In my last blog post, I shared strategies for giving and receiving feedback at work. I was feeling pretty savvy until the feedback that I had asked for on my article started coming in. Suddenly, I was feeling puny. The nature of the feedback that I received on my blog post was pretty innocuous. Things [read more]
This month I’ve been immersed in the topic of feedback. I’m getting ready to give a seminar for a large company on the value of feedback in the context of teams and team effectiveness. My seminar title is “Everyday Feedback for High Performance Teams.” As an executive presentation coach, I am paid to give people [read more]
I had the opportunity last week to work with Leesa Wallace, The Performance Architect. She is an expert in leadership and management learning strategy, curriculum design, and program facilitation. During a pilot program, she introduced a concept that I found fascinating – Eye Connection. With her permission I would like to share it with you [read more]
I was in a yoga class this past Saturday when it dawned on me that August 23rd held special significance. Three years ago, I completed my final chemotherapy treatment. I had sent ovarian cancer out of my life for good (hopefully!) I remember that day because it’s also my mother’s birthday. Two good reasons to [read more]
Walking down the hall of one of my client’s corporate offices last week, I saw these six power words artfully displayed in tall, bold letters on a wall. The letters must have been at least 18 inches high and the black printing against the white walls caught my full and undivided attention. The words were: [read more]
Frequently people in my network reach out to let me know about open job positions. They ask for my help in sharing the opportunity with people that I know who might be qualified and interested. They need help in finding talented, motivated people to join their team. And they know that one of the best [read more]
Which action – complaint or appreciation – are you more likely to take? 1. Writing a letter of complaint to a company or asking to speak to the manager about an employee who gave you bad service; or perhaps broadcasting your grievances on Yelp or other social media to warn others to steer clear of [read more]
This has been a sad week for me and my family. My beloved Uncle Chuck Fontana passed away last Thursday, after a short but noble battle against pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years young, and had just retired this past January following a long and successful career as a sales professional in the medical device [read more]
Is there a cure for company jargon? Why do most on-boarding programs include a list of organizational acronyms that every new employee must commit to memory and use routinely? I remember fondly a time in an earlier career as a marketing manager when I had to use the PPP process whenever I wanted to initiate [read more]
Imagine that you are sitting in an audience watching one presentation after another. Each presenter follows a precise formula and uses the prescribed corporate PowerPoint template. Each presenter has 25 slides to share with you on the big screen, all using the same chart and graph templates, with the only difference being the actual numbers [read more]
