The IMPACT Encyclopedia
Articles Filed Under: Motivation
May 12, 2009
Give.
One of my clients sent the following comments to my most recent blog.
"Read your blog this morning about connecting with people – and I totally agree. I was at my networking meeting yesterday and we were discussing…
leadership, greatness, motivation, leading in a downturn, business development
May 07, 2009
The Best Coping Strategy. Bar None.
I am sitting on a conference call with a team of people. We are discussing dealing with stress. There are lots of ideas. Some people are exercising. Some have taken some time off. Some are diving into work. All of these ideas…
January 16, 2009
Managing Gen Y
Insights on Gen Y, as it pertains to the workplace. This video talks about how the habits and values of Gen Y differ from Gen X workers.
career management, communications coaching, videos we recommend, leadership, motivation, workplace, influencing, generation y
December 15, 2008
A Holiday Gift from IMPACT
What can we at IMPACT give you for the holidays? How about time and perspective? Wouldn't that be nice? IMPACT can't give you these things but we can…
coaching, motivation, balance, managing change, time management
December 02, 2008
Change is good. Even when it is bad.
Some would call me "the eternal optimist". In fact, I think I am.
I wake up early every morning, sit and read the paper look on the bright side. I love what I do. IMPACT is an organization of coaches…
coaching, executive coaching, leadership, motivation, business strategy, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, business development
November 20, 2008
Silence
My blog on performance management got a lot of positive energy and comments. My last blog was met with a thud of silence.
When I reached out, not everyone…
executive coaching, motivation, business strategy, workplace, goals, strategy execution
November 16, 2008
Compensation is always a trade-off.
Once you come to terms with the fact that compensation is always a trade-off and never perfect, you are released from trying to justify compensation decisions. Wouldn't it be wonderful not to have to justify? I have coached many people…
coaching, leadership, greatness, motivation, business strategy, teams
November 04, 2008
Performance Management is so yesterday
Think about it. Even the words "performance management" are kind of off putting. Begging the question "Who are you to manage my performance?". I have always disliked the performance management process. I say this, even though as an HR professional…
career management, coaching, leadership, greatness, motivation, workplace, teams, new leaders, feedback, goals
September 17, 2008
Don’t Give Your Strategy a Haircut.
The front page of every newspaper is full of doom and gloom today and almost every client I know is the midst of business planning.
What is their temptation in this environment? Give your strategy a haircut. Cut back…
executive coaching, leadership, motivation, business strategy, workplace, leading in a downturn, strategy execution
September 07, 2008
We should all be independently wealthy. Don’t you think?
I just came back from an extended holiday at the cottage. After weeks of sleeping in, reading the paper cover to cover, playing "Crazy Eights" with our kids, who wants to go back to work? Not me.
And I…
