If you want to get the best out of a person you must look for the best that is in him. – Bernard Haldane
Which would you rather have: a boss who doesn’t know you very well and doesn’t give you challenging or interesting assignments, or one that gets to know you and asks you to stretch and learn and grow?
I imagine you chose the latter.
That’s human nature.
Be the kind of person who assumes the best in people and seeks to bring out the greatness in us all.
Huh? What’s a W.O.B. you may ask? It’s something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. W.O.B. stands for Way of Being (WOB). It’s a catch-all term for how you think, feel and act. And it’s so vitally important. I’ll be writing more about this in the future, but I wanted to share something…
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . . . Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. – Martin Luther King, Jr. So it is in life. Every step towards the goal of being one who lives with clarity, energy…
Leadership is inspiring others to be more and do more through your character and message. * * * Thus, we are all leaders. Leadership is not reserved for heads of organizations or government, it’s something we all must cultivate and practice. Managers are leaders. Individual Contributors are leaders. Co-Workers are leaders to each other. Parents…
“Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” – William James Achieving a goal, making a change or completing a transition is gradual. It’s not (anything) like flipping a light switch. Sometimes it may seem like all of a sudden things are different, but such is an illusion. There may be a decisive event…
“I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.” – Martha Beck A crisis is an opportunity. It is a wake-up call. It is a clear signal that what one has been doing will no longer work. It is a chance to begin anew, with…
Change is hard. In a way, that’s good (so you don’t make bad changes too easily). But what about good changes? The ones you both need and want to make? How do you make those changes? You must master* the following three “meta” skills: Awareness There are things that are hidden, unseen or otherwise obscured that you…