Managers can help employees see how their work is contributing. Most important, they can avoid actions that negate its value.
– Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer
In Part 1, I highlighted the significance of “making progress” in our everyday work if we want to enjoy or encouraged productivity. At the end of the day, we are wired to be emotionally supported and motivated from progress…
Of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions during a workday, the single most important is making progress in meaningful work.
– Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer
Last week my routine was interrupted with re-scheduled coaching appointments and some other things. I had also been out of town and was a bit weary. While I hate to admit it, the “interruption” of my rhythm affected my focus…
In the October 18 issue of Fortune magazine they published their annual list of the “Most Powerful Women” in business. Landing the #6 slot is Oprah Winfrey; the feature article is “Oprah’s Next Act”. Patricia Sellers begins her report…
Oprah Winfrey was headed into her “la-di-da years” – her term for semiretirement –when David Zaslav came along and wrecked her grand plan. The queen of…
How well are you protecting your personal well being?
Perhaps you saw “Jaws”, I didn’t but here’s the story line. What subtle life messages do you hear in it?
Martin Brody is the police chief of Amity, an island resort town somewhere in New England. One summer morning, Brody is called to the beach, where the mangled body of a summer vacationer has washed ashore. The medical…
What does reality have to do with success?
One of the attendees of our recent event, The Lemonade Journey wrote me about her story and her “take away” from the morning.
Bombs happen…it is part of life. How you react determines the outcome.
My bomb was my employer telling me I was difficult to work with. Never saw that coming. Always prided myself on being a valuable, hard working employee. An…
How does culture affect results?
At the end of 2009, Amazon.com bought Zappos for a deal valued at $1.2 billion.
Haven’t heard of them? Zappos is an online shoe and accessory retailer that surpassed $1 billion in gross sales in 2008, two years ahead of projections.
As I read Brenna Fisher’s interviewwith CEO, Tony Hsieh, I discovered four concepts or keys to…
Over the weekend I heard my friend, Jon Middendorf speak in Oklahoma City. His message was a great question: “Is life a game or a gift?” As I reflected on this question I began to connect it the life of a leader.
What happens when leadership becomes a game?
