Joy at Work Thinking
Written by Ed Cook
The words leader and manager often are used interchangeably, and with that slipshod usage, their individual meanings can be lost. Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis are often quoted as saying:
“Management is doing the things right and Leadership is doing the...
Written by Ed Cook
Leaders, who help to develop the skills and capabilities of their teammates, are giving a gift that returns again and again. These brave leaders are attempting a process that can be both difficult to do and even damaging if not carefully done. What makes this such a...
Written by Roxanne Brown
When leaders introduce change employees pay more attention to the words and actions of the leaders and influencers in the company. That’s because they’re trying to make sense of what’s happening and understand how they can be successful in this...
Written by Roxanne Brown
As a leader, sometimes you need to be a calming force for your people when change is happening. Sometimes you need to inspire and motivate but sometimes being a calming force is what people need.
This applies to the Change Professional too. Leaders and Change...
Written by Roxanne Brown
As a leader you learn things about yourself you may not like. It’s part of the deal and it’s also incredibly personal. This is one of the many reasons why leadership is hard on the leader. You can be misinterpreted and mischaracterized in a moment....
Written by Roxanne Brown
Own your impact. You were hired because you matter so do the work as if your work matters.
If your employer doesn’t know your work matters then you might consider a change in the future. Not to run away but to give yourself the gift of something better for...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Sometimes this is the subtext of work conflict:
Employee to employer: I feel hurt by the way you treated me. [I work hard for you and this company.]
Employer to employee: I feel hurt by the way you treated me. [I’ve invested a lot in you, for you and this...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Joy at Work is not rainbows and unicorns and happiness all the time. Experience and research indicate that we do our best work when these are present: Trust, integrity, belonging, cohesion, participation, dedication, responsibility, adaptability, growth.
The Joy at...
Written by Roxanne Brown
As a leader, your words and actions have a big influence on how others experience the change you introduce. Even so, your people can decide how well they adapt and how they experience the change.
It’s a partnership.
Your job is to tune in to how people are...
Written by Roxanne Brown
We believe change and joy go together.
As a Change Management Professional, one of the reasons why change work is hard is because you can build a thorough, grounded change plan and run into a trust problem detour. Now you’re outside of traditional Change...
Written by Roxanne Brown
Written by Ed Cook
