THE POWER OF THE PURSE
It’s the last item you grab as you walk out the door,
the first thing you put down as you enter a room.
It holds your entire life –
It’s your statement of style, whether it’s a comfortable hobo,
sassy animal print, or a more structured satchel,
in black leather, red patent, an exotic skin or eco-friendly cloth.
It’s your purse-sonality –
It is your companion when shopping, traveling, or heading to work.
it’s your purse!
Guest Blogger: Woolly
P.S. For the guys. Go on… get that man bag it will give you bags –of –style
HRMexplorer
The 4 stages of leadership!
Stage 1 “Reflect on old ways of leadership.”
- Realization for change
- Personal Reflection
“You realize that you need a new path.”
The only constant is that leadership is always changing.
Stage 2 “Change is a priority.”
- Build Teams
- Mentor and Coach
“ Innovate and know that the old ways to lead no longer work.”
“Work at it and Do it!
Otherwise it will be like reading books and thinking leadership change. Do you want to be a leadership reader or a leadership achiever?
Stage 3 “Build yourself a new way.”
- Relationships
- At work, Communities everywhere
“When you find it the keep it and live the new way!
Live the new thoughts; build it into who you are and what you do! There is no reverse gear!
Stage 4 “Live the change.”
- Inspire others
- Develop others
- Find a new path
“ When you have achieved this destination then start again.”
The work of a leader continues to evolve. The only constant is those moments when you lead.
Picture courtesy of GRACE’S ORACLE, LLC
Lead and Inspire
A friend of mine in the UK and I had some great discussions about the role of leadership!
There is little doubt that intrinsic motivation + Focussed Engagement = Organizational and Personal Success!
Thanks Tim ( Tim Coburn from Flourish UK)
My truck does more for me than HR!
That was the start of our conversation!
I asked.
“What’s the problem?” (The culture/psychology enquirer in me!)
He said.
“Well you want the good news and the bad news story about my truck?”
Sure I said (getting ready for something compelling!)
“The good news is that the battery I bought has fixed the non-starting problems.
The bad news is that the negative battery cable is busted! And the day was going so well.”
I asked.
“So what has that got to do with your thoughts of HR and what is more important? “
(Waiting for something profound like career versus an old truck????)
He said.
Since my truck does more for me than HR…This!!
“Do you know he said that my new theme song for work is – “Hotel California”… You can check out but you can never leave!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piW9MHpfCu4
“As usual my place of employment has made it a banner week for me…. Career wise this is my worst week ever.”
Why is that I asked. (stupidly)
“I just applied for a new job at work. All I have to do is get through the first hurdle which is Catbert… (He. from Evil HR Director fame…) http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Evil Catbert
Well how many more degrees do I need??? I asked HR – HR said let me look at the job spec!!
“My boss thinks I am ideal…but what does he know? I need to go through some “HR assessment.”
So I asked.
“You don’t have a warm feeling about HR? “(Was that a too obvious question?)
He said.
“I’m not drinking cause of the dentist I’m drinking cause I dislike many things about today.”
“I mean lets face it! Today work gave me a perfect attendance award because I didn’t use any personal or sick time last year… Used all my vacation though…
The award consisted of a certificate that a third grader would think is cheap and a water bottle that is so poorly designed that I’m actually ashamed to have it… I guess they want me to keep drinking the Kool-aid.”
Inspired by Frosty
A catfish in all of us!
Just saw a movie documentary called catfish!
The scene at the end of this fascinating movie is such:
“Sitting on his front porch, Vince tells the story that gives the film its name. He claims that when live cod were shipped to Asia from North America, the fish’s inactivity in their tanks resulted in mushy flesh in the Asian markets.
Eventually, the fishermen discovered that putting catfish in the tanks with the cod kept them active. Vince feels that people like Angela are catfish, who keep other people active in life.”
This is life!; we all need someone to nip at our tails from time to time.
We all need that motivational adrenaline kick. Or we would go to mush too.
Whatever the truth of the movie, it reminds us that we need to keep a fresh outlook on life or we will go stale.
Let’s go and find ourselves some catfish or be one our selves, we owe it to others and ourselves. Life is to short. So let’s find the Catfish in all of us
