Joyce Weiss

I work with organizations and individuals who want to kick conflict and chaos to the curb - Communication Strategist and Master Coach

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January 5, 2021 By Joyce Weiss

A Fascinating Study on the Power of Negativity in the Workplace

Gale Research conducted a study on the Power of Negativity in the Workplace.The survey only consists of two questions.

Would you rather:
1.  Accept a $10,000 pay raise knowing that you would be working with a negative person?
2. Keep your current salary and not work with a negative person?

The video below will give you the results.

Results from the survey: The Power of Negativity in the Workplace

25% of those surveyed would accept the $10,000 pay increase knowing that they would be working with a negative person.
74% of those surveyed would stay at their current salary and work with a negative person.

Were you surprised? Clients share how much stress they experience at work because of only one complainer on their team.  It takes a few sessions to create an action plan on how to deal with the complainer. At times we can try several strategies and nothing seems to work. That’s when we have to ask ourselves what else we need to do. The answer is usually changing our mindset. Not easy. But necessary.

I’ve included a link at the end of this post to an article on THE GAP – a safe place to go before you open your mouth. This is a great strategy to use when you need to remind yourself that the negative person is not attacking you, they are negative because of their situation. At times we personalize things a bit too much – not a judgment, just being real here. 🙂

Step into the GAP and remind yourself that you can do the following;

  • Walk away
  • Say something safe
  • Speak your truth

How Can We Use the Study of The Power of Negativity to Our Advantage? 

I’m hearing about so much stress and drama going on these days at work. We need to discover why great employees are leaving your company. They may not tell you that they found another job because of a negative colleague or leader at your company. Most people keep their reasons internally because they don’t want to open up a can of worms.

Think about the cost of retraining someone new and the loss of experience. One of the best ways to reduce negativity in the workplace is to make sure that everyone feels heard. Ask more questions, including all levels of your workforce in key decisions. Speaking to your negative person is something that leaders need to do in order to reduce the toxic environment from appearing. They need to be made aware that negativity, gossip, silence, or bullying are not acceptable in your workplace.

Let’s Stay Connected

Please share your thoughts on the negativity survey and content of this article. Tell us about your experience working with a negative person and how you did or did not resolve the situation.
Send me a private email HERE if you have a question about your own stress at work or even at home. I will answer your email immediately. Let’s get the conversation started. 🙂

I added an article below if you want to read more about THE GAP – how to get into a safe place before you open your mouth.

Here’s an article about THE GAP. Enjoy and let me know what “speaks’ to you.

Until Next Time,
Have a great week!

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP, CVP
The Queen of Conflict Resolution

P.S. Remember to grab your personalized FREE Communication Assessment to see how your communication impacts your success at work.
Visit Kick Conflict to the Curb to get started. 

 

 

Filed Under: negative people, Professional Development
Tagged With: negativty in the workpalce, resolve conflict and interpersonal issues

June 2, 2020 By Joyce Weiss

Are You Ready to Join Me in an Exciting New Online Virtual Class?

My clients have been asking me to create a new online course to help them or their direct reports advance their communication skills.  They share their frustration about colleagues or employees who are bullies, negative, hot-headed, or rude. Some clients want to be taken more seriously and get noticed and want to become a stronger communicator.

They also asked me to make the course easy, affordable, results-oriented, and have time with me as their online coach.  The last couple of months have been very productive because I took a few courses on how to engage and train successful virtual experiences.  All the years as a workshop trainer and keynote speaker are being put to use along with these new and exciting strategies to create online experiences for clients.  I’m ready to help anyone who wants to join me on this powerful journey.

I started a BETA class to cover these issues a few weeks ago.  It was such a success that led me to go the next step and create Kick Conflict to the Curb:  Get the Respect YOU Deserve.  The new class will be starting the week of June 8.  It is 6-weeks long and clients will be working with me and the other communication rock stars to practice new strategies and discuss their communication or conflict issues that they want to resolve.  It’s all about improving relationships at work and home while feeling more peaceful and reduce all the drama!

Please reach out to me to find out if this class is right for you or anyone who could benefit from becoming a master communicator.  I would love to see you as a Founding Member because the investment will never be this low after this first class.  Call 248.310.6998 (cell) or 800.713.1926 (office) to get you started.  The video will give you more details.

We can even set up a private class with your employees to fit their specific schedules.

Thanks for reading and watching the video.  I’m here to answer all your questions to get you started- less tension and stress!

