Help your students take the first steps toward becoming assertive. The following steps are small, but important, things to help them succeed in adapting a new, assertive communication style: Decide to change Decide what you want Be fair Know how to say “no” Learn how to listen Take risks Be [...]
“An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion….unless acted upon by an outside force.” That’s Newton’s First Law of Motion. Basic science tells us that resistance is a common response to change, whether we’re talking about the movement of an object, or human [...]
Part of being a great employee is evaluating yourself and making continuous improvements. The key to improving yourself is to have a positive attitude. Instead of thinking, “I’m never good enough!”, think, “I have achieved a lot, but how can I improve myself?” Your performance review will give you answers [...]
We all love to hear compliments when we do something worth noticing. You’re sure to hear some compliments in your performance review. Typically it is easier to hear compliments than constructive criticism, but you may not have considered the appropriate way to respond to compliments that you receive from your [...]
Meeting or exceeding your job expectations is the best way to ensure your job security. To do so, you need to know what is expected from you in your position, and then meet those requirements as best you can. You also need to be determined and motivated to do [...]
Drive Strength or personal motivation is attained through goal setting. Goal setting is a major ingredient for success. The author Mark Twain once said, "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Twain might have said the same thing about success in life. Everyone talks about it, [...]
We have all worked hard in our lives to accomplish a certain goal. In order to accomplish important goals in our lives, we need to have the skill of drive strength. Drive strength is the skill of discovering and then harnessing your motivation and energy to reach personal and career [...]
Decision making is not always an easy task. There are many personal and situational factors that can serve as barriers to analyzing problems effectively, things like our comfort zones, perceptions, and paradigms. Paradigms are our typical or common responses to situations or problems. To help your students become good decision [...]
Take a minute to think of the worst teacher you’ve ever had. Maybe this teacher was rude, boring, or just couldn't relate to the students who he or she was teaching. It may be unfortunate, but at one time or another, we have all endured lessons from educators like the [...]
It is impossible to avoid conflict at work. Sooner or later, you will have a disagreement with your boss, or find yourself in the middle of a disagreement between co-workers. How should you handle these situations while getting along with your coworkers? Here are five tips for handling conflict in the [...]