Perfection can be a blessing. However, it can be a curse. This is the problem with perfectionism Imperfect Perfectionism On the one hand, we hold in high regard a person who strives for perfection in the form of excellent quality and success. For example, corporate business and sports place a premium on these attributes. Additionally, […]
Staff development is not a new organizational theme. The Training Institute estimates that in 2019 alone, learning organizations spent $3.5 billion on Global Leadership Development. However, a look at staff empowerment, an aspect of staff development, deserves particular attention; not the least because millennials clamor for it more than the staff of their predecessor generations […]
Virtual Workplace Overwhelm Managers are concerned about how to reduce virtual workplace overwhelm. Compounding Stressors: Workplaces were stressful even before the onset of the pandemic. According to the American Institute of Stress, 80 percent of US workers experienced stress on the job, and 26 percent reported that they were often or very often burned out or […]
What’s the Trouble in the Office? Stress, Overwhelm, and Burnout Trouble in the Office: The typical “modern” Western workplace is changing extremely rapidly and creating an overwhelming level of uncertainty for workers and managers alike. Increasingly tighter budgets exacerbate existing office overwhelm. This steady state of overwhelm leads to chronic stress and ultimately burnout (see […]
Coaching Is Innately Personal Coaching is more personal than mentoring. It requires an objective and supportive space. This allows staff to: feel comfortable, honestly self-reflect, challenge their thinking, broaden their perceptions, and modify their perspectives and behaviors. In fact, productive coaching sessions initiated around professional issues often veer off into underlying personal matters. Staff needs to […]