Important Competency No professional likes to have clients who don’t appreciate them or value their work. When there is friction or misunderstanding, the work becomes more difficult simply because of who the work is for. That’s why maintaining or restoring positive...
The Belief The more days I live, the more convinced I am that everyone has their own contributions to make that are helpful to others and meaningful to themselves. Their purpose is beyond having a job and earning a paycheck. This is the fundamental belief that drives...
What Matters I came across an interesting report last month that piqued my interest. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey last spring of over 5,000 US adults, asking questions about the future of the family. One of the sections of inquiry is entitled, “What...
Professional Resilience Those who remember that what they do matters, use difficult times to develop their professional resistance. The circumstances yield to what matters more. More Than A Job Over the years, I’ve observed that people will continue in difficult...
Your Modes As a professional, you have two very different modes of operation. When you don’t pay attention, you can forget to toggle between your modes. Production Mode When we feel the pressure with lots to do and deadlines to meet, we naturally drop into...
It’s Not The Profession I read an article recently where the author began with the statement that stress in this profession is just part of the job; that accepting stress as a given should be expected, anticipated and endured. Really? While there is stress in every...