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Change your Smile to Change the World. Don’t let the World Change your Smile. @instamessageapp It’s prevalent in the workplace and in many facets of everyday life. While we all agree it is sad and shouldn’t happen, there are experts … 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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4 times a year we celebrate a Patriotic Holiday. Traffic going and coming everywhere Hurrying to enjoy a great day Of celebrating our freedom From tyranny, oppression and terrorists. Jars of ketchup, mustard and hot sauce on the table, Unforgettable … Continue reading
Dancing is just part of the discovery, discovery, discovery. Martha Graham
During your career, have you danced in the dance of “One Up, One Down and What’s You?” It’s been happening frequently in the Midwest this Spring. The dance begins when you meet someone and you start a conversation. The What’s You dance occurs when the sincerity of both people leads the dance and each person dances away from an engaging business conversation. The One Up dance starts shortly after the conversation begins and one person keeps circling around the other, demonstrating a perceived betterment, for whatever reason. This dance usually ends as each party has opposite views and a sense of connectedness was lacking in the dance. The One Down dance takes more time. Patience, Humility, Curiosity or Discovery of self, or the other, is flowing through the conversational dance. Both people feel they have left the dance with a takeaway to be used or considered in the future. While I just described three dances, I know you can name many others. What type of career dance have you participated in this Spring? What did you discover about yourself and has it helped you in your career? What should have happened that didn’t? What first step are you able to take, to move closer to the conversation dance that you want? Summer officially begins during the latter part of this week. I hope this Summer Season in your career brings you closer to the dance where YOU Choose Who You Want to be Known As. Have a great week! “Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent Note: http://www.wordpress/disclosures
A few years ago while speaking to someone, I used the phrase, a person’s viewpoint can “turn on a dime.” It was the first time this phrase was heard by the person I was speaking to. This idiom means that change can happen very quickly as a reaction to an event, whether inside ourselves or from one of our senses. For many of us, we know that we change everyday, simply because we are one day older. We are able to change lanes while driving because we were initially trained to do so and we develop experience to safely do so. We are able to change our appearance quickly with a new haircut, a new pair of glasses or a new style of clothing. Yet, to change a behavior, to move from the mid, mean or middle is not an easy task.
Perhaps we need to remind ourselves that we don’t have to move from the mid, mean or middle (which is in the center or between two opposite sides). It is a good place to be because it allows for an understanding of what is above or below you. Why does your opinion differs from the first comment or the last comment in a meeting. . . or why caution may be necessary as opposed to rushing to judgment or ignoring that a problem exists.
Opportunities are available to us. We may have to create an opportunity or one may fall unexpectedly in our lap. What opportunities have you noticed over the past few weeks of January, that you wished you had taken? Was the opportunity what you wanted? Or is your mid, mean or middle position keeping you happy in your career? As you think about a difficulty that presents an opportunity now or tomorrow, Choose Who You Want to be Known As.
Keep warm and safe on this day, my WordPress 2nd Anniversary. Thanks for your time in reading my Blog.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
Labor we perform is
Appreciated and celebrated
By our Bosses
On this day in the USA. It
Reminds us of what we give back to our community.
Dependability, timeliness and a job well done
Are a few values we give our employer/company.
Yes, we’re happy to be given a day off to take a break.
© “Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent
Thanks to all of you for reading this Blog and my other Social Media posts. Have a great Labor Day!
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Here’s a simple but powerful rule. Always give people more than what they expect to get. Nelson Boswell The holiday is over and we’re back to work today. When It Works is all about a daily success we strive for with … Continue reading
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A person who treats another with fairness, generosity, courtesy. . . . Definition of the word sportsman* One value we all appreciate and want to live by in our lives is fairness. No matter if our hair is short or long, if we speak … Continue reading
Today is the 1st Anniversary of this Career Management Coaching Blog. I am grateful you made a choice to read it and wish you all well in your careers. Concepts is the subject I am blogging about today. Early this … Continue reading
Recently, on a cold winter evening, I watched a portion of a PBS broadcast entitled, “NATURE. Cuba: The Accidental Eden.” What became clear to me is how often Perceptions are mistaken. What I was reminded of is the notion that … Continue reading
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