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Latitudes of Acceptance
Latitudes of Acceptance | Edge.org. It’s probably not a surprise when I say that I can usually tell fairly quickly whether my work with a client will bear fruit or not. Obviously, it’s intuition from...
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A Surprise Blow at Her Workplace
This wasn’t Manhattan or LA, so referring to Maryellen as a rising star is only meant to convey that her youthful energy as a nurse at a well-respected assisted-living facility caught notice and was...
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Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness
I still recall the feelings as my colleague sadly shook her head while describing how her family had reacted to her brother starting to “decompensate into his schizophrenia” beginning in his late teens...
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Parents need to parent – not be friends to their children.
If you don’t want your kid to be a narcissist, get tougher now | New York Post. It isn’t quite as simple as this columnist makes it out to be, but the gist is right: parents are making it about...
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Anxiety: Say More Than Just “No”
It’s always a small chuckle when someone comes out with still another version of the old truism, “If you’re not currently filled with anxiety, you’re either not paying attention – or you’re dead.”...
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Are You Making Managing People Harder Than It Needs To Be? The Key to Being a...
Contrary to some academic schools of thought, successful “people management” is not a science (if anything it’s more on the art side), it’s essentially a skill. Some managers are blessed with great...
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Reflections upon a Red Cross Disaster Deployment
My recent deployment to Houston on behalf of the Red Cross was eye-opening: very sad for so many of the victims, a fair taste of how the Red Cross operates, a good use of my way of providing service...
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Accused of being a Micro Manager? It might be true – and you should...
I’ve done a few workshops where dealing with the accusation of being a “micro manager” has taken up a lot of time in the Q & A. It’s a topic that can really get people cranked up. Very often,...
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Not a natural authoritarian boss? It’s not necessary.
Here’s a classic, common situation for line and new supervisors: for whatever reason, an employee has begun having trouble managing his or her feelings, it’s tending to spill out, and may be affecting...
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Being a Proactive Supervisor Doesn’t Mean Shooting from the Hip
As a new supervisor in today’s workplace, you certainly don’t need to sprint toward your people with fire in your eyes and a club in your hand to convince them you mean business. But it is also true...
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