Coryne Forest

What is life like in the status quo? Does this phrase make you feel safe and content, or do you cringe when you hear it?

Organizing your desk may take more time than you have available during your workday. Ask your boss if you can come in on your own time to clear and organize your desk. They’ll appreciate your desire. After all, organizing your workspace benefits them as well as you.

It’s much more enjoyable to work for a leader. Develop your leadership skills. You’ll be helping yourself, your employees, and your family.

Breaking certain rules can cause the skies to open and rain down benefits – but it can also cause your worst nightmares. How do we know which way it’s going to go?

Do you have a reason for every occasion when asked why you haven’t taken action on your Big Goals yet? If so, it’s time to take action.

In general, we as people like to think we’re optimistic, positive people. After all, no one wants to be considered a grump. Besides, isn’t that what we’re taught from the time we’re children, to smile and get along with the other kids?

Managers at every level of the organization, from frontline supervisors and team leads to CEOs and senior executives, need to be careful about how they wield their authority. A manager who, by their action or inaction, lowers the ability of their people to engage in important issues and challenging situations in an open, balanced, non-defensive way, is by definition managing ineffectively.

Our brain. One of my mentors likes to say an unmanaged mind is like a two-year old running around with a knife. Bad things might NOT happen, but the risk is high that they will! Our human brain is pre-wired with one over-arching goal: Survive.If you are breathing right now and not starving, part of your brain is perfectly content. It likes that status quo and it does not want to change that status. This is the primitive force within our minds that conspires to keep us stuck. Unfortunately, it is spectacularly effective at accomplishing this. In fact, it’s so good, we don’t even realize it’s happening!

Let’s face it, effective decision making is an important skill leaders need to develop. In the society we live in, we are busy! As humans moved from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy, people knew what they were going to do because every day was pretty much the same.

I interviewed a lot of people during my career, and whether it was for a promotion or to hire someone new into the organization, I always asked them if they were a team player.There’s only one right answer to that, so of course every single one of them assured me that they were, in fact, a fantastic team player. I think the words have become so familiar that we may not think much about what they mean anymore, so this week I wanted to touch on what that phrase means to me.

Whether you’re the CEO or a cubicle dweller, chances are you’ve had a workplace conflict. While some good-natured debate can be a good thing, sometimes these conflicts get overheated fast.

Leadership skills. It’s something you might not think about early in your career, but it’s important, especially if you have big career dreams.

What are the qualities of a good leader? Do you consider yourself a leader or a boss?