Author: Beth Wonson
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Which Do You Choose: Your Own Needs or the Good of the Whole?
It’s not important to determine if you’re an individual or if you’re someone more focused on the good of the whole. The important work is about awareness – what the situation in front of you needs most, in that moment. Listen in to learn how to move between the two with ease.
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Your Future Self and the Sirens’ Song
Do you easily make commitments to behavioral changes, but you struggle with following through? The keys to fulfilling your commitments despite external and internal challenges are found in the ancient story of Ulysses and the Sirens’ deadly song.He had himself tied to the mast of his ship and his crew’s ears plugged so they wouldn’t…
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Are You Trying to Get Back on Track?
If you’re off track, you can try to get back on, but maybe it’s time to jump tracks and try out a whole new one.Sure, you can bring some of your experiences, learning, and history with you – but you can also let a whole bunch go…
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When a Canned Approach Just Won’t Do
Ready-made seminars can be helpful, but there are times when a canned approach to leadership won’t get you where you want to go. It’s most effective to tweak the best practices to suit your work style instead of the other way around.Listen in or read on for a case study on Results-driven Ron, who struggles…
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Empowering Others Through Questions
Is it easy for you to come up with a quick answer to solve other people’s problems? It is for me, too. The challenge is that I’m offering them a solution that’s a good fit for me, but it’s not necessarily a good fit for them.The empowering work is to ask people simple questions that…
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Are You Feeling Boxed In at Work?
Not every dissatisfied employee can easily walk away from their job. Government employees especially can find themselves with accumulated benefits such that it’s in their best interest to stay. But even in the private sector, you can leave behind a challenging employer, coworker, or supervisor, but unless you see how you contributed to the challenges,…
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Hey, Stop Ya Crying … Or Not
Do you get rattled when you are giving someone feedback, and they start crying? Do you immediately get distracted from the message you were delivering and get to work trying to stop the tears? Well, guess what? That’s not your job. Listen in here and change your perspective on what your role is when someone…
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Get the Most and Best from Your Brain
Are you using your brain power as effectively and efficiently as possible? To do your best work, it’s important to create an environment that suits and satisfies your brain, as well as a schedule for tackling tough tasks when your brain is at its best.Listen in (or read on) for tips on tidying up, sorting…
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Get Much More from Your Strategic Planning
Does your organization avoid strategic planning because it is time-intensive, labor-intensive and a little scary? Listen in to find out how my strategic planning process actually helps your team learn new ways to communicate, engage in conflict, and solve complex problems – all while developing a flexible and agile 5-year plan!
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Why It’s Better to Focus Your Feedback
How do you feel when you get an email that says, “If this doesn’t pertain to you, please disregard”? Many new clients tell me this is their strategy when trying to get one recipient to change their behavior. This blanket-messaging strategy causes high-performing staff to waste time. Here’s why…