Creating Tomorrow

“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write“

(Source: John Adams)

Dear Friends,

I confess, I regularly follow “Dear Abby”. Recently she did a follow-up on a letter from a woman disgruntled by what she perceived as a colleague’s lax work ethic. This woman felt it was unfair to her that her colleague took time off to attend her children’s school activities and beauty appointments, for example.

The responses Abby received from other readers on her answer were mixed. Some joined in to mourn the overall decline in work ethic, while others pointed out how the game has changed - and many companies have missed out on changing with it. These changes include:

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“The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in a person’s determination.”

(Source: Tommy Lasorda)

When I had my threshold session with C., she considered her coach training and her teaching background as the perfect platform for giving back to her community.

In the urban neighborhood where she lived, she realized that many of the young people needed more hands-on support and mentoring in order to tap into positive goals for their lives, as well as to develop the skills and discipline they’d need to actually achieve those goals. C. had already invested time and thought into writing a booklet of advice for young women and was gathering material for a follow-up.

 In the meantime, though, C. married and become the mother of a young child. While continuing to strive to fulfill her own professional purpose, she also needed to find a way to supplement the family income while also securing the necessary care of her son during her absence.

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“Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.”

(Source: Albert Einstein)

P.S.: Happy4th of July to all my American readers!

Dear Friends,
Active participation increases your employees’ sense of co-ownership of the overall corporate vision, and it strengthens both their motivation and their loyalty. Listen to the podcast to find out more about the “participation principle”

Trina