Vacation Maximization, Part 1: How to Manage Your Email So You Can Enjoy Your Vacation

If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for my free email newsletter. Thanks for visiting!Vacation season is upon us.  How will you handle your email while you’re away from work?  Here are some thoughts on how to manage email while you’re on vacation so that you can actually ENJOY your break. About […]

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How to Coach Your Staff in 6 Steps

So you’ve decided that you’d like to take a coaching approach to managing your staff. You know when you should not coach, and when it can be an effective tool.  But how to get started? Before I get to that, if you’re a bit unclear on what coaching is and why managers would want to […]

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“A” for Attitude

Last week, this blog gave you permission to ignore the conventional management advice and NOT coach the people who report to you — if any of five situations apply.  However, there are times when coaching is a terrific way to develop people and get great work out of them – which is your job as […]

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When Coaching Is a Bad Idea

If you supervise people at work, you have probably heard the advice that you should not only manage your direct reports, but “coach” them. While taking a “coaching approach” is a hot management trend, coaching isn’t always the best solution.  In fact, sometimes it’s a bad idea. When managers tell me they want to learn […]

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How to Boost Your Energy Levels – Without Caffeine, Sugar, or Extra Sleep

Would you like to have more energy? One way to do this – without drinking extra coffee, eating a bunch of sweets, or sleeping ‘til noon – is to get rid of all the “stuff” you’re putting up with. We actually tolerate a lot, sometimes without realizing it.  The late Thomas Leonard, a pioneer in […]

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10 Ways To Keep Your Job From Killing You Slowly

If you’re in the wrong job, you may feel like it’s slowly sucking the life out of you. Yet research tells us that even if you love your job, it may be killing you slowly…if you’re sitting for most of your work day. Researchers have found that the longer you sit, the shorter your average […]

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4 Steps to Dealing with the Office Jerk

“My boss is a jerk,” my client Jack (not his real name) complained during one of our phone coaching sessions. “I love so many other things about my job, but Roger has poisoned the office atmosphere.  I don’t know how much longer I can take it.  I’m thinking of quitting.” He explained, “If Roger is […]

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When Enough is Enough

What does a wedding toast have to do with work/life balance? Recently I had the pleasure of witnessing my best friend marry the love of her life.  I traveled 9,000 miles from Manila to Washington, DC for the wedding celebration, in which I was the Matron of Honor.  (I was most definitely honored, but had […]

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The 3 Keys to Navigating Change and Landing on Your Feet (Part 3 of 3)

If you want to navigate change and land on your feet, understanding the three phases of transition is critical. In the last two posts, we’ve looked at Endings and the Neutral Zone.  This week, I’m wrapping up the series with the third phase: Beginnings. Part 3: Let Begin Did you know that you can start […]

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The 3 Keys to Navigating Change and Landing on Your Feet (Part 2 of 3)

Last time, we talked about endings and how identifying and letting go of the losses associated with a change can help as we navigate the change and land on our feet.  Now we get to talk about beginnings, right?  Nope. There is a critical phase of transition that we must go through first in order […]

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