Asking smarter questions is the key to bringing out the best in the colleagues and clients you serve. Why? When you ask smarter questions, the conversation becomes all about all of you, together. However, if you would rather showcase how smart you are, there is little time for asking questions. Hmm. Think about it. What… [Continue Reading]
Smarter Questions Yield More Informative Answers
Professionally Opting Out Instead of Always Opting In
Are you always opting into requests to join another initiative or team or engage in business? What about signing up for more newsletters, subscribe to organizations, etc.? It just may be time for you to start professionally opting out. You know the phrase: “The word ‘No’ is a complete sentence.” For starters, take a look… [Continue Reading]
Which Post Pandemic Lessons Learned Do You Apply Daily?
What are the post pandemic lessons learned which you now have as part of your professional arsenal? Do you apply these daily as you move into the post pandemic world of work? Regardless of whether you worked in physical or virtual or hybrid environments throughout the pandemic, you changed. So did everyone else. You (and… [Continue Reading]
Are You Professionally Incomplete or a Know It All?
How would you describe yourself: professionally incomplete or an entrenched know it all? Are you a professional who is compelled to offer the right answer first? (Remember the kids sitting in the front row in grade school with their hands up in the air waving in the teacher’s face?) Consequently, after you answer, will anyone… [Continue Reading]
Are You Languishing, Just Bored, or Actually Changing Professionally?
Something you cannot put your finger on causes you to experience feelings of languishing, or is it boredom? Consider that what you feel is a sign that you are actually changing professionally. You are in a persistent state of “meh”. So you read articles about how people are languishing with low energy and interest levels… [Continue Reading]
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