by Marlene Chism | Nov 5, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Stop Workplace Drama |
The biggest time-waster at work is arguing with colleagues or employees. I call these conversations verbal ping pong. There is a back and forth between two people who want to win and who keep coming back for a rematch. It goes something like this: “Yes I did.” “No you...
by Marlene Chism | Oct 22, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Stop Workplace Drama |
Whether you are an executive, a tradesman or a highly accomplished professional, the biggest barriers to learning is not your lack of time or resources. Your biggest barrier to learning is your own ego. We live in a sea of opportunity for learning through other...
by Marlene Chism | Oct 15, 2018 | Leadership, Responsibility, Stop Workplace Drama |
Every workplace has a little drama, but knowing how to identify time wasters and stop drama is key to elevating your own productivity. The first step is to define the three toxic time-wasters: blindsiding, monopolizing, and negativity. The second step is to identify...
by Marlene Chism | Nov 5, 2017 | Communication, Empowerment, Leadership, Stop Workplace Drama |
Coaching employees to improve performance can be tricky. Even though your intentions are good, your employees may resist or get defensive. If you get distracted, the conversation goes south without you knowing why. Here are four mistakes leaders make when coaching...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 12, 2015 | Alignment, Change, Power |
Recently Affinity Medical Center, a hospital in Ohio, was ordered to pay $2 million in damages to a nurse who was fired and defamed because of her patient advocacy and union activity, according to National Nurses United blog site. Nurses at Affinity had voted in...