I Have A Confession
I’m always a bit intrigued when I meet people who think that, because of the work I do in personal and professional development, my life must be totally sorted. Zen-like. Balanced. As much as I’d like to say it is, of course it is not. I become stuck, feel envious, get bogged down in noise, […]
Take A Look Inside: The Benefits Of Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is the ability to remain in touch with yourself. It is an understanding of how you think and feel about yourself in different situations. This acquired knowledge about self shapes your decisions and determines your actions and behaviors. Most workers want to understand their motives, conflicts, behaviors, issues, and relationships while at work. Church […]
The Good Side of Your Bad Side
All these how-to books, articles, webinars and interviews telling us to “think positive” and “always be happy” have simply made it that much more difficult to do it! In fact, researchers continue to find that the more we try to be happy, the less likely we will be. “Pursuit” of anything (whether that’s happiness or […]
Facilitating Employee Work Performance
As a manager, have you ever wondered why you or your employees may be inconsistent regarding work performance? You may be scratching your head…you have hired people who have the expertise necessary to perform the job; you have given your employees on-going feedback; and you have provided your employees with acceptable working conditions. What more […]
Metacognition – An important skill for the workplace
What is metacognition? John Flavell (1976) coined the term metacognition. Metacognition refers to higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning. The more popular definitions of metacogition are: the process of ‘knowing about knowing’; the process of ‘thinking about thinking’; the process of developing self-awareness and […]