What Ideal Team Work Looks Like

Written by Susan Dunn, The EQ Coach


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Getting things completed—one of my mentors used to say, “The pregnancy is wonderful, if onlyrepparttar baby didn’t have to be born.”

Nancy continued, “While doing this, I have supervisedrepparttar 130940 remodeling ofrepparttar 130941 house, got H&M off onrepparttar 130942 cruise, fixed dinner for my roommate and visited with her, and done many coaching sessions.

“I give my friends and clientsrepparttar 130943 impression that I am serene and unruffled (or so they say) but you wouldn’t BELIEVE what I accomplish in a day. I recommend good mental and physical health habits andrepparttar 130944 elimination of toxic people and television.”

MY WORK IS MAJESTIC

The most amazing thing about this experience with Nancy was her passion. She emailed me at one point: “A website is a majestic thing and deservesrepparttar 130945 full attention of someone who knows how important it is to get your message across.”

One ofrepparttar 130946 things she’s best at is ‘getting’ who you are and putting it intorepparttar 130947 web site. I think this is because ofrepparttar 130948 focus. She’s intorepparttar 130949 other person andrepparttar 130950 project, not self-concerns.

BLAMING & SHAMING

In this team project, there were changes in direction, call them snafus. The name I’d chosen was being use sorepparttar 130951 logo had to be changed. “Great!” Nancy emailed. “How about this?” The photos she originally chose turned out to be too expensive. “How about these?” she replied, sending 3 new ones.

I’ve worked on many teams, andrepparttar 130952 biggest time-waster and energy-drag is those disgruntled sighs, rolling of eyes, throwing hands up inrepparttar 130953 air, labeling things as “mistakes” and assigning fault. Comments such as Why didn’t you tell me beforehand… There was a miscommunication…You said you wanted … If you’d said that inrepparttar 130954 first place … Subtle or blatant, they accomplish nothing and exhaust us.

Change it, fix, it, keep it flowing, was our motto. We didn’t waste time analyzing, blaming, naming, shaming.

Are you overwhelmed? Many of my coaching clients and friends are. You can take some tips from Nancy, on how to declutter, and here’s one from me—when you surround yourself with people like this, life sure goes a lot easier! Declutter your project team!

My website? I wish we could still be working on it. How often do you say that when you’ve finished working on a project with someone? How often can you say “It was a pleasure working with you” and mean it?



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21st Century Career Success

Written by Michelle Casto


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§Opportunity to present yourself as an independent contractor or vendor with services to offer. How can you successfully navigate throughrepparttar turbulent times of change and career uncertainty? By developing resiliency, exercising proactivity, creating excellent self-marketing tools, keeping your skills up-to-date, and finding your unique life balance. 1.Develop resiliency (the ability to bounce back). Havingrepparttar 130938 right attitude about career change is imperative to your ability to bounce back from setbacks, sudden changes, and twists and turns along your career path. You will experience a lot of career change and transitions, so you may as well get comfortable feeling uncomfortable. 2.Take a proactive approach to your career development You must constantly be onrepparttar 130939 lookout for new ways to apply your gifts and talents inrepparttar 130940 new economy. This requires thinking creatively, actively promoting yourself/business, and being actively involved in how your career progresses. Staying involved in professional associations, and continuous networking are excellent ways to connect with other like-minded professionals. 3.Create first-rate marketing materials Always keep your resume current. You never know when you are going to want to share it with someone or pass it along. If you are in business for yourself, develop classy business cards and letterhead. Harnessrepparttar 130941 power ofrepparttar 130942 internet by developing an interactive website. 4.Commit to lifelong learning To keep earning, keep learning. Do not wait until you lose your job or want to look for another position to gain new skills or training. Recognizerepparttar 130943 need to be open to learning and attend classes related to your area of expertise to keep your skills sharp and marketable. Keep in mindrepparttar 130944 top skills needed for career success include:Communication, Computer-knowledge, Creativity, Customer Care 5.Find your unique life balance There are four dimensions to life: love, labor, leisure, learning. Remember that work is just one aspect of your life pie. Be sure to indulge in all of your areas. Because having an overall balanced life is what leads torepparttar 130945 most fulfillment.



Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed. is a Whole Life Coach, Speaker, and Author of the Get Smart! LearningBook Series: Get Smart! About Modern Romantic Relationships and Get Smart! About Modern Career Development. She can be reached at coach@getsmartseries.com Visit virtually: www.getsmartseries.com and www.brightlightcoach.com


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