Positive Workplace

A positive workplace results in more productivity and success. Find practical tips on how to create a more positive workplace on my blog.

Boo! Seven Ways to Handle Fear

We all handle fear in our particular way. Some ways are healthier than others. Some of us love to be scared. Some of us not so much. As I’ve written before, emotions are filed away in our brains as if there were a file drawer for each emotion. Everything you have ever been afraid of gets filed in the fear drawer, or neural network as a psychologist would call it. If you have unresolved fears from the past, those old…

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New Poll on Why Positive Feedback Matters

Positive feedback leads to better results and happier employees. Gallup, the polling agency that has been focusing on employee engagement, is just out with new numbers and a white paper on “Why Employees are Fed Up with Feedback.” Their polling reveals how negative feedback demotivates managers and employees alike in overwhelming numbers. As Gallup reports, only 14% of managers feel good about their ability to give feedback. And a whopping 89.1% of employees who get negative feedback report feeling not…

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Three Tips to Handle Your Boss and Stay Sane at Work

Are you biting your pencil in frustration at not knowing what to do about a boss who doesn’t empower you to do your best work? It’s a problem that’s more common than people like to think about. Bosses are people too, with all the fears, problems, inner conflicts, trials, and tribulations of daily life. Even if you like and admire your boss, and even if you like your job, it can sometimes feel like your boss is in the way.…

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5 Ways to Beat The Holiday Blues

Get through your holiday blues without giving into them. In spite of holiday parties at work and at home, carolers at the mall, and all those twinkling lights, a lot of people aren’t feeling the holiday cheer. Holidays can bring on the blues, leaving you feeling sad, isolated, and even mournful. It may seem counter-intuitive, but in order to dispel these feelings, it’s important to first acknowledge and honor them. The more you try to ignore them, the more often…

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Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D. ACC  is an independent coach. As an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation, Lisa honors and abides by the ICF Code of Ethics.  All coaching sessions and consultations are confidential.

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