Personalities @ Work

While there's no question relationships are changing , d on't believe the hogwash about the death of relationship selling. The fact is, for many people…

A couple of years ago I wrote an article titled, We are too tolerant of conflict! Now, I’d like to re-title that article, “We are too tolerant of bad…

I rarely write about morals. However, driven with hero worship, I want to share the 'self-direction' Benjamin Franklin provided to himself when he was in his…

There's value in silence and stillness. I suppose I never really grasped that until I read the words of North American Indians , gained an understanding of…

Some people know exactly what they need. They know the details. They know their 'must haves', their 'nice to haves', and their 'fantasy wish lists'. And …

Todd Henry presents a very helpful way to think about work and the types of work people favour. This perspective on work and workers' natural preferences can…

Regardless, even if watching what they do is not a highly reliable way of gauging personality and character, we must still do it. We must maintain a level of…

While I recognize introversion is a key psychological consideration, until recently, I have not been bitten by any urge to write about it. Now that I have…

Troubled underdeveloped minds grind away, trying to rule their frightened little worlds. Oh yes, those troubled minds argue and assault...especially, when…

To explore this topic, I did some on-line research and found an interesting article that has fed into my thinking process. Below are some excerpts from that…

Sure, we can be distracted or negative but let's remember we have these other two choices: being there and being positive . If you are not naturally inclined…

Black font - March 3, 2014 Blue font – January 28, 2015 Wouldn’t it be interesting if perfectionists would allow us to walk step-by-step with them as they…

When I use the word ‘ego’, I mean that little voice that talks to you from within your head. You may have noticed: when you are in a conscious and lucid…

When you get right down to it, nobody likes tired people. You cannot count on tired people. Tired people may not be there when you want or need their help…

Sometimes, people repeat the same interpersonal battles, day after day: battling the same people; arguing about the same topics; using the same [losing]…

"Our circumstances and environment are formed by our thoughts." Charles Haanel ‘The Master Key’ , (1917) *** You either believe that, disbelieve it, or you…

Around you, the earth is scorched…burned with lack of trust. Yet… Somehow: you don't even see the tortured soil or the burning or the burned. Somehow…

I’ve had many good days. I’ve had some bad days too. Such is the nature of life. Until recently, I had never experienced a fiascotic day. This fiascotic day…

Some people are happy performing the routine day-to-day things of life. Other people yearn for more. About those who yearn for more… Some people yearn for…

Some people are happy performing the routine day-to-day things in life, including routine work. Other people yearn for more variety in their work. The people…

Some people never learn. They disrespect others on an ongoing basis. They criticize others on an ongoing basis. They insult others on an ongoing basis. Left…

Last week I received the results from a couple of personality assessments. This got me thinking again about the value of personality and communication-style…

Many entrepreneurs and business owners have aspirations and are driven to achieve. And many of these entrepreneurs and business owners do not understand that…

Bosses can easily be lured into the Parent Trap...I mean the trap where they treat the people who report to them like Children. I have heard bosses say they…

Your personality will remain the same...as long as you allow it to. Or, perhaps your personality will struggle with age or sour with age if you ignore it…

Control of Automatic Negative Thoughts is a way for improving the quality of one's life. Control of Automatic Negative Thoughts is also a way to expand one's…

Self-Centred : That's the way we all start out...little, selfish, & needy babies. Then we learn there are other people and, as we grow, we learn how to get…

Vision inspires Leadership has a few essential ingredients. For example, the leader must possess a level of intelligence and the leader must possess a…

There are lots of problematic people issues out there. Many people are struggling with anxiety. Many people are struggling with depression. Many people are…

Sure, we are struggling now. Regardless, we can put Einstein's insanity-definition out of work. So many business people have a self-defeating attitude about…