Do you know the 7 most important words a manager at any level should know?
The 7 words that make the difference between engaged, turned on, motivated people and those that spend their time polishing their resumes?
The 7 words that make you a hero to your team?
The 7 words that enhance your reputation and improve your paycheck.
The 7 words that are equally applicable in your personal life?
Did you know that interchanging just 2 of the 7 words can turn you into the boss/parent/friend from hell?
Have you figured out the 7 words?
Hint: the 7 words describe two critical actions that we all …read more

A few days ago Kiva left this comment on a post talking about diversity of thought as opposed to visual diversity, “My office engages in some diversity of sex and skin color, but they’re stuck at only truly valuing rank and position. Any way to get them beyond that when they don’t seem to even see others?”
I felt that the subject would be of interest to many of you and said I would respond this week in a full post.
There’s no simple one-size-fits-all answer to this because the cause depends on the circumstances and people involved.
So let’s look at four …read more