If it's not working and you try and try to no avail, there is probably a barrier that is stopping you. You may not see it or recognize it, but it is real and it will stop you until it is dealt with.
Barriers can be constructed of grudges, personality conflicts, assumptions—anything that person will not get rid of.
Until the barrier is gone, there will be a fight to make progress. How to do it? It's tough, but either the barrier goes, the person constructing the barrier goes, or all hope and progress goes.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
You're right—so what?
It's important to be right or maybe it isn't?
So what if you're right and you lose a good relationship?
Or a great collaborator?
Or a good customer?
You can be 100% right in the moment and lose out on the future.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
So what if you're right and you lose a good relationship?
Or a great collaborator?
Or a good customer?
You can be 100% right in the moment and lose out on the future.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Fear not
Motivation comes in different packages. Sometimes it's in the form of opportunity, other times in it's in the form of fear or loss. Either way, people are motivated.
It's our choice; move because you see great things ahead or move because you'll be in trouble if you don't.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
It's our choice; move because you see great things ahead or move because you'll be in trouble if you don't.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Look for progress
As I get older, I look less for perfection and far more for progress. In fact, I think we sometimes judge situations based on what would be perfect because that's easy—either it is or isn't perfect. It's more difficult to look for progress and appreciate it.
If an employee falls a little short but handled a situation better than in the past, you have two choices: condemn them or applaud them. If you condemn, you may lose an opportunity for future success. If you view it as a sign that the person handled it differently (better), and that it means in the future, they will more likely succeed, at least you know they will be listening to you and just maybe they will do better next time.
Perfection is unattainable; progress is within the grasp of anyone.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
If an employee falls a little short but handled a situation better than in the past, you have two choices: condemn them or applaud them. If you condemn, you may lose an opportunity for future success. If you view it as a sign that the person handled it differently (better), and that it means in the future, they will more likely succeed, at least you know they will be listening to you and just maybe they will do better next time.
Perfection is unattainable; progress is within the grasp of anyone.
Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
www.labov.com
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