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Mindful Management: A No-Brainer
There are all sorts of books out there telling people how to be better managers – do these 5 things (e.g., “expect excellence”), etc. But having both been a manager and been managed for many years in lots of different … Continue reading
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Tagged bad jobs, Brainpickings, employee, Hot and Crusty, Jack Kerouac, labor relations, labor unions, management, managers, meditation, mindfulness, organizations, The Hand That Feeds, workplace
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Finding Joy at Work
I joined a meditation group in my neighborhood recently, and the other night the teacher’s talk was about Joy. Joy. It’s not something many of us tend to think about much. We focus on getting work done, on what’s annoying … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Buddhism, coaching, dogs, jobs, joy, meditation, mindfulness, nonprofit management, social justice, sympathetic joy, work, workplace
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The Snark Defense
Sunday was graduation day for my coaching class. As I boarded the Q train to Manhattan, I was half dreading it. We’d all been asked to make a short presentation about what the program and our colleagues had meant to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, coaching, cynicism, defense mechanisms, emotion, public display, shyness, snark, work, workplace
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Respect Yourself
I was at a company retreat a while back, one of those two-day events where management spends a lot of people’s time and the organization’s money having people participate in getting-to-know you exercises and breakout groups designed to make employees … Continue reading
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Tagged career coaching, coaching, employment, jobs, management consulting, respect, self-respect, setting goals, workplace
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What if Competence is Just a Mindset?
There are a lot of reasons I love this recent story by Bruce Grierson — What if Age is Nothing But a Mindset? — that ran in the New York Times Magazine a few weeks ago. If you missed it, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, coaching, competence, excellence, hierarchy, leadership, management, Margaret Wheatley, mindfulness, mindset, psychology, social psychology, workplace
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Let It Split
“I feel like my head’s split in two,” I complained to my partner one morning as I struggled to get out of bed after a long weekend. “Then let it split,” he said. I’d just spent the Columbus Day weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged alignment, career, coaching, consulting, human rights, jobs, nonprofit organizations, transformation, work, workplace
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Power, Play and Hierarchy
For anyone who questions rigid hierarchies and power structures or just feels discouraged or deflated by them, the book Walk Out, Walk On: A Learning Journey Into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now, by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze, … Continue reading
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Tagged bosses, career coaching, coaching, Deborah Frieze, flow, games, hierarchy, jobs, leadership, leadership development, Margaret Wheatley, organizational behavior, play, power, Walk Out Walk On, workplace
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Not Your Job. Or Is It?
I realize that unemployment in this country is a serious problem, but talk to people who have jobs and most will tell you they don’t like them very much. Reason #1 is that the purpose of the job isn’t your … Continue reading
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Tagged bad jobs, bosses, coaching, consulting, employers, employment, empowerment, fulfillment, jobs, labor, management consulting, meaningful work, Tony Schwartz, working, workplace
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It’s Okay To Be Blue
Now that we’ve passed Labor Day, there’s all sorts of advice out there about how to beat the post-vacation blues. Tips range from immediately unpacking your suitcases to going for a run to taking stock of your life and your … Continue reading
A Labor Day Launch
For most people, Labor Day is the last day of summer vacation, a time to enjoy the final barbecue or picnic or party of the season before heading back to work or sending the kids back to school. But it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, human rights, labor, Labor Day, leadership, Rockwood Leadership Institute, work, workplace
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