Have you ever noticed how contagious emotions are? That social collective action that happens when strong emotions are expressed? I’m sure you’ve observed that if one person starts complaining, everyone starts complaining. We’re all guilty of it – sitting with a few friends at a coffee shop, and one of us mentions something about the […]
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Recognizing What We Control
About two years ago, while attending an endless project meeting, I found myself getting really stressed about yet another delay in contracting someone to train my team. I understood that we had to follow proper procurement procedures. We had to advertise, to get three bids, to get senior level approval for what would be a […]
Baggage
About two years ago, I was going on a crucial four-day business trip. My flight was early in the morning, so in addition to getting myself out the door in time, I had to ensure the rest of the family were ready early too. My husband had his usual hectic work day to look forward […]
Polite Society
I think a fine name for my place of labor is polite society. We are all really nice to one another, and when any one of us breaks the polite code of conduct, it’s frowned upon. The contrast is so different from where I was. So much so, that I need to stop second guessing […]
Fixing the Un-fixable
By Agent M1 on October 15, 2012 in Riffs & Ideas, Tip of the Day, Weekly Survival, Work Life Balance
I have a friend, let’s call him Manny. Manny is a psychotherapist. The other day he was asking me about some of the common terminology in my field of work. When I asked why, he explained that his client was having some difficulties in her personal life, with relationships etc., and his assessment was that […]
Tip of the Day Issue 3…Practice Emotional Intelligence
Although a buzzword in the corporate world, Emotional Intelligence is such a rare skill when it’s exercised wholly. Here’s something to think about when you are in a situation of managing or “giving advice”. In this case, don’t offer to fix something. Best to just listen. “Those who are most competent (and there are few […]
Tip of the Day Issue 2, Blog… Delete!
My personal manifesto, specifically for managing my emotional intelligence, goes like this. Blog about what’s bothering me, or what is a burning thought or emotion. And then, if the email that triggered the bad feelings is still in my inbox, delete it and wash away the memory. In essence, it’s boiled down to two words. […]
Tip of the Day Issue 1
Sometimes, we just need to give ourselves advice, or hear advice from others. Here’s my internal pep talk for the day. Practice non attachment. Don’t let that voice get inside your head and say “but he’s being a jerk”. Just acknowledge it, and move on.
