Curious Leader January 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE: Two Trips to the Dumpster I have often talked and written about taking out the trash, thoughts regarding the need for us to take out the garbage of our minds–especially as it relates to negative talk about ourselves and containers of smelly pessimism....
Curious Leader December 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do (part 2) As noted last month we shared some practical insights for praising and recognizing employees in the workplace. That list continues after the following introduction. It’s an established fact that effective...
Curious Leader November 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do (part 1) It’s a well-researched fact that praising and recognizing employees provides them with an uplifting moment and serves as a source of increased engagement. Rare indeed is the person who doesn’t feel encouraged...
Curious Leader October 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE: On Emotional Expression I was talking with a friend recently who shared the frustration that she was experiencing with her boss. It turns out that he exhibited what we sometimes call “flat affect,” communicating neither positive nor negative emotions....
Curious Leader September 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:R U K M Recently I received an email that invited me to register for a professional training opportunity. The title intrigued me. It was on Compassion Cultivation. At first, I thought it was a joke – someone was kidding me. But that wasn’t the case. My...
Curious Leader August 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:Laying Goals I have been thinking a lot about goals lately. Goals are indeed important in our lives because they help motivate us, organize us, prioritize the desires of our lives and allow us to advance our ambitions. But sometimes people forget that...
Curious Leader July 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:The Time? 10:20 I find it intriguing to talk with people who carry around certain times in their minds, just as others carry around dates that are important to them. A friend of mine knows she was born at precisely 4:37 a.m. and now 437 is, in fact, her...
Curious Leader – June 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:Gracious Words Attitudes make a difference as do intentions, temperament and our moods. And what we do in terms of our conduct is also vital to the quality of our relationships and impact on others. These ways of being frequently manifest themselves in...
Curious Leader – May 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE:The Practice of Patience I don’t know about you, but patience doesn’t come easily to me. Some people have even said I always seem to be in a hurry—and I suppose they have a few good reasons. For example: I can’t stand waiting in lines—and I always seem...
Curious Leader – April 1, 2020
LEARN A LITTLE: Even When It’s Six Feet Away The COVID-19 virus has certainly impacted every aspect of our lives. There is no doubt that the pandemic is serious and should be regarded as such. But our lives do not have to be dominated by fear and fear should not...