During the worst Kansas thunderstorms you’ll usually find me outside my house, precariously perched on an unstable ladder that is sinking in the mud, trying desperately to dig two or three seasons of composed leaves and debris out of my clogged gutters. I’m getting pelted by rain and probably some hail. I’m soaked, clutching metal [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Employee Motivation, Life Balance, Self Care | Leave a commentThe word desire has 13th Century French origins in the phrase “de sidere,” meaning “from the stars.”
Posted in Blog | Tagged Employee Motivation, Leadership, Self Care, Self Efficacy | 1 CommentIn the Western Christian tradition, Epiphany commemorates the visitation of the Magi to the infant Jesus.
Posted in Blog | Tagged Employee Motivation, Life Balance, Self Care | Leave a commentAs the day of my first PCM seminar in Spanish was fast approaching, I had increasing concerns about my ability to perform in another language, or if the model was appropriate in the Colombian cultural context. In the end, the majority of my fears were unfounded. It is amazing what stress can do to one’s perspective.
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Leverage Diversity, Process Communication Model, Self Care, soft-skills | Leave a comment“Through PCM you gain a lot of self awareness and learn how to proclaim a message of who you are as a church,” Ratzlaff says. “It helps us on a daily basis with our interactions with people of all styles. I love that it helps embrace each person’s diversity and gifts and helps you know how to make leadership choices and to honor everyone’s gift when moving a group forward.”
Posted in News | Tagged Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Effective Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leverage Diversity, Life Balance, Process Communication Model, Self Care, Social Intelligence, soft-skills | Leave a commentMinding Matters that Matter
Posted in Newsletter | Tagged Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Process Communication Model, Professional Development Services, Self Care | Leave a commentWe know our success is dependent on providing excellent services for our clients. And we believe our success is also dependent on our ability to encourage and motivate each other in meaningful ways, and holding each other accountable to higher and higher standards, both professionally and humanly.
Posted in Blog | Tagged Communication Skills, Effective Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, Self Care, soft-skills, Trust In the Workplace | 1 CommentBlog post on the first chapter of “Switch, How to Change When Change is Hard,” by Chip & Dan Heath
Posted in Blog | Tagged Life Balance, Self Care | 3 CommentsPCM NUGGET – filling our own tanks in healthy ways so that we are fully available to serve others.
NE CORNER – To be the best parent, the best spouse, the best you – you must first take care of yourself.
UPCOMING EVENTS – We hope to see you at one soon!
WHERE WE’LL BE – ETDA Summit, Wichita Chamber Sunrise Scrambler, ACCT, see you there?
WHITE PAPER – Prepare for the Future, Invest in Your People.
CONNECT WITH US – You’ll find us on FB, Twitter, LinkedIn.
HOT WING UPDATE – Nate at Jefferson’s in Lawrence, KS – Go Jayhawks!
Taking care of your whole person, emotionally, physically, and getting your own needs met in a healthy way first, in order to be present at work and at home. This is the beginning step toward balancing work and family.
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