Building A Better Workplace: Meeting Expectations
By Daniel Robin “I called this meeting to find out what you think of our new company slogan, ‘We’re working for you’,” the Vice President proclaims. “When did we come up with that winner?” queries...
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How to Create and Maintain Healthy Workplace Boundaries By Daniel Robin “So what happened to you? It’s like you’ve gone M.I.A. … missing for weeks….” “My job ate my life,” Tom sighed, as the two...
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Skills to Set and Maintain Healthy Workplace Boundaries By Daniel Robin Setting healthy boundaries at work can be your saving grace; it can also be a daily testimonial to your courage and skill....
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What’s a Healthy Boundary Between You and a Maniac? By Daniel Robin Hank says to me “It’ll never work,” just two days after his team’s proposal was approved. Shirley says the reason the project is...
View ArticleNew Rules for Communication @ Work
By Daniel Robin This article describes a set of new rules for effective workplace communication in an ever-changing economy. It assumes that you are part of a high-performing organization that values...
View ArticleVision, Mission and Values
Management Tools for Building a Better Workplace By Daniel Robin Vision and mission-making work can serve you in carrying out your leadership role, unifying your efforts and building alignment and...
View ArticlePresentations that Don’t Suck
Why is PowerPoint a cue to take a nap for so many professionals? Is it because they can? Nobody is watching them, and they can finally catch up on some much-needed rest? Unfortunately, nobody is...
View ArticleImagine a Future Worth Having
“Without vision, the people will perish.” - Book of Proverbs What is vision? Vision describes and makes explicit a desired future. Vision is a tool to help foster an environment of shared meaning where...
View ArticleAlignment
Lack of alignment around goals, or the deeper challenges of disagreements about priorities, the desired future, or win-lose thinking, all limit success. When stakes are high, this lack of alignment can...
View ArticleCollaboration
Collaboration can become “coliberation” when done right. When are “two heads better than one”? When the task at hand deserves this form of closely aligned partnering. But not every type of work,...
View ArticleSailing the Seven C’s of Collaborative Business Relationships
By Daniel Robin To some folks, the phrase “business relationships” is effectively an oxymoron. The more pressure to perform, the more likely there’ll be a bump in the road to collaboration that sends...
View ArticleNew Rules for Communication @ Work
By Daniel Robin This article describes a set of new rules for effective workplace communication in an ever-changing economy. It assumes that you are part of a high-performing organization that values...
View ArticleRecognizing Talent – key traits for hiring and promoting
“It’s not about whether candidates have the right skills, it’s [more] about whether they have the potential to learn new ones.” – Claudio Fernández-Aráoz To recruit, promote and keep talent, it...
View ArticleTrusted lies and the meaning of money
Recent reporting in the US indicates that we have accepted, as a culture, a “new normal” of half-truths and blatant disregard for facts. Seriously? Yes, unfortunately, this is no lie. I wish I were...
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What’s An Elephant Between Coworkers? By Daniel Robin Have you ever noticed how your perceptions and those of others often don’t match? It is said that we all hold “a piece of the elephant” (and the...
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Coaching/Consulting/Counseling or Facilitation Services Please enter a description USD Please enter a price Please enter an Invoice ID The post Process-Payments first appeared on Daniel Robin &...
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