Facing the Work Stress Zoo
Visiting animals may be fun at the zoo, but those same animals when stressed in the wild are scary. Most of us have seen videos of animals attacking people when they “get too close.” These animals are typically responding to…
Spring Cleaning Your Team
Spring is often referred to as the season of rebirth and regrowth. In North America, Spring Cleaning is the annual practice of thoroughly cleaning a house following the cold winter months. In business, the term is also used metaphorically for…
Batman VS Superman: Are Workplace Misperceptions Destroying Your Teamwork?
In the 2016 film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” two of DC Comics greatest superheroes went to war over Batman’s misperception of Superman. This led to wasted time, energy, and destruction of resources. Once Batman figured out that Superman was on…
8 “Be-Attitudes” to Embrace Change and Increase Adaptability
I like to think that I am a highly adaptable person. But, I was not always this way. When I was a newly promoted manager, I challenged every change suggested by the executive team. I felt like (a) I could…