Have a great week,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP
Career Coach and Communication Strategist

Filed Under: Professional Development, Resoving conflict in the workplace
Tagged With: resolve conflict and interpersonal issues, Respect in the Workplace

March 26, 2019 By Joyce Weiss

Managing Upward to Develop Your Career

One of my favorite parts of my job as a career coach is to help clients develop their career.  I was just hired to create a workshop for a client who wants me to work with her emerging leaders.  The group has been together for a few years and some of them have been promoted into leadership roles.  This blog post will cover three strategies that I will share with this impressive group.

Develop  Your Career Strategy #1:  What Leaders Have Influenced You?

Take a moment and ask yourself the following questions: Develop your career growth | Joyce Weiss
1.  Who is the most dynamic leader who has influenced you?
2.  Why did you select that person?
3.  What did you learn from this person?
4.  What challenges have you experienced as a leader or with your own leaders?

Once you answer these questions you will have a good idea on who has influenced you.  Take the positive experiences and add them to your toolbox.

Develop Your Career Strategy #2:  Assess the Quality of Your Relationship with Your Boss

  1.  What do you get from each other?
  2. Do you consistently get what you expect from him or her?
  3. To what extent do you enjoy this person’s company?
  4. How much do you respect him or her as a person?
  5. How much do you trust him or her with personal matters?
  6. What conversation do you need to have with your boss to help you develop your career?

If you are fortunate to have a good relationship with your boss, you will be able to share ideas on how to save money or improve productivity.  It’s time to get noticed.  If you don’t toot your own horn, who will?
Once you have your own team, remember these questions so you can develop an open and trusting relationship with them.

Develop Your Career Strategy #3:  Change Your Negative Self-Talk so You Can Move Forward code of conduct | develop your career growth

  1.  Change the following sentence from, “I have a mean boss” to “I need to discuss how my boss could help me be more effective.  I need to let my boss know what I need from her so I can give her what she wants.”
  2. Change the following sentence from, “I can’t motivate my people” to “I have to determine what I need to do to engage my team.”
  3. Change the following sentence from, “I don’t receive promotions” to ” I need to find out what I need to do to receive a promotion.”

People stay stuck when they constantly feed negative thoughts into their mind.  Listen to your self-talk and ask yourself what you need to start saying to yourself so you can develop your career.

Who can you speak to when you don’t have a good working relationship with your boss so you can learn what you need to do to develop your career?  We are in charge of our careers and it’s up to us to work around challenges that may be stopping our promotions or professional growth.

I want to hear from you

Add a comment to my blog on how you have developed your career.  How have you worked around a negative boss who tried to stop you from developing your career?  What stories or expressions help you?

You will receive a response from me because I enjoy connecting with my readers! 🙂  You are always welcome to send me a private email with concerns that you are experiencing at work.

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Until next time,

Joyce Weiss, Career Coach & Corporate Communication Strategist

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What You Tolerate!  

 

Filed Under: Career Development, Professional Development
Tagged With: career development, communicate with your boss, leadership

August 21, 2018 By Joyce Weiss

My Favorite Motivational Quote About Determination

 

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#motivationalquote
#Zigziglar
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This motivational quote is perfect for those of you who have family members attending high school or college. We can’t force others to learn.  It has to be something discovered on our own.  Those of you who live Zig Ziglar’s words realize the power of his message.

Clients who are open to learning about themselves know that learning is a continuous process.  They progress quickly during their coaching experience.  They are open to learning how they can improve and are accountable when they make mistakes while trying new strategies.

I will not work with people who are not willing to answer the following questions:

  • What worked this week?
  • What mistakes did you make?
  • What do you want to improve?

People who are not willing to learn are not successful coaching candidates.  The ones who are determined to learn advance in their career and live a fulfilled life.  It’s not rocket science.  Coaches ask questions in order to help clients discover this on their own.

What messages do you take away from this motivational quote?
What challenges do you experience with colleagues or relatives who don’t know the power of constant learning?

Feel free to forward this message to those who need to hear these important words from Zig Ziglar.

 

Filed Under: favorite quote, motivational quote, Professional Development
Tagged With: career development, favorite quote

June 19, 2018 By Joyce Weiss

Lessons Learned From Our Fathers

This week many of us celebrated Father’s Day. Some of our fathers are not living, yet their influence and memories live on forever.  We learned lessons because of, or in spite of, our experiences with our dads.  I decided to honor my father, Joseph Morris, and the positive influence he made in my life.  I am who I am because of his gentle spirit and total acceptance of me – even when I dyed my hair orange when I was a teen! 🙂

The text below is the introduction from my book, Take the Ride of Your Life!  Shift Gears for More Balance, Growth, and Joy.  I hope you enjoy a bit of my history.  I’d like to hear your stories about how your father influenced you in the comment section below.

