialize at lunch. Even if you don't know anybody, take this as an opportunity to make friends. Pick neutral topics such as books, movies, music, and weather or join in a conversation that you know something about. Don't be afraid to laugh at jokes and make a few of your own.
* If nothing else, say hello to your coworkers. Being noticed easily leads to happiness and it will spread through the workplace.
* Don't sweat the small stuff. Laugh it off instead. This isn't denial, you may still have to deal with a problem that's bothering you, but it'll be a lot easier to solve if you're not tearing your hair out over it.
What to Do to Be Happy
Being happy is the number one priority of all humans. Come to think of it; being happy is the main priority of all living things.
Being happy and being content are closely related. Being content is to
be reasonably satisfied with the way things are.
This in turn leads to happiness. The desire to be happy is what drives people to do the things we do.
So how do you know if you're happy?First things first; you will know you are happy when you feel it.
You will feel contented; a calm satisfaction that your characteristics and circumstances are as they should be.
What can you do to seek this contentment, this happiness?Start with knowing your strengths and abilities. What are your positive traits?
What special talents do you have? List three - if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify these. Are you imaginative, witty, and good with your hands?
Find ways to express your authentic self through your strengths. You can increase your self-confidence when you can share what you know to others. You may well be surprised that there is more than you realized.Live from the inside out. Know that your universe, your reality comes from you.
You cause your life to be as it is, so you need to increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly reflecting in silence. Some people meditate, some perform rituals, some pray, and some commune with nature.
Find what satisfies you, stare at a candle until it is burned out, set an egg timer and listen to the clicks. Learn to see and commune with your inner self as well as your source of power. (That some call god) Breathe deeply to quiet your distracted mind, and listen.
With a bit of practice you will find it easy and comforting. If you ever skip your "quiet time" you will miss it and desire to connect as soon as possible. The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have. If you do not like what you have; change it.
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