Getting Back Up: Finding Resilience
This week's (1/31/11 to 2/6/11) Work Matters wants to help you build your resilience.
How do you bounce back or find your resilience when you've been beaten down? How do you tap into an optimistic attitude? How can you move to the other side of a hard situation?
This week's guest Steve Rizzo has been called "The Attitude Adjuster." He's also the the best-selling author of Becoming a Humor Being: The Power to Choose a Better Way . In today's interview with Nan, Steve talks about tapping into your "higher self" and adopting an attitude of gratitude.
Then, the show continues with the regular segment of Uncommon Sense when Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.
eBox:
2011 Best Companies to Work For
Managers' Most Embarrassing Moments at Work
Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"
Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.
Posted by Nan Russell at 03:29 PM
January 24, 2011The Mobile Workforce
This week's (1/24/11 to 1/30/11) Work Matters explores the topic of managing the mobile workforce.
Do you send emails at work? Do you perform some or all your work away from the office? Then you are one of the millions of mobile workers in the business world and you have encountered some issues that are unique to the mobile workforce.
The show starts with a segment of Uncommon Sense where Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field a listener question and they discuss a recent article, How to Keep Your Star Performers in Trying Times.
Then Nan interviews Michael Kroth, Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho in Adult and Organizational Learning. He has recently co-authored Managing the Mobile Workforce. Michael starts by explaining the definition of a mobile worker. He goes on to talk about the challenges and opportunities of those workers and those who manage a mobile workforce.
eBox:
Languages Needed
Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"
Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.
Posted by Nan Russell at 09:47 AM
January 17, 2011Are you Reacting or Responding at Work?
This week's (1/17/11 to 1/23/11) Work Matters wants to help you learn to respond, not react at work.
Do you find yourself caught off guard by difficult situations at work? Do you have a knee-jerk reaction when you're on the spot this way? Would you like to know how to respond more appropriately?
The show starts with a segment of Uncommon Sense where Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.
Then Nan interviews Marsha Petrie Sue, who is a leadership, communication and personal development expert. She's also the author of The Reactor Factor: How to Handle Difficult Work Situations Without Going Nuclear. Marsha explains the importance of learning how to take a measure of control to better respond to a negative work situation.
eBox:
Sleep & Performance
What Message is the Color You're Wearing Sending?
Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"
Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.
Posted by Nan Russell at 08:26 AM
January 10, 2011Finding Your Voice at Work
This week's (1/10/11 to 1/16/11) Work Matters looks at how to improve communication on the job.
How do you use communication to get what you want at work? Should you speak directly about an issue? How do you "speak strong" without being mean?
This week's guest is Meryl Runion, a Certified Speaking Professional. She's also the author of several books, including Speak Strong. In her interview with Nan, she addresses using the right words and the proper presentation style to get your message across honestly and graciously.
Then, the show continues with the regular segment of Uncommon Sense when Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.
eBox:
Stability, Flexibility Rank High
Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"
Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.
Posted by Nan Russell at 09:05 AM
January 03, 2011Trust at Work
This week's (1/3/11 to 1/9/11) Work Matters explores the topic of trust at work.
What role does trust play in the workplace? How do you create an atmosphere of trust? What can you do to rebuild trust once it's been broken?
The show starts with a segment of Uncommon Sense where Nan and her colleague Beth Pelkofsky field listener questions.
Then Nan interviews Charles Feltman, an executive coach and the author of The Thin Book of Trust; An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work. He explains the nature of the risk assessment that an individual uses to establish a level of trust.
Nan wraps up the program with a special segment of Something to Think About.
eBox:
New Years Resolution: I Quit
Have you read Nan's award winning book? Take a look at "Hitting Your Stride" on Amazon.com. Or, you might like her book "Nibble Your Way to Success"
Call Nan on her toll free number 866-944-8195 and tell her what's going on in your work world and why your work matters.
Posted by Nan Russell at 09:26 AM
