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Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life (Part 1)

Mar 5

Carolann Jacobs on March 5th, 2010

This is the first installment of my effort to integrate the 64 Success Principles from Jack Canfield’s book of the same name.
Last week, I went to a one day live workshop with Jack Canfield, and was considering, along with the accountability partner he recommended and the mastermind group that frankly I’m not in the mood [...]

Not Buying the Solution, Not Participating in the Game

Mar 3

Carolann Jacobs on March 3rd, 2010

We’ve become a society of consumers, people who participate little, if at all, in the creation of what we use. There is a someone else who does almost everything for us, and that’s become a habit for us. Think that impacts engagement at work? I do.
Think about it. Who changes their oil anymore? If I [...]

Life & Death Communications

Feb 25

Carolann Jacobs on February 25th, 2010

Guys,
Here’s an exceptional article about communication, collaboration and the importance of setting the right tone: http://gmj.gallup.com/content/125291/Collaborating-Means-Communicating.aspx
Enjoy!
Be Your Best You Today,
Carolann

Creating an Inspired Workplace: Putting Everyone on the In-Team

Feb 2

Carolann Jacobs on February 2nd, 2010

Ever had that experience in which you brought up a really good idea and the group or leader ignored it, only to have someone else bring up that exact same idea and the group met it with excitement?
Turns out, new research has shown that the brain hears things differently based on whether the person saying [...]

What Got You Here May Not Get You There

Dec 3

Carolann Jacobs on December 3rd, 2009

When met with what seems to be a familiar situation, humans behave based on habit. The brain is designed to operate based on patterns and filters, so it’s very quick to assess “Woah! something’s going on here” vs. “Oh, OK” and respond accordingly.
By the way, it’s also the same mechanism that makes Bob’s name easier [...]

Managewhich Question: Who the “mans” the Role of Policy Police?

Dec 1

Carolann Jacobs on December 1st, 2009

“The rules make it fair for everyone,” a quote from one Managewhich who’s struggling with influencing and managing her peers.
The Managewhich was describing how other groups are rewarded for complaining (as opposed to problem-solving), how other managers were giving undocumented vacation days in exchange for excessive for overtime, and other “rule-breaking” perks. Her point of [...]

Small Business Owners and Solo-preneurs: Learn the Power of Partnering

Nov 12

Carolann Jacobs on November 12th, 2009

While many of us who start our own businesses or who become solo professionals value our independence, we quickly find more value in having people at our side to give us extra strength, visibility and insight in the market. And so we get out there both in person and online to [...]

For the Managewhich and Business Owner: Who’s a Team Player?

Nov 10

Carolann Jacobs on November 10th, 2009

Team Player is one of those phrases that we all assume we have the same definition for. It’s one of the performance management buzz-phrases that shows on reviews and on job descriptions. And, we all think we know what it means, but do we?
I was watching a video the other day of Pat Heim talking [...]

Manage Which? Up or Down (Part 3)

Oct 22

Carolann Jacobs on October 22nd, 2009

In the saga of Breeze and Hoover, so far Breeze has been able to minimize the number of times her team is derailed by Hoover’s ad hoc requests. We set up three circumstances for which she’ll will accept the mission.
First, she has to fully understand how the ad hoc report or spreadsheet will be used. [...]

Manage Which? Up or Down (Part 2)

Oct 20

Carolann Jacobs on October 20th, 2009

Where we left off last post is that our Managewich, Breeze, gets urgent requests from her manager, Hoover, and Breeze habitually has managed down, meaning that she’s generally accepted the work and the consequences of doing it for herself and her team and has muddled through by either directing her team to do the work [...]

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