The Dignity Of Labor I love artists, because I’m a wordsmith and they say things I can never say. Here are two of my favorite paintings about work, both by Caillebotte: http://www.webstrategies.cc/caillebotte1.jpg ;http://www.webstrategies.cc/caillebotte2.jpg .My mother was full of aphorisms. I grew up with “All work has dignity,” and “It doesn’t matter what you do. If you’re a [floor scraper], be the best one you can...... Similar Editorial : by Patricia Woloch. | Source : Record Conversations
If The Floors Dirty, Dont Call A Meeting, Pick Up A Broom Mother Theresa. How would you describe her? Compassionate? Kind?That’s not what people who knew her said. In my Strengths course, I ask the learners to name the major strength of different well-known people. Here’s what Pamela Sheppard replied: “The standard is compassion, but, having had the chance to actually see her in action, I have to add mental toughness, clarity of intention and economy of...... Similar Editorial : by peter1. | Source : Record Conversations
Lessons From Hurricane Fabian My friend, Sue Johnston, MBA, ABC, is a certified EQ coach living in Bermuda. She just sent me an email about hurricane Fabian – the worst hurricane to hit the island of Bermuda in 50 years.She wrote about how terrifying it was to know it was coming and knowing it would be closer and stronger than anything anyone they knew had everexperienced.“One of the local hotels,” she wrote, “was serving a...... Similar Editorial : by Jennifer Jordan. | Source : Record Conversations
The Fable Of The Elephant And The Woman Who Wasnt Blind This isn’t the story about the four blind men and the elephant, this is the story of me looking at that 6 ton elephant in the zoo, tethered to that tiny stake, and wondering why on earth she doesn’t break loose. Instead she rocks back and forth when it should take an electric fence, iron bars, or 25 armed men to confine her, if that. It’s all in her mind, God love her.How can this happen? How has...... Similar Editorial : by peter1. | Source : Record Conversations
Grasso, Kennedy, Frost, Public Service And You “Something we were withholding made us weak/Until we found out that it was ourselves,” wrote Robert Frost, in “The Gift Outright.” Frost recited this poem at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. With the words, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what American will do for you, but...... Source : Creative Critical Thinking
The Easy Way To Get Your Point Across “Metaphor” meant in Greek “carry something across” or “transfer.” The classic definition is comparing two things without using the words “like” and “as” but lately we use it more broadly, as a vivid statement that makes a point.Using metaphors is a master coaching skill, and useful for anyone who wants to influence or help others. It makes something very clear in a few words, and does it by going...... Similar Editorial : by Tom Levine. | Source : Creative Critical Thinking
Brin In The Coach, Im Ready To Play I get letters …emails, that is. Inquiries from prospective clients. They ask the only questions they know how to ask in seeking a coach, admittedly a hard thing to do when you’ve never had a coach, and their questions reveal as much to me, in this joint-interview process, as my answers reveal to them.While you’re looking for your Ideal Coach, the Coach is looking for his or her Ideal Client. Here...... Similar Editorial : by Judy Cullins. | Source : Creative Critical Thinking
Lets Say Youre A Dog. Are You So Competitive Youd Eat A Carrot Seems like a girl always learns something out on the farm! Yes, it’s a farm tale and I’m going to change the names of the animals to protect the guilty!I spent last weekend down in Lower Alabama where my friend from high school owns a farm. On the neighboring property there lives a donkey we’ll call “Jake.” On my friend’s property there lives a dog – his dog – we’ll call “Spot.”Okay, not too...... Similar Editorial : by Cyndi Roberts. | Source : Learn Creativity
EQ Relativity Somebody asked me, “Can there be too much emotion?” Heavens no! It fuels every great thing ever done. Make no mistake what it can accomplish.“Hey!” shouts Conway Twitty, beginning that great C&W classic, “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man.”Lo-retta Lynn joins right in, every bit his equal, “Louisiana woman, Mississippi man, We get together every time we can, The Mississippi River can’tkeep us apart...... Source : Learn Creativity
Overcoming Challenges Of Life Every now and then we’ve probably all had moments of thinking we couldn’t do something because we were too old or too young, too dumb or too smart, too threatening or too intimidated, too experienced or too naïve. We may also have thought we couldn’t do something because of physical, mental or emotional limitations. At the same time, we may have people telling us we can’t because of the same...... Similar Editorial : by Judith Richardson. | Source : Definition Of Effective Communication
Exceptional Teachers Miss Vashti was my first teacher. As soon as I turned six, the summer before I started first grade, I was taken to her house for piano lessons. I felt like a very “big girl” indeed.Miss Vashti, her white hair piled atop her head, opened the door of her Victorian mansion, and ushered me into the inner sanctum. She motioned to me to climb up on the piano bench and have a seat, and then reached out...... Similar Editorial : by JACKIE. | Source : Definition Of Effective Communication
When Youre Having A Hard Time It is the wonder of soldiers during wartime that the flowers keep blooming, someone wrote. Or maybe it was that nature keeps on naturing. This is a poor paraphrase from what I believe is Erich Maria Remarque’s, classic, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” about World War I. This phenomenon was also noted in one of the best poems ever written about war, “In Flanders Field.” “In Flanders Fields the...... Similar Editorial : by Edward B. Toupin. | Source : Definition Of Effective Communication
Why Time Management Seminars Dont Work - And What Does They’re based on two assumptions that no longer work. The first is that you don’t know how to manage your time. Let’s say you’re asked to attend a Time Management seminar at work. You’ll be given a method that’s designed to apply to as many people as possible, so it may have little to do with your type of job. Some jobs are routine, and we do the same thing every day. Other jobs feature constant...... Similar Editorial : by Aaron M. Potts. | Source : Definition Of Effective Communication
What Were You Expecting? Think back for a moment on the major and minor disappointments in your life. The reason they’re disappointments is because they didn’t live up to your expectations. You had something in mind that didn’t happen, or you wanted something you didn’t get. You also had made up your mind – if you think about it – that it was going to be horrible if you didn’t get it. You wanted the job and you didn’t get...... Source : Effectiveness And Efficiency
How To Be Strong And Powerful When we think of leadership, we often think of the traits of strength, and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?Leadership today is not about coercion and forcing others to do things. If these things are even possible, they are short-term, and tend to backfire. If you force someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the...... Similar Editorial : by ChrisChew. | Source : Effectiveness And Efficiency
