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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February 2, 2021 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Why Humility is So Important These Days!

  • Do you know why humility is so important these days?
  • Have you thought about how others need to use humility more in their life? {Not sounding judgmental here, just asking. :)}

The video and article below describe the characteristics of why humility is so important. I will ask you a couple more questions at the end of this post. Sound good?

Why Humility is so Important Strategy 1:  Humility is NOT a Weakness

Humility is:

  • Knowing that you don’t have all the answers. This is a sign of strength!
  • Realizing when you need help. Another sign of strength!
  • This leads to Mastery because it’s all about self-improvement.

Zoom is a perfect example. I became a Certified Virtual Presenter through e-speakers.  They taught me how to use all the gadgets like breakout rooms, chat, camera skills, and knowing what to do when you get kicked out due to power issues. We’ve all seen leaders on zoom and other platforms who crack under pressure if the screen isn’t’ shared or they don’t how to control the mute button when there are dogs barking or babies crying.

I now know why humility is so important after becoming certified. I’ve experienced the following challenges:

  • the screen froze
  • share screen function didn’t work
  • the microphone wasn’t working
  • the internet was weak and kept on kicking us out of the meeting

In the past, I was not in control of the meeting and let the technology issues take over the entire training. This was a hard lesson to learn. If I can do this, so can you! Now, the reality is that I laugh during virtual training when IT issues happen. I’m not in charge of the internet – neither are you! We can still be human and when this happens. People are very forgiving. When we are in control of a meeting, we need to be role models for those who may not understand why humility is so important. We need to show them that we are not perfect. Imagine that!

Why Humility is so Important Strategy 2:  Joyce’s Challenge for YOU

I challenge you to:

      1. Know when you need help. Remember this is a sign of strength. Masterminds are hotter than ever because they work. I’m in 2 and they have helped me and all the mastermind members grow constantly.

     2. Stay curious.  Keep taking classes. There is the BEST training on youtube.  Online courses are easy to find. My click funnel experts, Doresa Ibrahim and Shasta Grifka are testing my humility at this time. They are teaching me a new platform to host our new online courses and contacts. It’s new, hard, and not fun to learn. Even though I realize that we will get through this after becoming more familiar with the A-Z client system, BUT it’s hard and I’m kicking all the way to the finish line. I’m being real here, dear readers! The good news is that being curious is what started us to find a better platform. Humility is kicking in for me for sure. It’s also hard to be patient. Thanks to Doresa and Shasta for being so understanding and it’s great that I trust both of them. Hopefully, they won’t fire me as a client for being so darn real.  🙂 Does this sound familiar to any of you?

   3. Trust yourself when things are not perfect.  Mistakes are part of mastery. You already know this. It’s still not easy showing our humility at times. It’s worth having such a belief in yourself and others who may be coaching you that you will get through it.

  4. Be comfortable in your own skin.  There will be times when discomfort appears. That’s also a good sign. This could mean it’s a learning lesson or life is telling you something new about your own humility. Pay attention. Learn. Be curious. It’s all good.

Let’s Stay Connected!

1. What are some of your thoughts about this article and video? Those of you who share either in the comment section below or send me an email will receive a new video (that I have not posted yet) about using props to engage your virtual meetings. It’s short and contains tips to liven up your virtual meetings.

2. Please share a time when you were challenged by your own humility. We all have our stories!

3. Hey, Dear Readers, I’m here for you when you have questions about your own communication or relationship “challenges.” Feel free to send me an email. Full disclosure here: I don’t charge anything when people send me questions or comments via email. Staying connected is what it’s all about for me.

Have a Great Week!

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

Remember, You Get What YOU Tolerate!

P.S. Career Advancement is like riding a bike: Shift Gears from coasting to owning the road!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Career Development, humility
Tagged With: importance of humility, personal accountability

September 17, 2019 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

3 Accountability Strategies to Stay Employed!

Would you like to learn 3 accountability strategies to help you stay employed?
What is one reason why your organization should keep you?

One of my clients asked me to talk to her high-level administrative professionals on “Empowering Yourself to Success.”  Her team is doing a GREAT job. My task was to encourage them to get to their next level of continuous improvement and dig deep discussing the 3 accountability strategies.

This blog post contains some of the content that I used in the training. I hope that you enjoy these ideas.

Make sure and share your concerns, stories, or questions about employee engagement…to reduce conflict in the workplace.

Check out this podcast on TEAM Synergy.

Accountability Strategy #1:  Doing Your Personal BEST 

The comments below are answers from my research to the question, “How do you do your personal best?”

  • “I ask for more things to do.”
  • “The more I know, the more I can contribute.”
  • “I do what I can to make my boss look good.”

I shared the platform with Olympic Gold Medalist, Mary Lou Retton.  She told me how she feels about doing your personal best.
“Champions don’t wait 4 years to make their heroic opportunity.  They create an opportunity every day.  Champions practice because they treat workouts as the Olympics.  Anyone could win in the Olympics, but could doesn’t count.”

Accountability Strategy #2:  Adding Value Accountability Strategy

  • Make sure that you contribute more than you cost.
  • Make a difference.
  • Add enough value so that something very important would be missing if you left!

What are the reasons why your organization should keep you?  Hey, if you don’t toot your own horn…who will?  Your answer may be a good one to keep during your next evaluation. 🙂

Accountability Strategy #3:  Use this post for a team meeting

Share this post with your team and ask them the same question on why the organization should keep them employed.  This is a great team exercise which I use during my training.