When people ask me how I got the idea for Take the Ride of Your Life!, I tell them that the inspiration was simple.  A few years ago, I went to Dallas to meet with Juanell Teague, a professional speaker’s coach.
She gave me an assignment before my session with her: Make a list of the turning points in my life and
figure out how they have impacted who I am today.

One turning point I identified was a lesson I learned when my father taught me how to ride my two-wheel
bike — Joyce Weiss | career coach | communicatiions strategistwithout the training wheels. I remember the day I got that bike. It was red  with white streamers flowing from the handlebars. I was so excited; I was also scared out of my mind. You see, I wasn’t as physically coordinated as some of my friends. I was always — I mean always — the last one chosen for kickball.

Fortunately, my father understood me. He knew how embarrassed I would be trying to learn to ride my bike with all my friends watching from their front porches on Kentucky Street in Detroit. He wanted to take me to a place where I would be comfortable. So, every night after he came home from work, we would walk my new bike to the empty parking lot next to the bank. There were no cars or people in sight.

Then he would give me a pep talk: “Falling is okay. I know you will eventually learn if you trust yourself. Are you ready? Get on that bike. Pedal . . . pedal . . . pedal.” Inspired, I eagerly hopped on the bike and, just as quickly, fell off.

My dad told me, “Remember, I said you might fall. It’s okay. Just get back on.” I got back on and fell
again.  “Remember, I said to trust yourself, honey?” my father coaxed. “Practice makes perfect!”
determined, I got back on. And I fell once more — and not for the last time.

Still, my father was right. I finally did learn to ride my bike. He knew I could do it. Through all my spills,
I always Joyce Weiss | career coach | corporate communications strategistheard his message: “Trust yourself. It’s okay to fall. Just get back on and pedal. Practice makes perfect.”

Juanell immediately responded to my story and suggested that it was deeply related to who I am today. I started sharing my bike story with my audiences.  They connected with me like never before in my fifteen years as a professional speaker! Many thanked me because my insights gave them the hope that they could find their own “bike stories” to help them move ahead.

Audience members immediately started telling me their most cherished childhood memories of their bikes. I heard vivid tales about long-ago Schwinn Phantoms, Roadmasters, Huffys, and Evan Colsons. Others remembered muscle bikes, Stingrays, ten speeds, mountain bikes, and the rat-a-tat sound of playing cards flapping in the spokes. Banana seats, high-rise handlebars, and fenders were all fondly remembered.

Soon the “bike stories” themselves started rising to the surface.  I discovered that many people, like me, gained their first real sense of self-reliance and responsibility while learning to ride a bike.

“Who taught you?” “What lessons did you learn?” and “What about you is the same now as when you were a little girl or boy?” became part of these conversations. The deeply personal impact of each person’s bike-riding lesson was so interesting and enlightening, these stories naturally became a rich and exciting part of this book.

You’ll hear stories from people who share their own “Take the Ride of Your Life” experiences — the dreams, the growing pains, the “Take the Ride of Your Life” triumphs, the many falls, and what made them get up and try again.

The subject of each chapter came from the themes and patterns that emerged in these interviews. At the end of each chapter I have included exercises, which I call Gear-Shifting Action Steps, that helped me when I was on my discovery journey with Juanell.  I hope you will be inspired to use them, too.

Do you remember pedaling your bike up a hill? You reached the top and then started down, faster and faster. The wind blew in your face as trees, houses, and cars whizzed by. It was an unforgettable ride.

Come take that “ride” again. This book gives you the tools and inspiration you need to climb the hills, maneuver the twists and turns, and experience the thrill of your own journey — no matter where your ride in life may take you.

I want to hear from you

What is your bike-riding story?  Add a comment to my blog on how your father influenced you.  You will receive a response from me because I enjoy connecting with my readers! 🙂  I will send my booklet, 19 Surefire Ways to Bring More Joy and Harmony into Your Life to you when you send your story or experience.  You are always welcome to send me a private email with concerns that you are experiencing at work or home.

Please share this and any article that speaks to you or your company.  Loyal readers like you help us find more people who could benefit from these posts. Help us help them reduce conflict and improve leadership skills and quality of life.

Here’s the link which takes you to my bookstore where you can purchase your own copy of Take the Ride of Your Life!  I will send you two books for the price of one.  You can share the second copy with a friend or relative.  I will be happy to write a personal message on each book:  just send me the names to my email.  The bookstore sends me your information and I will send the books to you immediately.

 

This is Joyce Weiss
Corporate Communication Strategist and Career Coach

Until next time, Remember…”You Get What You Tolerate!”

PS  Get on your bikes and enjoy the ride! 🙂

Filed Under: childhood lessons, Personal Development, Professional Development
Tagged With: childhood lessons, Joyce Weiss's books

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