Leadership takes the form of many actions. Sometimes we are asked to face our fears in order to break through our barriers to success. Read more about facing your fears at leadership.
Success comes from being able to overcome the negatives and adversities in our lives. From our first day on earth until our last, we face different levels of adversity. Adversity may be sickness, a property loss, or the loss of a family member. It may be a lost career promotion or a business setback. How we handle these adversities defines how we achieve greatness in our lives.
These negatives allow for us to test ourselves. By testing ourselves, we are able to go pass what we thought were our limits. Once we exceed these limits, we find motivation to experience new levels of success and opportunities will come our way. For motivation tools to help your achieve more success in life, go to Success.
Management of change is occurring all around us everyday. Most changes are small and go unnoticed by us. Think about your daily ride to work and notice what changes are taking place over the course of a week: possible changes in traffic patterns, new stores opening, weather patterns, etc. Each day we adapt to the changing situations without even thinking about it, and we achieve our goals.
The organizations we work for are going through change to adapt to a very competitive marketplace. Most organizational change, much like your daily commute, is subtle. Some changes create a variety of emotions among employees: from joy and enthusiasm to distrust and anger. Management has to show true leadership in getting their employees through these emotions and commit to the changes. As leaders during the change, managers need to persuade their employees to move from “I will not do it” to “I will do it.” See below.
The best organizations create a strong culture of change management. In fact, management at these organizations is constantly encouraging change for the good of the overall organization. Read the rest of the article at management.
Leadership book, “Executive Wisdom” by Reynier Lezcano, gives a wealth of leadership and motivational quotes that you can use to jump start your day. It is well indexed so you don’t waste any time trying to find the right quotes like some larger quote books. With the format of the book, you can easily add notes to the page with your favorite quote. I use this feature to write notes about stories I would like to tell during my presentations.
Imagine, when you are facing some difficult leadership or management challenges in the workplace, reaching for this leadership book and find the right motivational quote that fits your situation. Be the leader who can offer motivation, leadership, and achieve success when you need it.
You can see more of my review at leadership.
National Nurses Day and Week is May 5th through May 11th. Are you in a situation to show appreciation to motivate these hard-working, talented, nurses this week? Many times nurses are the ones who form a personal bond with the patient. They make the patient feel that everything is going to be okay in the most challenging situations. Nurses are the center of communication between the doctor, family, and patient. Nurses work long hours without. In most cases, without appreciation to keep them motivated.
If you know a nurse, if your neighbor is a nurse, if a nurse is taking care of a friend or love one, take the time to show appreciate to motivate these nurses for the special work they do. They make a difference everyday! You will be amazed what a word of appreciation can do to motivate someone and get them through the day. You can show appreciation in the following ways:
- Give Certificate of Appreciation
- Volunteer at a hospital
- Treat to lunch
- Give a Gift Card
- Say “Thank You”
For additional information on how to show appreciation for the work work they do, go to appreciate to motivate. I am sure the nurse will appreciate your appreciation.
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