Top Ten Things Kids Teach Us About Our Careers

Written by Carwin Dover


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6. Giving honor comes easy with respect. When my kids were young, they had great respect for their Mom and Dad. They gave us honor easily and frequently with drawings forrepparttar refrigerator and stories from books and their imaginations. When we respect our boss, our employees, our fellow workers, our customers and suppliers, it is much easier to say "Thank You!" All we need to do is let them earn our respect and be respectful.

5. Humor is a serious asset. Raising kids is serious business. Luckily, kids usually provide ample opportunity for parents to be humored by their antics, struggles and successes. Add a little humor alongrepparttar 104548 career track and you may even find yourself drawing a Dilbert cartoon!

4. Two heads are better than one. Take on a kid one on one and you have your work cut out for you! Include your spouse inrepparttar 104549 process and your odds of success increase. Transferrepparttar 104550 lesson to marketing, customer service, employee training, and other challenges. Userepparttar 104551 expertise of those around you. Allow me a shameless marketing tip: Hire a coach and discover how two heads draw out your own expertise.

3. Attraction works better than whining. How many times have you said, "Quit your whining or you won't get anything!" You were trying to teach your child to act and behave in an attractive manner. Go and dorepparttar 104552 same in your own career.

2. A power play is a temporary victory. I always tell parents, "Avoid power plays with your kids. If you don't, your child will always win." Often I receive a quizzical look with, "But if I ground my child, they lose, right?" Think about it. Those battles are often repeated and what fun is that? Find ways to avoid power plays in your career to elevate yourself.

1. Behind great success is a greater spouse. It is easier to raise kids with a Mom and a Dad. It is easier to to develop a career when your spouse is supportive. Let your spouse know what your definition of supportive is and remind one another you are both onrepparttar 104553 same side. The world is yours.

Carwin Dover works with owners and managers who want to balance their business and who want to balance their life. Learn more at www.mycoachswebsite.com .


Lessons In Leadership: What Not To Do... From A Canoe!

Written by Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE


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(4) Practice unclear communication. From my weak directional paddling position Bill would also holler out a specific direction. "Head toward that tree", he'd call. Now remember he is sitting behind me. The island is covered with trees. Just what is that tree? "The GREEN one," he'd say. " Sorry, Bill. They are ALL green!" Sincerepparttar eyes inrepparttar 104547 back of my head were shut I couldn't see where his finger pointed. I wanted to bite that finger. LESSON: Clairvoyance is not a skill set you can hire. Describe specifically what you want, andwhat you see. Bring people along into your vision.

(5) Make others bail you out ofrepparttar 104548 trouble you cause. As we circledrepparttar 104549 various islands, Bill would cast towardrepparttar 104550 shore. He has a good eye for distance but on occasion his line would snagrepparttar 104551 low lying bushes and I'd have to climb out and untanglerepparttar 104552 mess. One foot almost landed onrepparttar 104553 back of a monstrous rock that moved: a moss covered snapping turtle with a shellrepparttar 104554 size of a toilet seat and jaws that could break my ankle. I screamed. LESSON: You can be bailed out once. But for repeated errors, get out and do it yourself.

P.S. Concerned about workplace violence? Look at my response to a person I deeply love. Consider these lessons VERY carefully. (c) 2004, McDargh Communications. All rights in all media reserved. Reprints must include byline, contact information and copyright.

Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE is head of McDargh Communications, a training and consulting practice founded in 1980. She's also an award-winning author, radio commentator, and on the Board of the National Speakers Association. Eileen can be reached at http://www.EileenMcDargh.com.


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