Originally published on 02-10-13……… Valentine Week Thoughts. . . After a lengthy meeting, we Listen to comments from our Team, Eager to put everything into perspective. Now another opportunity presented itself To try a different approach. It’s what we wanted. … Continue reading
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Waiting for…?
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One of the activities we engage in daily is Waiting. What do you do while you are waiting for…? What emotions rise to the surface? Most of us have experiences both positive and unpositive while we wait. What we do … Continue reading
CONCEPTS…
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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
PERCEPTIONS
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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
Vulnerability
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Early this morning, I watched a TedxTalk by Dr. Brene Brown, who is a well- known researcher on the subject of Shame. Dr. Brown’s talk included this comment: Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of change. After playing back this comment, I thought … Continue reading
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
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
FALL forward
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Last week, I was waiting on the arrival of someone and took the opportunity to write a few anagrams. Here’s one of the anagrams:
Earn the
Trust of someone who
Has a burning desire to help you succeed.
It takes patience and practice to
Connect as a
Servant leader…just go for it! © Jo Ann M. Radja
Servant Leadership has been followed by many companies for quite some time, yet it is not a mainstream management method in most companies. Servant Leadership is a way of getting to know the people who work for you so that you can assist them in their success. An outward example is a company that provides an on-site day-care facility.
Two months ago, I posted a blog on mindfulness entitled, “A Phone Call.” Underlying the theme of mindfulness is servant leadership. What it means is that when I serve you by more fully understanding you, your role, and its impact to the team, group or department, I serve myself as a leader. I am not a successful leader unless the team succeeds. Whatever may stand in the way of the team’s success is also standing in the way of the leader’s success. This dependency cannot be understated.
Treating each other as a customer is another perspective of understanding servant leadership. Why do you trust your team members? Why do you trust your leader? What can you do if the level of trust is poor? How do you convey to others that they have damaged the trust relationship? How would you want someone to speak to you about rebuilding trust in the workplace?
Trust, mindfulness and servant leadership in today’s workplace is sought by many people because most people want to be engaged in what they do. You were hired to perform a service, whether to someone inside your company, or outside of your company. As we approach the beginning of the Fall Season at the end of this week, whatever service you provide, let it be Who You Want to be Known As. Enjoy your week as you FALL forward!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
I remember You when…
It may happen often — you hear the phrase, “I remember you when you were. . .”. What are you doing now? As you respond, there is a pause before hearing. . . “Really, how did that happen?”
Pre-conceived notions tend to stay with many of us for a while. When someone has not kept in touch with our lives, they have not witnessed how we have grown as individuals, because we are life-long learners. We certainly grow and change everyday, both physically and mentally.
How have you changed your viewpoints, attitudes, likes, dislikes from what they were ten years ago, five years ago, or even yesterday? What made you happy? What made you laugh? What made you pause to think? What was hard to do? What came easy for you? What positions have you held in recent years and how have you grown? What have you learned that increased your knowledge of yourself and those around you?
We keep up with our lives and those close to us as best we can. As you change from day-to-day this week, Choose Who You Want to Be Known As. Enjoy your week.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
Author: Ethics to You Too!™ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/171791
EGO, EGO[er], EGO[est]
This past weekend I read a truly forward thinking article on managing your Ego at work. I would like to share it with you. It was written by Ms. Christine Latimer*. Miss Latimer urged that the following ego traits should be left at home:
“The need to be right; A sense of entitlement, or specialness;
Gossip; ‘Yes person’ mentality, not being one’s true self; and
Complaining.”
As a Coach, I believe if any of these traits were left at home, your listening skills would improve; you would practice paying attention to what someone else is saying and, you would allow yourself to be open to other options of thought.
So what really is EGO. It was an amazing eye-opener to discover Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus** provide over 75 synonyms of the word EGO. Here are a few to consider this week. EGO is… courage…worth…conscience…thought…pride…essense…self-esteem…attitude…soul…bent…true being…frame of mind…core…innermost being…tendency…stuff…outlook…disposition…sub-conscious.
During the course of this week, consider if your EGO is directing your actions as you Choose Who You Want to Be Known As. Enjoy your week!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
* Research Summaries for Business Leaders, August 3, 2012, published by LMK Partners. Retrieved August 5, 2012. **ego.(n.d.) Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition. Retrieved August 5, 2012, from Thesaurus.com website: http://thesaurus.com/browse/ego.
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