  • People who are modest are asked to go deep and share because we all need to know our strengths.
  • People who like boasting about themselves are asked to be very honest and share their talents.
  • The team will let them know if they are just bragging.
  • Be careful with this one because at times conflict can come out of these transparent exercises.  Conflict is great when things get resolved and communication goes deep.
  • You know where to find me if you want me to help you discuss these important issues and hold each other accountable.

I want to hear from you

Was this helpful?
Please share with your team or others who you feel would enjoy the content.
Make sure and send me the reasons why your company or clients should keep you.
I will respond and I’m sure this will be an interesting set of comments from my readers.

Stay Connected with Joyce

Please contact me at 800.713.1926 to explore how career coaching could be a great action step for your career development.
There are many options to fit your budget and time schedule! 🙂  Send me an email and you know I will get back to you. 😉

Until next time,

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

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!

PS Career Advancement is like riding a bike. Shift Gears from coasting to owning the road!

I help others have tough conversations so they get a better night’s sleep.  Find your voice with Joyce! 🙂

 Remember to check out this podcast on Team Synergy by hitting this link

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: accountability strategies, Career Development
Tagged With: career development, personal accountability

August 6, 2019 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Accountability Strategies to Build a Powerful Team: Part 5

  • Are you ready to learn 3 new accountability strategies to support your team to become accountable for its actions?
  • Do you want your team to feel comfortable with constructive feedback?
  • Are you willing to act proactively with your team when they need to become more accountable?

If you answered yes to any of the questions, you are in the right place!
Welcome to Communication Skills at Work, the place where leaders learn how to kick conflict to the curb, to earn the respect they deserve!

Today’s video and blog article will give you and your team 3 new accountability strategies to help your team change it’s mindset to one of accountability and responsibility.

Sound good?  Let’s go deeper!

The links below cover Parts one to four in the five-part series:

Accountability Strategies part one

Accountability Strategies part two

Accountability Strategies part three

Accountability Strategies part four

Accountability Strategy #One:  Support Your Team to Feel Comfortable Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback

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Accountability Strategy # Six:  Accept Your Responsibility to Initiate Conversations with Your Team

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Accountability Strategy # Seven:  Remind Your Team to Become Accountable and Responsible

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I want to Hear From You

Add a comment to my blog on how you create a team where accountability is the norm.  What challenges do you experience with resistance from some team members to become accountable?  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.

Stay Connected with Joyce

Please contact me at 800.713.1926 to explore how career coaching could be a great action step for your career development.
There are many options to fit your budget and time schedule! 🙂

Until next time,

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

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!

The links below cover Parts one to four in the five-part series:

Accountability Strategies part one

Accountability Strategies part two

Accountability Strategies part three

Accountability Strategies part four

Filed Under: accountability strategies, change culture
Tagged With: constructive feedback, personal accountability

July 23, 2019 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Accountability Strategies to Build a Strong Culture: Part 3

Do you want to:

  • Learn more accountability strategies?
  • Change your culture from blame and finger-pointing?
  • Create a culture where everyone is accountable for personal and team accountability?

If so, you are in the right place.  Today’s video and article are about 4 new accountability strategies for you to share with your team. This is the third article in the series.  You will find more information on accountability in the next few videos and articles. I suggest that you document all of the areas that need to be changed for the entire organization.  Have a meeting where everyone discusses how the organization can improve.  This will get the buy-in from everyone and not just leaders

For more accountability strategies read the links below:

Accountability strategies part 1

Accountability strategies part 2

Accountability Strategy #1:  Stop attending the pity party

 

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Accountability Strategy #2:  Listen to Constructive Feedback

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Accountability Strategy #3:  Change your victimization habits

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Accountability Strategy #4:  Continuously remind yourself and your team to hold each other accountable 

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I want to hear from you

Add a comment to my blog on how you hold your team accountable.  What stories or expressions help you get the best results?

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.

Stay Connected with Joyce

For more accountability strategies read the links below:

Accountability strategies part 1

Accountability strategies part 2

Please contact me at 800.713.1926 to explore how career coaching could be a great action step for your career development.
There are many options to fit your budget and time schedule! 🙂

Until next time,

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

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!

Filed Under: accountability strategies, change culture
Tagged With: change workplace culture, personal accountability

July 9, 2019 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Accountability Strategies to Build a Strong Team: Part 2

Do you want to:

  • Use new accountability strategies to improve morale and productivity?
  • Work in an environment where people are held responsible for the success and failure of projects?
  • Change your team’s culture from blame to We are in this together?

Today’s video and blog include strategies on how to take the old definition of accountability and change it to a powerful mantra – We are in this together.  Sound good?  Let’s go deeper.

Accountability Strategy #1:  It’s time to change

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Accountability Strategy #2:  Change poor performance

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Accountability Strategy #3:  Stop blaming others

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Accountability Strategy #4:  Stop accusing others of making mistakes 

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Accountability Strategy #5:  Change your culture to the creative approach

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Accountability Strategy # 6:  Empower others to be accountable 

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Accountability Strategy #7:  Change the team mantra

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I want to hear from you

What accountability strategy speaks to you?  Add a comment to my blog on how you hold your team accountable for the success and failure of projects. What changes do your teams need to make to improve morale and productivity?  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.

Stay Connected with Joyce

For more accountability strategies read part 1 of the series here.

Please contact me at 800.713.1926 to explore how career coaching could be a great action step for your career development. There are many options to fit your budget and time schedule! 🙂

Until next time,

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

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!  

 

Filed Under: accountability strategies, increase morale
Tagged With: Coaching as a Leader, personal accountability

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