Relationships Matter: Grace Under Pressure
After graduating from college, I landed my first job as a residence counselor at the University of Cincinnati. I was on a nine-month contract, so I supplemented my income by working for an employment services company, Manpower, during the summer. I worked a...
Relationships Matter: Start with Curiosity not Judgement
In more primitive times, evaluating or judging people and environmental conditions was a survival mechanism. In those cases, it was clearly a strength. Judgments had to be made quickly because one’s life was at stake. In some current situations, it might still be...
Work Relationships Matter: Controlling Your Day
I found the following quote on a Facebook post, “Sometimes the only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.” Do you agree? Or would you respond by saying, oh no, not one of them; a naïve Pollyanna who views the world through rose-colored...