Marsha Petrie Sue's Blog on How To Improve Attitude, Motivation, Leadership, Profit and Productivity
Staying at home? Bored? Why? We wake up every day with a plan. Here is what we have accomplished and found in the last week or so:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, business is experiencing even more of a need to offer this work to their employees. What are you doing differently as a leader?
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Some people have been put on this earth to get your goat, to push your buttons, and to make you lose control. Have you developed communication tools that help you maintain self-control? Or do you allow others to pull the strings that light the fuse of anger? Have you learned to hide your goat? Because they can’t get your goat if you don’t tell them where it’s tied up.
Step #1 – Take a deep breath
Step #2 – Take a mental timeout
Step #3 – Switch to left brain thinking
The more filler words you use, the more you diminish yourself as a polished professional. You may be extremely capable and confident in what you say, but when too many filler words are used, the attention is deflected away from the message and instead becomes focused on you as the messenger. The audience may think you are unsure of yourself and doubt you and your message. This erodes your professional presence.
Are you serious about taking control of your job, getting promoted and making more money? It may be time to change the way you think about what you have accomplished and how you share successes with others. Do you catch yourself with any of the following?
Instead: ”I use my strengths and put myself in situations maximizing them. I confidently share my accomplishments without sounding ego-centric or narcissistic.”
I am often asked what to do differently when it is necessary to sit down and present. Many of the techniques are the same, but there are some nuances to consider.
Where you sit can have a subtle effect on how strongly you come across to your audience. If possible, seat yourself next to a key decision-maker. If there isn’t one or you don’t know who it is, then try to position yourself more on one end of the group than in the middle. It will be easier to see everyone if they are more in front of you than if they’re seated on either side.
No matter where you are in your career, taking control of your time is a given. Being a strong leader in your organization takes a variety of skills. LEADERs consistently manage each of these skills consistently.
True leadership begins through valuing others. In working with many organizations, I have found that everyone plays a leadership role, whether the title is receptionist or top dog.
Keep this LEADER acronym in mind as you lead your team, your personal life and more importantly, your self!
Eight years ago, I wrote a Moral Amnesia article because of my concern with what was going on in the world. From my purview, nothing has changed but has continued on a downward spiral.
We are still in an ethical crisis. The affliction with many government leaders, companies, educational institutions, and people is moral amnesia. Whether you are in a leadership role or not, the state of ethical behavior continues to be under scrutiny.
Moral — Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior.
