Author Archives: Robyn Crigger
USE WISDOM TO NAVIGATE CHANGES IN LIFE
How many leaders do you know who seem to be competent and successful at “navigating and maneuvering change”? There are many types of changes, and if not experienced or having a good handle of managing change, a leader could cause more chaos than positive results. Any change has multiple factors and unexpected challenges. With that …
Continue Reading >INSIGHT OF TRANSITION DECISIONS
Companies and businesses have opportunities at times of choosing to participate in a transition, depending on their own status and what other organizations are experiencing. Some circumstances are influenced by their region’s economic status. The major factor could include what is happening to the company’s clients. If a large client has the majority of its …
Continue Reading >WHAT IS ON THE MINDS OF MOST ADULTS AT WORK & AT HOME
If you watch ANY TV at all, we have all been inundated with stories of our president and other political figures, the increase of violence, wide-spreading viruses, extreme weather conditions, and the lack of affordable housing, etc. You could probably count on one hand the number of positive stories being discussed. With all these issues …
Continue Reading >HOW WELL INFORMED ARE YOU in HANDLING SENSITIVE TOPICS RE: the HUMAN FACTOR?
Back in the 1960’s (and earlier) there were many young adults who went away to attend college and who had lead very protected and sheltered lives, thus these young people were not aware or familiar with alternative life styles, such as homosexuals or lesbians. Thus, a large number of these naiive adults experienced an awkward and …
Continue Reading >WHO MAKES A QUALIFIED LEADER & DO THEY WANT TO BE ONE?
Being a leader may not be what you expect. A Leader is not to be someone who is “all powerful” or one to “dictate everyone else’s life”. A Leader should be one who is honest, responsible, respectful of others, intelligent, full of integrity, straight-forward, accountable and one who takes the role seriously. At times a …
Continue Reading >HOW WOULD EMPLOYEES IMPROVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS?
When asking employees what they would like altered about company performance evaluations in order to be more beneficial, productive, and valued, these are some you have probably heard, but let’s review and clarify for a better understanding. First, have these “performance evaluations” offered at least 2 or 3 times a year. So much can happen …
Continue Reading >What Have You Done to Prepare for Workplace Violence
As violence at workplaces continue to escalate, it is becoming more critical for employers to address this concern by talking with employees about different scenarios that could develop and what concerns employees may have (as well as the need for employers). For instance, if an employee is one who has difficulty managing his/her own anger, …
Continue Reading >Do You Know How to Efficiently Manage a Business Transition?
Ready or not, here we go starting not only a “new” year but a “new decade”. As Compass Career Management Solutions has relayed to the Business Community in the past, “change is our one true constant”. Though many are rattled by change and transitions, they WILL continue! Does anything stay the same? We’ll have to think …
Continue Reading >USE WISDOM TO HEAD OFF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
How well do you understand the issue of Workplace Violence? It isn’t like waking up on the wrong side of the bed one day. Some people can be overly sensitive about their close relationships. Or it could be that a person can be highly sensitive about his/her hair, nose, accent, etc. and become exceedingly …
Continue Reading >Where Does Mental Health Rank on Employers’ Priority List
In case you hadn’t noticed, there has been a substantial increase in “workplace violence”. In fact, these have occurred in a wide variety of industries and levels of employment. The impact of hand guns is not necessarily the basis for this increase. Whether in schools, manufacturing firms, theaters, malls, etc., the increase in anger and violence …
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