Last week’s post began to explore the book, The Happiness Advantage by Sean Achor. Achor provides great research based evidence to support the importance of happiness and how to increase your level of happiness. This week we’ll explore three of the strategies Achor suggests. 1. Our interpretation of reality changes our experience of that…
Conflict is inevitable. Combat, however, is optional. What’s the difference? Conflict is about an issue, combat is personal. Most people are uncomfortable with conflict, but it’s really combat we should be avoiding. Conflict can be extremely positive and productive. It can lead to better solutions and outcomes if handled effectively. So how do you effectively…
With my kids (and my husband), I’m constantly looking for ways to turn around negative behavior. I’m often guilty of handling it similar to the way most organizations handle employee problems. I wait until they exhibit a poor behavior and then correct it, only to be frustrated that the behavior repeats itself shortly after. The same…
Have you ever met someone who was just this negative? It’s like they are mad at the world and everyone is perceived as a threat. Negativity can spread around us like wildfire if we’re not careful. Here are a few ways to handle the haters: 80-90% of the way people act is based on how…
Four letter words have gotten a bad reputation. I’m sure you can think of a handful of them right now. There’s one four letter word, however, that equals communication, camaraderie, and results.