Posted on March 4, 2015
By Nan Russell
With too much to do and too much “out there” to ever read through or watch, I thought I’d narrow things a bit, as I do each month here, with a few work related things I thought you might find helpful.
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Tagged: happiness at work, leadership trust, mindfulness, myths about millennials, Nan Russell |
Posted on October 21, 2014
By Nan Russell
Under a shade tree on the elementary school playground where my granddaughters who are 7 and 5 attend class, is a small rock garden, a bench, and this plaque. I think the words are as helpful for us at work as they are for children at school.
In that same spirit, here are a few items that crossed my desk this month that I thought you might enjoy:
Also, I recently started a Pinterest Board called WorkStuff where I regularly pin things I find interesting related to leadership, trust, careers, and work issues. You can find it here.
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Posted in: Things You May Have Missed |
Tagged: considerate people, Leadership, Nan Russell, relationships, respect, WorkStuff |
Posted on July 16, 2014
By Nan Russell
I live near Glacier National Park in Montana, and last weekend when I was there with my husband, I was fortunate to see a range of wildlife including bear, moose, mountain goats, big horned sheep, and marmots, plus amazing wildflowers. That day without wireless or cell service offered a quiet and reflective pause to the busyness that surrounds most of us, most of the time.
So, in the interest of offering a little of that calming feeling to you, I put together three helpful workplace articles for those who lead, from hundreds that crossed my desk the past few weeks, along with my latest psychologytoday.com article, in the hopes that you might find a less, not more, approach helpful in your very busy day:
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Tagged: introverts, Leadership, millenials, Nan Russell, recruiting, trust |
Posted on June 15, 2014
By Nan Russell
I’m currently working on a new book proposal and my time to keep up with interesting things that cross my desk has been waning. So, here are two articles I enjoyed and thought you might find interesting as well, along with my latest psychologytoday.com piece on workplace leadership and trust.
- Coming back from setbacks and criticism can be difficult. I’ve been fired, reorganized, and passed over for promotion, and I’ll admit it’s hard to come back as if nothing happened. Just like it’s hard to have something you’ve worked on ”torn to shreds” by someone else. How do top leaders handle it? Here’s a good piece by Mark Thompson on the topic.
- Mindfulness is the hot topic these days at work. Is it a fad, or an important element to help us escape from drowning in busyness? Does it represent the future of work? Check out the article by Samantha Cole on the topic.
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Tagged: current trends, effectiveness, Leadership, Nan Russell, tips, trust |
Posted on April 1, 2014
By Nan Russell
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel there’s too much work related information to sort through. This week, I’d like to narrow the field a bit for you with four items I thought might be helpful:
Posted in: Things You May Have Missed, Tips |
Tagged: Leadership, missed info, Nan Russell, places to visit, social media, tips, trust, work |