There are some simple truths about what makes for a value-added individual. For one, you must be viewed as more than a paper pusher. You must be seen as a contributor. Paper pushers are strictly transactional. They do only what they need to do and no more. They never push the envelope. They just show […]
Year: 2015
The Line Between Doing What’s Right and Self-Preservation
..top leadership must become the champions of promoting not only business health but leadership health.—From Many Parts, One Body, pg. 29. Have you ever disagreed with where your company was going? Did you speak up? Why or why not? Was the outcome positive or negative? For a few people, it’s easy. These folks don’t dwell […]
The Importance of Amplifying the “Good You”
All of us have natural self-preservation tendencies, and these tendencies are more pronounced when we feel threatened. We can become increasingly demanding, intimidating, and even blunt and outspoken when we feel we are not getting our way. Others become more passive, even passive-aggressive. You don’t have to be an expert to know what I’m talking […]