How motivated are you feeling today? One reason for lack of motivation is a lack of connection with others. Employee motivation rises when employees feel connected to who they work with and work for. Connection (also known as Relatedness) is a psychological need for human motivation. True connection begins with clear shared purpose (i.e., goal,
When you were young, what made you special? This is what I knew about myself … Eye patch to fix a lazy eye. Glasses taped together so I could see with the other eye. Crooked bangs because an at-home haircut was affordable. Freckles. Big ears. Awkward. Didn’t fit in. For years, that is what I
It’s easy to lament over 2021 bringing many of the same challenges 2020 brought. I don’t see a benefit in that, so instead I write this last newsletter for 2021 to share gratitude and inspire hope. SELF. I read 28 books this year and took up walking in September. I needed to do something to
Are you avoiding risks because you don’t want to make a mistake? Afraid to try something new because you might fail? Worried your boss will lay into you if you mess up? Scared your coworkers will laugh at you if you say the wrong thing? If you answered yes to any of those questions, your
Expectations. Chaos. Demands on your time. Long list of to dos. Too many commitments. Too many deadlines. Too much to do. Not enough rest. Not enough calm. Not enough time. Is this what life sounds like for you right now? If it is, you could be headed in a bad direction. When life gets busy,
Let’s face it. The holiday season is upon us and that means more stress! It’s not unusual for the stress in our personal lives to carry over into our professional lives. Frankly, unmanaged stress makes for a really unpleasant workplace. But what can you do about it? Laugh more! There is a long list of
One mistake leaders can make is to act like they know every aspect of a job. This mistake is driven by the fear that if an employee can do something better than they the leader themself, it must mean they aren’t a good enough leader. Here’s the problem with bosses like that -- employees aren’t
Stop investing time and energy in people who don’t care enough to care back. They are energy sucks! Before the pandemic both my work and personal calendars were jam packed. I was overscheduled and overcommitted. Friends would ask to get together; I had to schedule them 6 weeks out. I was working way too much.
It was unexpected in more than one way. An unexpected expression of caring and concern that still deeply touches my heart 15 years later after an unexpected loss. And one that is cathartic to write about today, November 9, because today my Mom would have turned 79 years old. Emotional story ahead. On November 14,
In 1997 I kicked off my speaking career at a conference for business students. I charged exactly zero dollars. You might be thinking, “Wow, that’s still really great, Jeannette! Way to seize an opportunity.” Not so fast. They didn’t ask me to come. What really happened is that I called the executive director and asked
