by Edward | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Have you avoided giving feedback fearing you will hurt someone’s feelings? Do you want to get better at giving honest constructive feedback? Should you give feedback the way you like to receive it or the manner in which it is best received by the person to whom you...
by Edward | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you a procrastinator? Why do people procrastinate? Hello, my name is The Edward Jones; I am a procrastinator. I deal with it every day. Outsiders perceive me to be organized, purposeful, and disciplined. Believe me, it takes conscious effort. For example, I get up...
by Edward | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you aware of biases in the workplace? What are your biases? All of us have biases. I don’t think it is possible to eliminate biases. As I see it, the objective we should strive for is how to manage them. I have addressed racial and gender bias in previous blogs so...
by Edward | Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is the difference between a textbook and an authentic leader? What type of leader do you want to be? While in graduate school, I learned theories about human behavior. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People provided the roadmap of how to put those theories into...
by Edward | Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you ego-driven? How has your ego helped and hurt you? The ego is an enormous strength and a profound weakness. When I was in my prime, I did a lot of weightlifting. I’d ask myself, what can a personal trainer do for me that I cannot do for myself? I carried...
