Our employees are our greatest asset. Is this phrase over-used? Is it just talk? Why would you want to walk that talk? I remember when I was doing an internship as part of my Masters program. I had gone back to school as a mature student and had worked hard accepting the fact that I…
How would you respond if I told you that I’m interested in conflict? Would you pause, and give careful thought to what you want to say in response? Would you quickly change the subject? Would you, like everyone else, refrain from smiling, or frowning or asking me to tell them more. People are not comfortable…
Oh my! How many times do we – in all of our roles in life – have to be told how important communication is in order to get it right? Sometimes, early on in relationships, we start out well. We communicate often, clearly and we even check in to see if the other person is…
I remember when I was formally introduced to the spirit of cooperation. The notion was that people do not do their work because they “have” to but rather because they want to cooperate. Think about it…if it is my job to make the coffee every morning – it’s in my job description and I’ve signed…