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Managing Workplace Fear

Richard Himmer — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:14:02 +0000

The Workplace Fear Factor Leaders report that they spend up to 40 percent of their day managing the ‘fear factor.’ Usually fear is the result of feeling helpless or threatened. It is interesting to note that leaders who spend their … Continue reading →

Ted & Ting’s Great Adventures

Richard Himmer — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:35:23 +0000

I’ve just completed writing a book on the 7 Skills of Powerful Listening. I’ve titled it: Ted & Ting’s Great Adventures: An Introduction to the 7 Skills of Powerful Listening As I prepare the manuscript for publishing, I’m offering you … Continue reading →

Leadership Does Not Mean You Are Right

Richard Himmer — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:25:32 +0000

Kurt Lewin was a holocaust survivor and the Father of Organizational Consulting. One of his students approached him suggesting they study group dynamics in an authoritarian setting compared with a democratic team approach. Lewin knew the answer, he had witnessed … Continue reading →

Compassion is the practice of Listening, not Relating

Richard Himmer — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:31:14 +0000

The following story is an actual account sent to me by a client I’ll refer to as Lana. A good friend and business associate of mine, Pam (name changed) was conducting some customer service trouble-shooting for me with our distributor. … Continue reading →

Adrenaline

Richard Himmer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:21:15 +0000

Who Needs a Brain When You Have Adrenaline? Let’s say you are about to speak in front of 250 people. You have prepared for this speech with great effort. You have every word memorized and you know exactly what you … Continue reading →

Workplace Demotivators

Richard Himmer — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:22:38 +0000

Are there Workplace Demotivators in your Office? Our workplace environments are like walking through a motivational paradox. It seems that employees are going through the motions, giving halfhearted service, showing minimal initiative, and engaging in a good amount of non-productive … Continue reading →

But I Am Right

Richard Himmer — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:42:50 +0000

Have you ever been in a heated discussion with someone and become frustrated because they didn’t understand your point of view? This isn’t an argument over opinion, as your mind testifies, this is factual. All that person has to do … Continue reading →

Boring Meetings and Effective Decision-Making

Richard Himmer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:34 +0000

Empirically speaking, the only thing more distasteful than endless and boring meetings is an employee’s boss (Hogan, 1994). The latter is support by research. For more than three decades I have been attending poorly run meetings. Some with agendas, some … Continue reading →

Managers: Do You Have The Right Stuff?

Richard Himmer — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:46:44 +0000

What is the difference between a manager and a leader? The term is used interchangeably in most circles of discussion. Steven R. Covey said that managers manage things and leaders lead people. Managers manage budgets, time lines, and projects. Leaders … Continue reading →

How Much Power is too Much Power

Richard Himmer — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:16:10 +0000

When the United States of America first organized herself into a country she ratified the Articles of Confederation. The document gave most of the power to the states and left very little with the Federal government. As tantalizing as that … Continue reading →