May 10, 2016 • Volume 7, Issue 10 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: Improve Your Thinking
♦	Ask Amanda: I inherited an ineffective senior staffer. Help!
♦	Practical Tips: Alternative Explanations

Improve Your Thinking

One of the best techniques for becoming a better thinker is setting aside time to think without distractions. However, while most of us can set aside some time, once we start thinking about that important business problem we start going off on tangents. To keep yourself focused and sharpen your reasoning skills, write down your thoughts about the issue at hand. You don’t have to send it to anyone but getting your thoughts down on paper is a proven method for clarifying and focusing your ideas.
read more

	High performance is a habit.

Practical Tips: Alternative Explanations

One of the biggest obstacles we’ll face in our lives is our own inner critic. Every one of us possesses this voice in one form or another. The inner critic generates negative thoughts like, “I don’t have enough experience to take on that project; I’m not smart enough to run the business; I’m incapable of success.”
read more

I just inherited a senior staffer who isn’t cutting it. She’s totally unaware of her performance gaps even though she’s been here for years. I don’t want to be the bad guy. What do I do? M.P., Los Angeles, CA

First I’d confirm whether your judgment that she’s not “cutting it” is correct. As you’ve pointed out, it is odd that she wouldn’t have been made aware before now about her performance gaps.
read more

Sign me up for the Our Corporate Life Ezine

Recommended Resources

Learn the skills you need to get out of your own way, set and keep boundaries and more with our custom solution, Bootcamp in a Box.

Connect with us:

Our Corporate Life LLC (OCL) created a custom solution to quickly reduce the disruptive drama and corporate insanity that gets in the way of implementing business solutions. OCL is founded on the belief that acting humanely and achieving business success are always compatible. Working with both companies and individuals, OCL solves the problems no one wants to deal with: enabling corporate employees at every level to optimize profits while thriving in the workplace.

%$optoutlink$%