Is A Nonconformist Employee Working For You?
Is a Nonconformist Employee working for you? Difficult employees in the office can cause significant workplace conflict. There is a wide variety of difficult employees. In this article we will discuss three of the most common: the drama queen, the victim and the nonconformist employee. There are characteristic behaviours to what is also called the “toxic employee”. Toxic employees are […]
Do you have a positive attitude at work? Are you aware of your personal goals? How about the company’s goals? Are you a high performer? Do you go the extra mile? If you’ve answered “no” to most of these questions, chances are you are TOTALLY disengaged. If that’s the case will you ever hear the words: You are promoted to […]
Are you an introvert, and do you worry that this trait may be holding you back in your career? Consider the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument, or MBTI. It’s an assessment tool that asks you specific questions and analyzes your personality preferences based on the answers. Now, before I get into the MBTI assessment, I do have to acknowledge that people are inconsistent, and […]
It Could Be Pretty Lonely At The Top
I’ve been asked numerous times by my business partners what the difference was between mentoring and coaching. While coaching is short term, performance driven and task oriented; mentoring is relationship oriented, long term and development driven. Coaching is used when an organization is seeking to develop its employees in specific competencies using performance management tools and getting the immediate manager involved. […]
Do Not Speak Your Mind at Office Parties
The panic caused by a potential Ebola outburst in Canada and, more recently, by the Jian Ghomeshi’s case, raised many questions related to health and safety in the workplace. There is a lot to be said. Simultaneously, office parties are the undeniable reminder that the holiday season is upon us. How do I behave? How do I dress? What if […]
90 days to succeed in your new job
The actions you take within the first 90 days of a new job will largely determine whether you succeed or fail. It’s a time of great vulnerability, since you hardly know anyone and still have questions about your new job. If you don’t create some momentum during this period, you’ll face great difficulties. There are ways to smooth this transition […]
Better focus. Better results. Better job.
You can’t be all things to all people. You need to create and promote a brand that describes your strengths and values, not a brand so generic that it could describe anyone in your field of work. You need to decide I’ve been providing career transition coaching to Cathy. As a project manager, she’s been involved in many projects, such […]
Find your perfect career. Use your personality type.
You spend a lot of time and energy working. It doesn’t matter where you work from; if you’re not satisfied and feel miserable every day, then you absolutely need to do something else. You need to find work that you enjoy, work worth investing your time and energy in and work you find satisfying. It all starts with you Do […]
Prepare first. Celebrate later.
You’ve been called for a job interview. What’s the first thing you do? Throw a party? Don’t! Being asked for a job interview is so precious. A job interview is your entry to actually being offered the job. You don’t want to lose this great opportunity by wasting time celebrating. You need to prepare. Preparation is key Let me share […]
Did you know that many businesses fail because they don’t have great leaders? Great leaders maintain competitive advantage and help companies capitalize on their strengths. Are you one of those? There is a cost Research has found that a full cost of a leadership void can’t be ignored. Robert J. Devine itemized the loss to companies for not having great […]
Feel stuck in your current position? Peel off your old label, get a new one and position yourself for something different. Whether you’re a marketer who wants to go into IT or a doctor who wants to go into marketing, the challenge you face is the same: you have to convince people that you can handle the new position even […]
Keep your resolutions on track
At this time of year, you tend to think about what happened throughout the last 12 months and what you can do better in 2017. Can you think of breakthroughs? Lessons learned? Accomplishments? Failures? We also think about planning for the year ahead. I’m definitely in planning mode right now. In fact, as I move on with my business, I […]
