Juicy Nuggets: excerpts from Sandra Mobley’s book of the same name and new articles in the spirit of finding passion in your career.
Find Your Calm
A World War II-era British slogan has recently gained new popularity, advising us to “Keep calm and carry on.” But keeping calm isn’t easy lately. Many of us are juggling new responsibilities and that stress can lead to health issues, not to mention difficulty...
Delegation Supports Growth
There are so many reasons why it makes sense to delegate. First of all, delegation allows direct reports to grow and learn new tasks. Second, it allows managers to take on more responsibilities. And delegation provides the opportunity for people to do work that is...
Norms: Supporting the Four Stages of Group Development
In most organizations, very little gets accomplished without teams. Productive teams lead to better decision making, stronger working relationships, happy clients and satisfied staff. But effective teams don’t just happen. When team members all share a similar...
Building Individual and Organizational Change-Ability: Part 2
This is the second part of the article featured in the July issue of Juicy Work News: Building Individual and Organizational Change-Ability Communication is Key Organizational change is more complex than individual change because of the number of people involved (both...
Building Individual and Organizational Change-Ability
Now that most businesses understand that change is the only constant in this world, they are struggling with how to deal with the many changes they must make to remain competitive. Indeed, an organization’s competitive options are directly linked to its employees’...
Resilience: A Necessary Quality for Leaders
I see the word resilience showing up when the topic is the economy, companies, and people. Being resilient is like having a “get out of jail free” card in Monopoly. When we feel trapped or without options, resilience brings out creativity and positivity, and before we...
Taking Advantage of Coachable Moments
Unprecedented change, fewer workers than are needed, and a new generation with different values from past generations characterize the work world of today. These changes present unique challenges and opportunities if a company wants to attract and retain the best...
Flexibility: A Key Leadership Trait
Flexibility is a key that unlocks creativity, resilience, and happiness, allowing us to rebound when things don’t go as planned. And it’s something we can learn and enhance in ourselves. Without the ability to be flexible, you can be stumped when the one way you know...