Professionally intimidating soft skills get in the way of making your message accessible across your organization. Consider how colleagues and clients rate the quality of your soft skills in terms of context and clarity. Do you communicate to tell and show? Or, alternatively, do you communicate to show off and intimidate? The dynamics of team… [Continue Reading]
Are Your Soft Skills Professionally Intimidating or Accessible?
Storytelling Pokes Holes in Organizational Value Silos
Organizational value silos are found in all sizes and shapes of companies. Initially, silos are created and nurtured by business and hiring models which categorize people into functional roles based on how they solve problems. Then, these silos are perpetuated by problem-solving tools, mindset, and terminology “owned” by the professional disciplines inhabiting these silos. As… [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]
Which Ingredient is Your Professional Success Recipe Missing?
Do you follow a professional success recipe? Which ingredients are included? Are you missing some key ingredients? Your professional success recipe includes a series of milestones and assumptions. First, business and hiring models expect professionals to achieve various levels of certified proficiency. Next, earning these accomplishments involves time, money, and your commitment. Then, you may… [Continue Reading]
Are You Professionally Adaptable or Professionally Resistant?
Do you describe yourself as professionally adaptable? How would your colleagues and clients describe you: adaptable or resistant to what is new, next and changing? When I ask meeting attendees or coaching clients these two questions, initial responses are surprisingly homogeneous. First, most people view themselves as open to change and receptive to new ideas…. [Continue Reading]
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