by Rachel Brookhart | Sep 20, 2015 | Administration
Originally published at www.cnmsocal.org as part of the 5 Things Friday series. This morning I walked past a coworker’s desk and noticed a very full flip chart sheet with leader written in bright pink at the top. Surrounding the word were all sorts of attributes and...
by Rachel Brookhart | Sep 10, 2015 | Administration
The definition of leadership What is leadership? Well, we know it’s a very popular phrase that management folks like to throw around. I hear it at least 100 times a day. But what is it really? To me, leadership is lifting up others around you and moving the...
by Rachel Brookhart | Mar 3, 2015 | Administration
Originally published on www.cnmsocal.org. One of my biggest pet peeves is the use of the word “we” in meetings. You know what I’m talking about… “We need to get those numbers up this quarter.” “We need to make sure this report goes out on time.” “We need to talk with...
by Rachel Brookhart | Jan 5, 2015 | Administration
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org. Happy New Year! Have you made a resolution yet? No? Don’t worry – I have created some for you, and none of them involve diets. Follow these simple resolutions and watch as your 2015 becomes your best year yet. I resolve to take...
by Rachel Brookhart | Jan 5, 2015 | Administration
Happy 2015! New year, new you, right? We do this to ourselves every year, don’t we? “This year I am going to do better!” And then we don’t. I once heard someone say that you have 4 burners, like a stove. One burner is family, one is friends, one is health, and one is...
by Rachel Brookhart | Dec 15, 2014 | Administration
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org. Making sure you have a motivated and happy team doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are a few things you can do for your staff that don’t cost more than a little bit of time. 1. Thank them. You work hard and so does your staff....
