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Spring Cleaning - Time To Tackle Your Closet
Spring is on its way and even though it may already be tempting to spend the day outside, take a few hours to clean out your closet. Youll be glad you did when it is finally .....
The Emperor's New Clothes was a favorite childhood story of mine. It made me laugh. I couldn't believe that all those adults were standing around, watching the emperor make a fool of himself and not telling him the truth. When I grew up and went to work, I discovered it wasn't that easy.Spring is on its way and even though it may already be tempting to spend the day outside, take a few hours to clean out your closet. Youll be glad you did when it is finally .....
In twenty years in management, I noticed the majority of people operating like the Emperor's ministers. I saw people more concerned with personally looking foolish, than venturing feedback; more concerned with what they thought they should say, than saying what needed to be said; and more concerned with figuring out what they thought the boss wanted to hear, than offering their point of view. Luckily, there were exceptions. If you want to be winning at working, find some of them.
In order to succeed, I needed people to stop me from being like the emperor in the children's fable. I needed people willing to state the truth, at least the truth as they saw it; people willing to push back, challenge, and tell me things I may not have wanted, but needed, to hear. Now that I'm a columnist, writer and speaker, my criterion remains the same. I need people to tell me the truth when the truth needs telling, whether I ask or not.
I may not always like what they have to say, but I'm glad they said it. I may not always take their advice, but I appreciate they offered it. And I may not always agree with them, but I know to listen deeply and consider it. I've been saved from countless mistakes, errors in judgments and blind spots by these exceptional people offering their truth-telling gift. They've helped me keep my balance, gain perspective and make decisions.
Don't Burden Yourself On Vacation, Pack Light
When I was backpacking through Europe and staying in hostels, I met a 56-year-old woman who was traveling around the world. Eileen related to .....
When I was backpacking through Europe and staying in hostels, I met a 56-year-old woman who was traveling around the world. Eileen related to .....
"Your idea is way off-base," she ventured. "It's not going to connect with people." Words from a trusted colleague cautioned me to rethink an important launch. In the end, she was right. It wasn't a good idea. Her words saved me more than the certain embarrassment of a failed initiative. Money, resources, and time were at stake, too.
If you want to be winning at working, look for people like this to help you. You'll know them from their candor. They're the ones not working a personal agenda who have your best interests at heart; the ones able to see the big picture who are comfortable offering their no-strings attached perspectives. They're the ones telling you the truth as they see it, who are willing to pull you back from the edge or push you out of a do-loop. I'm indebted to these people in my career.
Front Load Washers ' Some Facts Before Purchase Part 2
Most problems people are experiencing with their front load washers are due to consumer misunderstandings about how the machine should operate. Actual problems are .....
My advice' Realize you need all the help you can get. Find a few truth-telling people you can trust. I look for people who have courage and forthrightness, like the child in Hans Christian Andersen's, The Emperor's New Clothes. You see, if I'm out there without my clothes on, it's a sure bet I want someone to tell me.Most problems people are experiencing with their front load washers are due to consumer misunderstandings about how the machine should operate. Actual problems are .....
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9 Reasons You May Not Be Getting The Love You Deserve
Are you getting the love you deserve' Are you being appreciated, romanced, hugged, kissed, and respected' Is your romance dying slowly' Has it .....
Are you getting the love you deserve' Are you being appreciated, romanced, hugged, kissed, and respected' Is your romance dying slowly' Has it .....
Sign up to receive Nan's free eColumn, Winning at Working, at http://www.winningatworking.com. Nan Russell has spent over twenty years in management, most recently with QVC as a Vice President. Currently working on her first book, Nan is a writer, columnist, small business owner, and instructor.