August 22, 2017
Servant Leadership in Action – #MTtalk
“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings…
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August 8, 2017
Creating a Happy Workplace – #MTtalk
Happy at Work? Spot the Difference Are you happy at work? Thinking about this question brought to mind three of my regular contacts. I work…
July 25, 2017
How to Problem Solve Creatively – #MTtalk Roundup
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer, author and speaker (1940-2015) About This Week’s…
July 11, 2017
Daring to Be Vulnerable – #MTtalk Roundup
“A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.” – Simon…
June 27, 2017
Resilience: Being Ready for Anything – #MTtalk
“A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well.” – Anonymous About This Week’s Chat What “Resilience” Represents…
June 13, 2017
Coping With Restructuring – #MTtalk Roundup
“Change is the heartbeat of growth.” – Scottie Somers Company restructuring is one of those topics that’s easy to theorize about. However, it’s quite different…
May 30, 2017
The Art of Asking Good Questions – #MTtalk Roundup
“Knowledge is knowing the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right questions.” – Unknown. The History Teacher I grew up in an environment where I…
May 16, 2017
#MTtalk: Ageism in the Workplace
Discrimination on the basis of age is as unacceptable as discrimination on the basis of any other aspect of ourselves that we cannot change. ∼…
May 2, 2017
Leading in Uncertain Times – #MTtalk Roundup
“The future is uncertain… but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.” – Ilya Prigogine, Nobel prize-winning chemist About This Week’s Chat When…
April 18, 2017
#MTtalk: Meetings – Herding Cats and Taming Alligators
Meetings Are Melting Pots While many of us try to “fit in” to a specific workplace culture, meetings often…
April 5, 2017
#MTtalk: Disrupting the Hierarchy
Many years ago, when computers still had monochrome screens and could only run one program at a time, I worked in the property section of a…
March 21, 2017
Disagreeing With Powerful People – #MTtalk Roundup
We must be ever courteous and patient with those who do not see eye-to-eye with us. We must resolutely refuse to consider our opponents as…