Employee Whisperer Magazine Mar 2022

Employee Whisperer Magazine March, 2022

CLAIMING YOUR POWER How to travel with a small budget

THE WOMEN'S POWER ISSUE

BE THE LEADER OTHERS WANT TO WORK FOR Make travels much easier for you

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What I'm Hearing

Executive Coaching Tip: Claiming Your Power

What I'm hearing from my clients and my professional associates, and what I'm reading in the business media

Tips for setting the tone and taking action to Claim Your Power

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Be the Leader Others Want to Work For

Books I Recommend

Focus on your own leadership development as a retention strategy

Two books that I can recommend, not just for help in your professional life, but your personal life as well.

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Quote of the Month

What I've Been Up To

A bit of shared Client Wisdom

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What I'm Hearing...

Here are some of the latest topics of discussion among my professional associates and what I'm reading in the business media.

1. THE GREAT "RE-SHUFFLE" We've heard about "The Great Resignation" for a while now. If you've been watching the job reports and paying attention to the number of open jobs, you know there is a big shift going on. Some people are taking advantage of opportunities with better pay, schedules that are a better fit, and work environments (and bosses) that may be more pleasant.

2. THE NEED FOR MORE PROACTIVE MANAGERS One of the main reasons that employees run for the exit has to do with their immediate manager. There is a big push to find (or develop) managers who work to "live" the corporate culture and make others feel part of the team. With remote work or hybrid work environments - coupled with high rates of employee angst and discontentment - the need for these talented managers is greater than ever.

3. THE 4-DAY WEEK EXPERIMENT - 4DWW Iceland experimented with a 4DWW and it was rather successful. The company InDebted tried it as well and found that the 32-hour work week along with collaborative systems seemed to be their keys to success. They also found that a focus on goals and results instead of time "put in" led to employees' enhanced clarity and performance.

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Be the Leader

Others Want to Work For I mentioned earlier in this edition that employees often decide to leave a job based on their relationship with their manager. How many times have you heard employees stay despite being mistreated by their manager? It happens all the time.

Now, however, employees have more options and are facing a job market with many more choices for pay, benefits, culture, and favorable schedules.

What can you do to become "That Manager" - the one that employees feel they don't want to leave? The answer is complex, but you are probably already on your way.

Let me try to give you a few tips to help you focus your time and attention on your own leadership development: It's not simply enough to hold group meetings and share information. You must find ways to connect with members of your own leadership team or employees at a more individual level. Scheduling one-on-one meetings with some regularity can really help give both you and your employee options to gain clarity, discuss issues, and highlight their accomplishments.

Work to tune into your employees' respective styles, talents, and skills. Allow this knowledge to inform the assignments, assistance, and explanations you give them. There is not a "one size fits all" solution.

Articulate your rationale for a given decision or direction (to the extent you can share). It helps your employees buy-in to the direction you've asked them to take and helps them see how their efforts directly support any particular initiative.

Provide feedback - positive or constructive - as close to the event as possible. Allow employees to take in feedback in the moment so they can make a connection between their actions and your words.

Hold everyone equally accountable. Don't show favoritism and have regular methods for receiving status on issues and work production.

Take time to include everyone, not just those who speak up regularly.

Your introverts need support too!

Want to explore this topic with me in more depth?

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Client WISDOM

GROWTH HAPPENS THROUGH

VULNERABILITY AND HONESTY

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Executive Coaching Tip CLAIMING YOUR POWER For some of you, Claiming Your Power may seem like something you have already mastered. For others, it still seems like an elusive goal. Claiming your Power begins with your intention. You need to proactively make decisions on a few fronts: 1. How you want to show up for yourself and those you care about the most 2. How you want to be perceived by those who matter to you 3. What you are willing to tolerate and eliminating those that truly don't serve you 4. What you want your own definition of success to look like 5. How you want to feel about yourself when you reflect on your actions Some think of claiming power as something negative, like a power grab. Others feel you need to be aggressive and step on others to get ahead. That is NOT what I am advocating here.

I want women, in particular, to see themselves as the strong, powerful people they are.

To adopt this view requires a strong sense of self, powerful intentions, and a vision for what you truly want. And it takes a bit of resilience - the power to bounce back!

It all starts with giving yourself permission to "own" your power. You must recognize your power and "own" it before you can claim it. Sounds logical, doesn't it? Then why is it so hard for us to do?

I think we often get confused by thinking we have to be aggressive. Many of us are not comfortable with that adjective, much less the actions that go with it. What actually works better for us as a matter of daily practice, is to be ASSERTIVE. This means that we operate and communicate with clarity, we hold our ground for what we need and want, and we don't allow others to intimidate us when something is truly important. What will you do to more fully Claim Your Power?

Want to learn more about your own Resilience?

You can take your Resilience Quiz by clicking HERE or going to this address: https://PersonalPowerQuiz.com

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Books I Recommend EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 2.0 Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Dr. Travis Bradberry and Dr. Jean Greaves is a handy reference for improving your Emotional Intelligence. This is one of the most important skills to master if you want to be a sought-after leader in the future. Those who master their own Emotional Intelligence have better relationships in every aspect of their life and business. The book also includes a link for you to take our own Emotional Intelligence assessment. You can the use your results and compare it to the tips and techniques included in the book to learn practical actions you can take to improve. I highly recommend this to my clients for our Executive Coaching engagements.

Click here to find it on Amazon.com

ATLAS OF THE HEART I've been a fan of Brene' Brown and her work for many years. Her sense of humor and her approach to disarming our own negative connotations of our own emotions can be very helpful. In this book, I love the way she explores human emotion in a way that can offer us clarity and helps us discover new ways to view how and what we are feeling.

Her book is laid out in an easy-to-read fashion. I continue to explore it and then commit to processing what I read. Enjoy!

Click here to find it on Amazon.com

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What I've Been Up To Hi, I'm Tina Meilleur and thanks for reading! I hope this March, 2022 edition of my magazine finds you well and happy...

This is what I do: I'm known as "The Employee Whisperer" by my clients. Yes, that's really my thing! I could probably be called the "Leadership Whisperer" as well. I help women like you Business Owners and Professionals - get the tools and techniques you need to smooth out conflict, help you show up confidently and powerfully, and bring your leadership to new heights - to get the results you want and need!

You'll build new skills in communication and effective interactions with your peers, supervisor, executives, and team - becoming your own "Employee Whisperer".

I engage in customized Executive Coaching, team workshops, strategic planning, public speaking, and informative online training and webinars.

Let's Connect Email: Tina@designyoursuccess.com Connect on Facebook here Connect on Instagram here Connect on Twitter here Connect on LinkedIn here

Connect with me and let's explore what we might do together!

I'm a professionally trained coach with a CPA and an Executive MBA, serving my clients as their Executive and Business Coach.

And this is what I've been up to: Last month, I visited with several former clients to hear about their current issues and challenges. I am now working with them again to help elevate their leaders to more quickly prepare them for the challenges they are facing. My clients see the talent and the motivation of their team members and leaders, but don't always have the time to shepherd their leadership development to the immediate level they need. I step in to help level-up their leadership and communication skills through Executive Coaching and I can do the same for you!

On a personal note, I took the time to enjoy the blooming camellias (see the photo) in my yard. Tell me that's not a great Valentine's Day background! They have been growing since the 70's or so and they are twice as tall as me!

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