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Grateful THANKS to you…
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Too often we Heal ourselves without paying Attention. Now we can pause because we Know our forefathers Set aside this day. It’s Good to be grateful. It reminds us all what we endured this year. Very generous people helped many … Continue reading
Wanting More …
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Have you been asked recently, “What do you Want?” It’s a question that seems to be straightforward, and often is not, because it is seldom asked. I raise this question because within the coaching session, people usually seem surprised by the question. “What do you Want?…….”You’re asking me? Oh! I don’t get asked that question.” Yet, many of us usually are Wanting More.
What are YOU Wanting More of in your career or your life? We are left wanting more:
* If the boss only gives us 3 minutes, when we want 5 minutes or more;
* When we listen to a short podcast and we are forced to close down
the Tablet, PC or cell phone;
* When we buy a product at a store and discover we are given a
free take home goodie;
* When we ask team members for comments on our work and learn
they thought it was pretty good; or
* Our deliverables to clients exceed their expectations.
As you Choose Who You Want to Be Known As this week, consider what will it take for you to obtain just one item you are left Wanting More… from someone. Enjoy your Week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
Reach Out…
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It’s become universal to use the phrase, Reach Out. It has been used in rock songs, commercials and as a networking tool. When we’re at home, we Reach Out every day. So what door are we opening when we Reach … Continue reading
Communicating Choice
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Recently, I was introduced to a quotation by Napoleon. I am not sure whether his quote is still universal. The quote is: “Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ” The world is populated by more critical thinking people due to either higher education or skilled life experiences. In my view, the issue of Napoleon’s quote is not about religion per se. It is about people wanting and needing an understanding of life that their cultural myths did not fulfill.
What does this quotation have to do with Career Management Coaching? Our cosmopolitan and open land communities now have more choices than Napoleon’s community did. Communication networks over the past 30 some years have so connected the communities of the world, that we love hearing what’s happening, almost instantly. People of all ages share real and on-time information.
The question we face daily is how do we handle all of the information we learn, or hear? How does it affect our lives and the people that we come in contact with? What can we do to channel this on-going communication in the direction of our choices, whether in our business dealings, our home life or our spiritual life.
To choose is, to be responsible and accountable for our actions that follow our choice. Many more people discuss and are familiar with the concepts of responsibility and accountability, from different perspectives, than during Napoleon”s time. Today, spiritual guidance warmly assists us, as opposed to being the only source of our sense of fulfillment, as Napoleon believed, long ago.
There is no “magic” answer in our path of discovery of how we act. We strive to be the best we can be in whatever we do, as we Choose Who We Want to Be Known As. Enjoy your week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
May your Force Be With You
Quite sometime ago, Author Michael E. Porter wrote a book entitled, The Five Forces that Shape Industry Competition. The five forces are:
RIVALRY Among Existing Competition
THREAT of New Entrants
Bargaining Power with Suppliers
Bargaining Power with Buyers
THREAT of Substitution – Products or Services
I believe each of these five forces lead to coaching experiences. How do we deal with threats, either perceived or blatant? How do we deal with rivalries…in a good-natured way…with good sportsmanship…or cutting down your competition for no sound reason?
What do you do for new team members…welcome them…put them through another round of proving themselves…or solicit input to work their strengths and weaknesses into the team matrix?
When a new project is handed to the team, what role, if any, do you play to bargain for a position and why? Do you bargain for the benefit of your team and the success of the project…or for yourself?
While most of us are not award-winning Olympians, we do share an inner force that moves us to do our best, to receive a paycheck. We deal with issues of rivalry, bargaining power and competition. May the force within you this week, help you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. Enjoy your week.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coaching & Change Agent
The Five Forces That Shape Industry Competition, by Michael E. Porter, Economist Edition (1979). Reviewed November 11, 2011.
Note: a quick search on Bing.com or Google.com will provide you with a multitude of examples of Mr. Porter’s “Five Forces”.
A Phone Call…
How many times have you made a phone call and discovered how you act in a given situation. Pleasant and good news calls breeze by. It’s the phone call that leaves you unsettled, releasing any number of emotions you hadn’t planned on.
Managing yourself is a learning process, whether during your childhood, while in school or in formal training at your place of employment. The theory behind managing yourself can be described as mindfulness.
—– I am mindful when I listen to what is being said and reply about the issue and not the speaker personally.
—- I am mindful when I treat the other person with respect.
—- I am mindful when I pay attention to the emotions the other person is displaying and acknowledge to that person, what you heard.
……….Listen……….Mindful……….In Control
……….Listen……….Mindful……….How can I help YOU?
……….Listen……….Mindful……….Be Who You Want to be Known As!
Have a good and mindful 2nd week of July.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
Author: Ethics to You Too!™ http://www.smashwords/books/view/171791 07/09/12
Do What You Can…
We were supposed to be at a better place by now and some of us thought we were. Turn the page, and Summer’s Heat caused violent storms across the U.S. Very dark, flat and low cloud formations covered the sky resembling ribs of bevelled glass.
Hundreds of thousands of people now without electricity and water. Homes again destroyed. Yet the spirit of man found solace, and sometimes humor, in doing what you can to get through the day. Neighbors with chain saws personally cut through large fallen tree limbs to permit traffic to move though the street.
So many tree limbs fell through roofs of homes, or onto cars, whether parked or in motion. People were unable to move out of harm’s way. Then the Sun came out.
So we do what we can do. We help one another. We clean up. We prioritize. We don’t blame. We take each step to see solutions. We move forward. We learn to do without. We keep our emotions in check because it is easier to do so when the “worst” is over. We choose to act the way we Want to be Known As.
Kind thoughts to all who are finding courage within themselves this week. Your far away neighbors are thinking of you.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent. July 2, 2012
Which Way –Others to You?
I read a Tweet this week about suggestions that change peoples minds*, and followed up on it. One of the suggestions talked about the Hawthorne Effect – a famous 1950’s psychological study by Harvard University on whether office lighting had an effect on job productiity.** Surprisingly, the researchers found out that productivity increased because the workers had the “attention” of management during the Study.
There seems to be so much written today about work engagement*** that Harvard University’s Study seems to have come full circle. What attention are you given by your boss? Why do you want attention? What does “attention” mean to you? Why is it important to you? When others pay more attention to you, does your motivation increase? Are you more engaged?
Which way does it have to be for you this week. . . attention from others equals greater productivity/engagement for you? Or, are you more attentive to others as You Choose Who You Want to Be Known As? Either way, enjoy your week.
Stepping In or Out?
Have you ever stepped into a situation you knew was a bit unbelievable, yet true? Recently, I witnessed a situation where someone reached out for a professional. Although three experts didn’t quite understand what the request for assistance was, each offered to look at the issue. (It seemed to me, it was similar to taking a car to the repair shop with a noise you heard while driving, yet the mechanic(s) did not.)
The expert who arrived to look at the situation asked when did this happen? What were you doing when it happened? What did you do when it happened? Why did you take pictures? The expert volunteered he had never witnessed a similar situation. Yet, this remaining expert felt the picture did not appear to be a fake. After some 20 minutes, the expert, quite accidentally, recreated the situation; although alarmed, he found a solution. So all seemed to be well again.
When you step into a conversation, how far do you go to get a point across? How long does it take to earn credibility from your peers? … your team members or others? What type of backup or factual information might you need to be viewed as credible? During this first week of June, as you are “stepping in, or stepping up, or stepping out” of situations, I know you will act as Who You Want to be Known As.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent June 4, 2012
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