PART 2: EQ Back in days when I started my career, the rule about emotions at work was very clear – you leave them outside. There was no place for them and we all needed to be “professional” meaning calm and emotionless. Even joy of achievement had to be extremely moderate. Even worse for women […]
Communicability and EQ: essential Project Manager’s skills
PART 1: COMMUNICATION Recently I was invited share my experience about project management. Very exciting, indeed, except that I could not call myself a conventional project manager. Those who know me are well aware that when it comes to projects, I have my own ways of dealing with things – I’m always more focused on […]
The trap of expectations
“No expectations – no disappointment” is one of my favorite sayings. Pretty blunt but true. Lately more and more people get disappointed with their current life situation/employer/manager/career/partner that they start changing them. They go on a mission to find the perfect one = fully meeting all expectations. The level of consciousness and the effort put […]
Balance between work and life: why do you choose not to have it?
Question about work and life balance became even more important during the pandemic. Many people struggle to find the right balance between work and their lives. Numerous articles give advice and tips on how to master it and yet the same question still bothers many. In order to help you to find the answer let […]
How fear impacts work life
When I mention word „fear“ people often think that we will discuss personal life matters. As if it doesn’t exist in business world. We may not admit or not notice but fear is a very „popular“ motive in our work environment. Quite often it stands behind great career achievements and success stories even though it […]
What is your starting point?
Welcome to the end of this unique and beautiful year! The time where everyone is concentrated to reflect on what is left behind and plan another 365 days of adventure. Many of us are busy with the setting of new goals and new year’s resolutions: change job, get a pay raise, to lose weight and […]
Successful employees have these 4 traits
In these unprecedented times there is a lot of attention and expectations directed to managers. Loads of tips and tricks how to master the role, embrace emotional intelligence, be more understanding and always inspiring. And what about employees? What can they do more to be successful along staying sane and surviving? The concept of “good […]
Tell me your motivation
We often hear talks about motivation. Everyone emphasizes how important it is to be aware of your main stimuli to act. Analysis of extrinsic or intrinsic types of motivation should guide everyone to the motivational enlightenment. But is that really so? Yes, we chose certain jobs and activities for a reason – because they give […]
Manage yourself to manage others
Lately management theme is all around me. Someone suffers from a manager with micromanagement style, another one misses people aspect in his manager’s actions, third one is looking for a guidance how to be a good manager. Indeed, when I think about it, the role of manager has significantly evolved in the past decades. Nowadays […]
Different side of routine
Quite often I hear people complaining about routine being one of the most boring and unfortunate things in the world. Commonly, people fussing about their work/life/relationship becoming a routine means that it lost its charm and excitement. But is it really the case? Routine is generally known as a sequence of actions followed regularly. The definition […]