Leadership through storytelling takes another look at your toxic professional stories. You know, the ones you bury, because you associate these stories not only with personal and professional embarrassment and humiliation. But also, with toxic workplace environments. Often, you move on: from toxic colleagues, workplaces and stories. However, you remain good and stuck in these… [Continue Reading]
Why Toxic Professional Stories involve Another Story Too
Is Your Workplace Service Culture actually Self Serving?
Rate your employees’ experiences within your workplace service culture. First, are employees more focused on serving themselves, their managers, each other? Next, do their actions allow them to best serve your customers? Then, ponder the workforce profitability of your current strategy. Often, employees are unable to have each other’s – and your customers’ – backs…. [Continue Reading]
Do You believe in Your Professional Story Credibility?
On a 1-10 (poor-great) scale, do you believe in your professional story credibility? You know, the “you” story which comprises your LinkedIn profile and professional resume. Or how you respond to the question: “What do you do?” What story do you tell: to clients, colleagues and recruiters? Is your story too good to be true?… [Continue Reading]
Why Half of Meeting Attendees do not understand What You are Saying
I always assume that at least half of meeting attendees will not grasp the value of what anyone is saying to them. Perhaps you should communicate based on this assumption, as well. Here’s why. First, some meeting attendees may not be tuned into you. Or anyone else, for that matter. Even if you are meeting… [Continue Reading]
The Story of Why You Prefer working in Departmental Silos
Well, isn’t the answer to the question obvious? Working in departmental silos is very, very comfortable. And comforting. And the story you tell is very predictable. Consequently, you feel most secure when surrounded by professional peers, rather than thrown into a cross-discipline group of colleagues. Yet the key to your professional success is whether, or… [Continue Reading]
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