No one wants to be foolish…even less so a fool. How can we, as devoted followers of Christ, know if we are being a rich fool in our professional aspirations? The answer is found in God word, in general, and some really unexpected places, specifically. I'll give...
If you listen to many of the modern sociologists, you'll hear them say work-life balance is a thing of the past. Well, in this Christian professionals group coaching session we will explore whether or not this is true or a myth. You will surely be surprised at what we...
The usefulness of this tool is not in taking it once, although it will help you when you take it now, but taking it once per quarter. It's a a compact scale for the measurement of psychological well-being developed in 1989 by psychologists Michael Argyle and Peter Hills at...
The Life Wheel worksheet is another simple but effective self-assessment along the eight dimensions of maintaining a balanced life, specifically in the framework of balancing with a professional career. Just as a wheel is smooth when balanced, this tool allows you to better understand where the bumps occur in...
The Leadership Wheel worksheet is a simple but effective self-assessment along the eight dimensions of effective leadership. Just as a wheel is smooth when balanced, this tool allows you to better understand where the bumps occur in your leadership role. It will highlight areas of development. These are the...
The Future You worksheet leverages a technique professional athletes have been using for a hundred years: Visualization.
God designed us to automatically pursue a task once we make it an intention. This is known as the Zeigarnik Effect. Using this attached template, you will set a future state for your...
Don’t you hate it when your department executive, or perhaps your customer, keeps adding more action items to an existing project while expecting you to complete it in the same time frame? Well, you can take action to not only manage this, but prevent it. In this...
What Are You Waiting For?
For many years I directed professional services teams in high tech industries. A big part of my responsibility, and therefore my project manager’s (PM) responsibility, was to forecast (predict) how much revenue each PM would bring in each quarter. This was done on a...
Know Why Most People Hate Their Jobs?
Have you ever caught yourself saying these four words, “I hate my job”…? They are often followed by, “God help me!”
When that feeling bubbles up, it doesn’t take long to identify the root of that toxic thinking. Most Americans who hate...
Is it That Time Again?
It’s that time again – performance reviews. Like millions of professionals across America, you work for a company that does either mid-year, end of year or both types of performance reviews. And the feelings of performance review anxiety are like dealing with a rabid dog.
I know few...