Get off your pedestal! Are you open to receiving feedback?
Most managers say that are open to feedback. And sometimes that’s true. But you know as well as I do, managers are often negligent in soliciting feedback, or they do things that indicate they aren’t open to it even if they say they are. Even managers with honorable intentions can mess this up. I believe managers understand […]
Looking for a team building exercise? Volunteer in your community!
Any significant project in today’s workplace requires the cooperation of others. Even more than cooperation, successful outcomes only truly happen when a group of people decide to work alongside each other through thick and thin to accomplish their goal. They need to define roles, establish responsibilities, wade through obstacles and persevere through conflict, communicate clearly, and […]
One Size Does Not Fit All: Treating Employees to Meet Individual Needs
It’s crystal clear that this sweater I made for Grace just doesn’t fit her. The top opening swallowed her neck size. The proportions are off. And why did I opt for a bulky yarn when my goal was to have a light-weight covering to keep her warm inside? Grace humored me by sporting it for […]
FREE Webinar: Grow Your Own Leaders: Using Assessment-Based Coaching for Sustainable Leadership Development
Robin Eichert has partnered with Renee Charney of Charney Coaching & Consulting LLC to offer a new approach to coaching called “Assessment-Based Coaching.” Learn more and join us for this FREE informative webinar to learn how Assessment-Based Coaching can support the leadership development needs in your organization. The webinar will be held on April 3, 2014, […]
Training Offering: Fox & Hound: Enhancing Workplace Collaboration by Building Authentic Alliances Across Personalities
Animal-inspired, people-proven training for your workplace. May 8, 2014 in Peterborough, NH; also available for onsite at your location Robin Eichert of PeopleSense Consulting, LLC has teamed up with Leaf Seligman of Opening the Window—Writing That Matters to offer new workplace training experiences designed to increase staff cohesion, creativity and wholeheartedness. Leaf draws on lessons gleaned over twenty […]
Put your perspective into proportion and you will improve your workplace relationships
I posted these two photos on Facebook yesterday after Grace surprised me with an uncommon dose of patience. I always feel like I’m the one modeling restraint and tolerance in our relationship, but that’s just not true. That’s MY perspective, not hers. Of course, I’m only thinking about the things I do to ensure she feels […]
Do you love where you work?
What do you love about the company you work for? I’m sure there is something you love about the company you work for. Hopefully there are lots of things. And that’s the way it should be. Creating workplaces of choice ought to be the job of every executive, manager, and human resources professional. That doesn’t […]
The Most Effective Phrases to Motivate an Employee to Do Something You Want Them To Do
A manager recently asked me if I could suggest some phrases that would motivate employees to do their work. This supervisor was hoping to find some positive ways to address lingering situations, such as corralling wandering workers away from a neighboring cubicle because of the continual distraction to the other co-workers, ending lengthy water cooler […]
Effective communication depends on whether you are on a ‘walk’ or a ‘sniff’
It’s cold. Really cold here in New Hampshire. When it’s six degrees outside, you don’t dawdle. Hanging around sniffing the environment can get your toes frozen, literally. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that when Grace is high-tailing it to the door, she’s ready to get back inside so she can snuggle deep […]
What does being curious about data have to do with getting a job? Lots.
“To be successful at anything — and most assuredly at healthcare data analysis — you must be curious.” That was the opening line, but just one of the many gems, offered in the latest blog post written by Katherine Rowell, a healthcare data communications expert, and a very fun — and funny — lady. So […]
