Category Archives: Great Workplaces

December 14, 2011

Influence 2

Last week, I began discussing Robert Cialdini’s six approaches to persuasion or what he calls weapons of influence by covering reciprocation and commitment and consistency. This week, we’ll be exploring Cialdini’s third and fourth tools–social proof and authority. While people clearly go out and shop on Black Friday because there are great deals, there is also the desire to be a part of a community of people who are all doing something that is must be good and correct behavior....

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November 23, 2011

Gratitude

As if we needed to know, a new set of studies shows that gratitude boosts your positive outlook. Gratitude builds happiness through both the addition of affirming statements to yourself and others and a simultaneous reduction in the time available for complaining. So what are some quick and easy ways to build up your gratitude according to my informal survey of some kids and adults I spoke with last week: Give more hugs Limit your whining time to 15 seconds...

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August 17, 2011

Are You Linking?

and keeps me up to date with colleagues who are busy building their professional network. I often recommend it to clients and client companies as a way to build their brand, stay connected and help to find professional opportunities on both sides of the coin (looking for employment and looking for good employees). And the stock market seems to like LNKD as well. The stock offering started on my birthday (5/19) of this year at around $70 and is now...

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August 16, 2011

John Wooden's Promises to Himself

Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible. Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special that you value. Promise to think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best in yourself and others. Promise to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Promise yourself to be so strong that...

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May 19, 2011

Tell them they're good

thekickoff of the Athena Award Program. The Athena award, which has been around for more than 20 years, honors a woman who has made a significant professional and community contribution, and actively helps woman advance their career. In addition to this award, Athena is also launching a program to identify a young professional woman who has early career accomplishments and serves as a role model for other young women. Over lunch, I attended an award ceremony sponsored by the Girl...

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May 11, 2011

oops…I'm sorry

newsletter today discussed about the importance of recognizing and acknowledging mistakes and how those errors can be used productively by organizations. But what happens when you screw up. How should you handle it. In an article in the CBS Interactive Business Network, author Kimberly Weisul discusses why it is so hard for CEO’s to admit they are wrong and then why it is so important to acknowledge mistakes. Of course, first and foremost is that their corporate attorneys, hoping to...

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