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Although it’s not Spring, our Building Management has asked us to consider disposing of unnecessary paper during a semi-annual shredding event. I was surprised to uncover some Notes I kept from my position in Legal Management when I attended … Continue reading
Here’s a Post which was published by LinkedIn.com within the past half-hour.:
“Have you ever been told, “That’s not what you are supposed to do. That responsibility belongs to someone else.” While you may have a Title for your position, it doesn’t necessarily explain what you actually do. A Form usually relates to one thing and a Function relates to the activity of a specific Form.
The answer may lie in what binds the Function to the Form, whether by a job description, perceptions, testimonials or accomplishments. As we begin to think about our upcoming Labor Day – how would you describe what you do – is it Form over Function or Function over Form?
What do your customers expect from you. . . Function or Form? How often has it happened to you that you visit a retail store and what you wanted to buy is not sold by the Form name of the retail store? Perhaps you contacted an Accounting firm, only to learn that the specialty service you want to hire is not found within the firm’s members? Form over function sounds simple, but it isn’t.
Another way of looking at form over function and function over form is to consider the word “feedback”. Is feedback just a comment or response, or your understanding of what was said, or advice, or an opinion or a demonstration of your listening skills? While you may have merely given encouragement to someone’s decision, it was received as advice, which was not your intention. Perhaps this topic is another puzzle for us to work out in our careers because we live in a fluid, every-changing world.
Consider as you Choose How You Want to be Known As, what is your answer to the Form or Function question. Have a great day!”
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
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I published this post on another media this afternoon on LinkedIn.com. Enjoy your week as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. “As questions arise about Ethics and its place in our society, it’s not something people discuss … Continue reading
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen
Recently, I heard a statement made by former President Bill Clinton that made me stop what I was doing because I chose to believe what he said. (http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-transcript-june-29-2014-n143826). I was reminded how often we believe what we hear because it may make sense to us, yet it doesn’t meet the reality of facts. What leads us to believe something is true or not? Belief, Believed, Believing may come into play with our answer.
We say, I can’t believe it” — when we hear good news about someone we know and we say, “I can’t believe it” when we hear very sad news about a tragedy. On the other hand, we choose to believe our impressions of someone we just met, because we have a belief our judgment is correct. Our birth and business cultures strongly influence us as to our Beliefs, what we Believed and are Believing. Our experiences and schooling surely play out in our Beliefs as well. As we are approaching the remembrance of the founding of our country in a few days, why do we believe so strongly in America and its values?
What we regard as true is a belief. Frequently in our careers, we may be asked to describe what we do for a living and how we would describe what we do in a few words. We want our answers believed.
As we Choose Who We Want to be Known As – We Believe in ourselves and what we do. Have a great Holiday Week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
Notes: http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-transcript-june-29-2014-n143826.
The description of the word “belief”, Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Our system of morality is a body of imperfect social generalizations expressed in terms of emotions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Early in the morning, he wanted
To meet.
He was late for almost an hour and never apologized.
It seemed he totally forgot.
Can leaders make mistakes? Yes, they can. A
Servant Leader would own his accountability. ©
Everyone was ready for the meeting. It
Touched many to
Hear the first Speaker’s enthusiasm of her strategy, that
Increased attention to the message. It
Caused many to sit up.
So keep an open mind for the name of the industry as the
company’s name may surprise you. ©
Have a great week in your Career!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
If you’re interested, The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE) has expert videos for you to take a look at: http://www.corporatecompliance.org/Resources/ResourceOverview/ExpertVideos.aspx
Be sure you put feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
E-Everyone gossips, people say.
T-Today it takes courage to reply
H-How the Office doesn’t permit gossip.
I -Interesting how the first step to
C-Confirm what the values of an office are
S-Seems daunting to many people. ©Jo Ann M. Radja
E-Extra documents need
T-To be shown to verify
H-How you can afford a debt.
I-It’s easy to obtain.
C-Confidence builds trust
S-So that collaboration can begin.©Jo Ann M. Radja
Have a great day as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coaching & Change Agent
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It’s not often that we speak about vulnerability in our private lives. We tend to look to the experts around us to assess and manage the risks we may be exposed to in our neighborhoods, our communities and the world at large. Our governments strive to keep order for the common good and our well being. Yet, Vulnerability is an attribute we may not apply to ourselves. Speaking positively, we are, have been and will continue to be vulnerable. It’s how we learn about ourselves.
Staff within the Federal Government (at fs.fed.us) describe Vulnerability this way:
What’s the exposure if we pursue this strategy? How are we ready because we’ve taken into account our sensitivities? Will our contemplated action(s) be in keeping with our value system?
Adjustment goes hand in hand with being vulnerable as demonstrated by the following graph from a Peace Corps worker named Bailey:
Choosing to become vulnerable allows you to work though and learn about yourself in ways you had not considered before. If you drew your last few months of activities, what would your graph look like? How often did you consider yourself to be Vulnerable? What sensitivities did you realize you had by letting go of a habit, or by learning something new?
A well-known International Coaching Expert, Brené Brown describes Vulnerability as follows:
Very recently, I attended a two-day Coaching Seminar on cultural competency. I participated in a brief exercise to understand and recognize Vulnerability. It was an enlightening experience. So please enjoy your activities during this first full week of November as You Choose Who You Want to be Known As.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
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