Workplace learning and Performance Archives

Highly Stressed at Work? Maximize Your Workspace

October 8, 2019

Highly stressed at work? Never able to get ahead of the mounting work on your desk. Losing things? Up late wondering where that report on your desk went you had ready to deliver to your boss?

SUBJECT: The pace in the workplace is getting faster each day. Being organized and lessens your stress load.

PROBLEM: Managing the clutter on your desk provides improves physical and mental performance.

SOLUTION: Commit to eliminating clutter and follow through on a plan to maximize your work area efficiency.

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FACT: Did you know most people average a loss of close to 18 hours each month looking for lost paper?… Read More “Highly Stressed at Work? Maximize Your Workspace”

Understanding Millennials

January 3, 2017

I discovered this incredible video which holds back nothing. It emphasizes a lot of the work I do for organizations that wisely realize they need outside support to address this phenomenon.

Understanding the Millennials is perhaps the single most effective way to ensure organizational sustainability. They are your employees, they are your customers.

I talk about this a lot in my programs and provide strategic planning to help grow leaders and their people. This leads to sustained profits. It’s about the people. Without the people, companies cannot get the other.

These future leaders need different types of growth and nurturing. They need patience and commitment.… Read More “Understanding Millennials”

Improve Productivity: Go Outdoors, Enjoy Nature

December 2, 2016

Organizations want their people to be more productive, but discovering innovative approaches is often challenging. Consider the Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences. As an example, one innovative approach to creativity is to spend time looking at nature. Bring your group outdoors or take a personal break.

There is evidence that looking at green objects– through a window, on a walk outside, or even on a screen saver – can help improve attention and performance in the workplace.

Kaplan’s attention restoration theory (ART) implies that people recharge and concentrate better after spending time in nature, or even looking at scenes of nature. Nature captivates us effortlessly.… Read More “Improve Productivity: Go Outdoors, Enjoy Nature”

Leadership Strategies: Speakers Avoid the 3 B’s

November 23, 2016

Early in my speaking and management career, my mentor introduced me to this lesson. I learned it a few times the hard way and again in Toastmasters. Remember, speakers are leaders. A leader is constantly working to build trust and maintain credibility. I apply public speaking skills when I am engaged in strategic planning, change management, performance consulting, corporate training, etc.

Therefore, it is important to avoid controversy and keep a neutral stance when delivering a program. This contributes to a safe environment that allows participants to remain fully focused. Word choices require a level of deliberateness; otherwise, they may distract the audience by pulling their focus from the message.… Read More “Leadership Strategies: Speakers Avoid the 3 B’s”