Are you the right person someone is looking for? It becomes a very interesting challenge for all of us to find the right person. Whether it’s at the office, or at a store, or at a service provider, our words … Continue reading
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When Do You Decide…
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When do you decide to go to a professional and pay for advice? I almost did so this morning online concerning a breach of privacy issue with a specific online product. An avatar tech informed me that if the answer solved the … Continue reading
May your Force Be With You
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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”.
Change At Last…
I always find it refreshing to meet people who are truly happy who they are. It’s contagious. It feels good. You want to stay in that moment. How are you defined by your good mood at the office, outside of the office, at home or at weekend events? How often are you defined by your current role in life first, and then by your mood? How important is it for you to be remembered as being engaging, or someone who left a good impression because of your good mood?
Here’s a sample talk I developed of how you can explain yourself. You may find that by working through this talk, your mood level will rise and your confidence will show through to other people.
Say what you do: [Your current role];
Say what they get: [What value is received, whether to a potential employer, a customer, a client, a team member, a colleague, another volunteer, family member, or student]; and
Say what you give: [what the take away is for the other person].
This is my talk:
Say what you do: I coach leaders…
Say what they get: for their self-driven outcomes…
Say what you give: and I provide empathy, trust and honesty.
As you begin the month of August this week, Choose Who You Want to be Known As when you are in a situation to change your mood to increase your good feeling and confidence. Have a great week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
Author: Ethics to You Too! ™ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/171791 07/30/2012
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
It Depends…
What is your answer? It depends.
Most people become put off by hearing the words, “it depends.” Is it because we expect an answer immediately? Or, were we not prepared to hear, “it depends”.
Whatever your internal monitor is today as you react to the phrase, “it depends,” consider what your expectations are. Why do you want someone to be influenced by what you said? Why are you expecting someone to trust what you said? Why do you want someone to rely on what you said? These three questions relate to definitions of the word, depend – to rely upon, to trust, to be influenced by.
A remaining definition of the word depend, “refers to a determination of something else.” Our internal reaction monitor may not have been aware of this last definition of the word depends. In other words, the response, “I can answer your question by asking another question” is okay and not intended to put someone off because an answer may be dependent on “a determination of something else.”
As you listen to responses from people this week, consider How Do You Want to be Known As you ask a question. Have a great week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
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