Denise Corey Coaching Blog: An occasional blog on a wide range of topics including leadership, managing difficult work situations, and gaining new business skills.
When it gets cold, I start thinking about finding gifts for my family.
I have adult kids and grandkids. My kids ask for practical things, and I get a list from the grandkids. Except for the books I give, my presents fail to surprise and delight. I take the time to find the perfect books. I want my choices to show how deeply I care and love them.
Read MoreThe most dreaded workplace phrase is: "Can I give you some feedback?"
That question always prompts a feeling of dread--and often the feedback itself will be largely ineffective.
At its root, feedback is a power trip.
I highly recommend the book How Women Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith. In fact, I just finished reading it for the third time.
According to Helgesen and Goldsmith, These 12 habits hold women back from career advancement:
Reluctance to claim your achievements
Expecting others to notice and reward your contributions
Overvaluing expertise……..
Does work sap your confidence?
Do you hold back at meetings?
Is asking for a raise unthinkable?
I recently listened to Dr. Erin Meyer on Dax Shepard's podcast, Armchair Expert.
Dr. Meyer is an American author and professor at INSEAD Business School, based in Paris. ... "Meyer is a professor at INSEAD, an international business school with campuses in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. She regularly speaks about cross-cultural management and global teamwork. She has a new book out called The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business."
Read MoreI'm an impulsive gardener and easily seduced by anything blooming at Southern States. I also have a very short memory and no hope of learning the Latin names of any of my plants. So, Spring is a source of wonder, an annual mystery gift. What will these small shoots become?
Read MoreWhat does leadership mean? There are countless books on how to lead. Most of them offer two choices: either you're an autocratic leader or a servant leader. But, I recently heard Mark McKergow share a new model: leader as host.
Read MoreLate last fall we learned that one of our two beehives was struggling. Molly, our bee expert, found evidence that a new queen may have hatched, but we could not find her in the hive. There was also a disturbing lack of new eggs, so we knew we had a problem.
Like many managers, we decided to ignore the problem in hopes that it would resolve over the winter.
Read MoreI had a few open hours this afternoon and decided to grab my dog, Gatsby, and head to a nearby trail. A few minutes in the sun is the best antidote to the longer nights and the colder, shorter days. Of course, Gats is always ready for an adventure.
Read MoreMy husband, John, and I became beekeepers last spring. In early June, we picked up two boxes of bees and settled them into their hives. Everything seemed fine. The bees were active, I made sure to frequently feed them sugar water, and we dutifully opened the hives monthly for a quick look.
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