The organizational chart is a wonderful visioning and management tool. Unfortunately too few people use it. The org chart is a visual chart/graph/spreadsheet of who reports to who in the business or organization. If people don't know who reports to who it causes confusion and inefficiencies. People do...
The State of the American Workplace
I just read (twice) a 200-page article entitled 'The State of the American Workplace' and it was fascinating. It talks about the metrics associated with engaging workers and that it is largely the direct supervisor's responsibility to engender engagement in the organization. A dismal 33% of employees are engaged, meaning they feel connected to the mission, feel that they are working in their strengths zone,...
My Book Zero Stress Leadership Event in Keene, NH March 11 2-3pm.
Hi everyone. I will be promoting my new book Zero Stress Leadership at the Toadstool Bookstore in Keene, NH on March 11, 2017 from 2-3pm. I will present some of the content of the book for 30 or so minutes and then take questions and do some on the spot coaching! I'm truly excited to get my book out there and have people put its principles to work for them in their relationships at work and at home. My book will be for sale and I will personally sign each copy. If you can't attend, the book is for sale at the Toadstool as well as on my website www.zerostressleadership.com Here's the link to the event: http://www.toadbooks.com/event/keene-jeff-saari-presents-zero-stress-leadership
The Five Signs of Emotional Intelligence
I was reading an article lately entitled "The Five Signs of Emotional Intelligence", and it was really good. Of course EI is a vast topic and there are many more signs of EI, but this primer was a good read. The five signs according to this article are: being able to handle feedback well (without excuses, denial,...
Connection to Your Work
When you get up on Monday morning, what do you tell yourself about going to work (provided work is the normal M-F)? Do you know the regular thought patterns that show up? Are some of them negative? With the most heart attacks happening Monday morning, there seems to be a stress about going to work. This is a problem...
The Value of Conflict
Most times when we hear the word conflict we associate negative words to it: war, battle, fight, strife, antagonism, quarrel, struggle, clash, opposition, squabble, tension, dissension, divergence, friction, and disharmony to name a few. I do an activity sometimes with groups and leaders where I put the word...