I have recently read somewhere that we will have spent about 40% of our time in life working by the time we retire. That’s a lot, right? Ideally, we all would like our jobs to be as fulfilling and meaningful as possible. In addition, as I had planned for Part …
Given the time we spent in meetings, here is a very simple question: Why are we rarely fulfilled and fully satisfied with their outcome? Again, keeping it simple and basic on purpose, if we think about it, meetings are gathering of human beings in which we seek to achieve something …
Being engaged at work? Developing engagement among our teams and across organizations? Engagement is certainly one of the most discussed topics in business right now. And this is a Good Thing, right ! Benefits are huge (Service, Sales, Quality, Safety, Retention, Sales, Profit and Total Shareholder Returns among others as …
“We need to find a consensus with our management team before we move on”. “Have you reached consensus with all stakeholders of the initiative”? Does it sound familiar? I will not go through why seeking consensus when making decision is not very effective nor does create alignment and buy-in. I …
First days of the year. A lot is being written and said about resolutions, right? How can we keep our resolutions, how can we stay on track, how do we set our goals, … ? Setting goals in important. Goals help us to get things done; they help us to …
Very often, managers and individuals will ask to be coached to become better at: – Planning – Delegating – Resolving conflicts, and communicating with others (ex : providing useful feedback) – Balancing personal and professional lives – Transitioning to a new job – … Profound change with the above will …
Today, business is largely dominated by ‘left-side brain‘ perspectives. Business management practices such as performance management, strategic planning, financially driven strategies and plans, productivity driven initiatives are just few examples. They have been proved to «work» in recent decades and produce short-term results but they are often «cold» and dehumanizing. …
One famous book you may have heard about is the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, inspired by teachings from the ancient Toltec wisdom. In summary, before I look at what they mean in our jobs, the Four Agreements are: 1. Be Impeccable with your Word: Speak with integrity. Say …
This is the story of the three stonecutters : «One day a traveller, walking along a lane, came across 3 stonecutters working in a quarry. Each was busy cutting a block of stone. Interested to find out what they were working on, he asked the first stonecutter what he was …
I would like to discuss here how Non Violent Communication (NVC) can be such a powerful framework to provide feedback to someone in the context of the workplace. NVC is about being attentive to both one’s feelings and needs while at the same type being fully respectful of ours. Inclusion …