Marlene Chism
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- Reinvention, Inner Game of Success, Self-Mastery
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- Stop Workplace Drama
- Career Focus
- Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Consultant
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- American Society of Training and Development
Marlene Chism is a consultant, international speaker, leadership coach and author of Stop Workplace Drama(TM) (Wiley 2011). Marlene's passion is developing wise leaders and helping people to discover, develop and deliver their gifts to the world. From stopping drama to enlightened leadership, Marlene's message is spreading across the country at association meetings, corporate retreats, universities and other venus. Marlene has a Communications degree from Drury University, and a master's degree in Human Resources Development from Webster University.
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Four Ways to Stop Your Family and Friend Drama
Complaining and negativity is difficult enough in the workplace, but what do you do when a relative or friend, (Sally, Sam, or Sue) occupies your time with venting, complaining and negativity? It’s difficult to see someone you care about go through hard times but it seems that this is more of a pattern than a particular situation. Negativity breeds negativity and research shows that venting only makes things worse. Here are four choices to stop your drama with your family and friends! Unplug I have a saying: it takes two to play games unless you are playing solitaire.
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10 Things to Give Up in 2010
Instead of trying to lose 10 pounds for your New Year’s resolution, what if you decided to give up 10 habits the keep you from loving your life? Here are ten things to give up in 2010. 1. Give up the need to controlr Impatience, complaining, and manipulation are ways we try to change something that can’t be changed. You can't control the weather, the crowds at the grocery store or traffic. All you can do is prepare, shop at a different time or leave early. 2.
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4 Ways to Make Sure Meetings Are Not a Waste of Time
Meetings can be a big waste of time or the biggest time saver. It all depends on your skills of keeping the meeting on track and engaging your staff. The challenges that keep your meetings from being productive include going on way past the allotted time, getting off track, and meetings that turn into gripe sessions. Here are four basics to running an effective meeting that keeps you completely in charge and engages your employees. 1. Set the expectations 2. Acknowledge the elephant 3. Beat the dead horse 4.
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Top Seven Tips for Reducing Workplace Negativity
Negativity is the number one productivity problem in the workplace. Signs of negativity include backstabbing, gossiping, power struggles and lack of teamwork. The end result is absenteeism, low morale and turnover. Here are seven tips for improving workplace relationships and reducing negativity. 1. Facilitate Regular Staff Meetingsr When done properly, regular meetings provide a forum for listening, problem-solving and honoring peak performance. Meeting mistakes include lecturing instead of engaging the team, inconsistent meeting times, no agenda, and no fun. 2.
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Get Grounded While In Transition with These Three Steps
Any time you have been really caught off guard and you are in a lot of pain, there is always an awakening with lots of wonderful life lessons to follow. The world is in a financial crisis and people are losing their homes, moving in with relatives, wondering about where their next pay check is coming from. The emotional, spiritual and mental aspects of these kinds of changes create chaos and overwhelm. Many people shift into panic mode, and take action only to experience a downward spiral.
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Overworked and Overwhelmed? Three Ways to Take Charge of Your Life
If you are obsessing, worrying and feeling overworked, you may feel stuck on the hamster wheel and not know how to change. You long for fun and relaxation but you can’t see any change in sight. If you relate to the song, “I can’t get no satisfaction,” it’s time to make a couple of needed changes. 1. Stop working so much 2. Take a technology break 3. Block out time for fun Stop working so muchr We get addicted to adrenalin and being busy.
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Release Resistance and Increase Productivity
Nothing is so much of a time waster than trying to help someone solve a problem when they are not willing to implement your solution. No matter what the problem, it’s never really about the solution... at first. That’s why you shouldn’t get disappointed when you try to offer a solution, whether the solution is for your employee, your associate, your client or your teenager. You can see the solution because you are not as attached.
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Run Your Office with No Complaints, No Excuses and No Regrets
What does complaining, office gossip, power struggles, and low morale have in common? All of these issues are symptoms of Drama. The more global definition of drama is “any obstacle to your peace and prosperity.” A more “corporate” way to define drama is anything that hampers the mission or the productivity of the company. If you want to stop the drama and increase productivity you must learn how to identify the resistance.
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Four Tips for a Complaint-Free Office
As a leader it is your duty to make sure the rules are enforced. Even though some rules may seem unimportant, you have to see the big picture. Just as there is a reason for wearing seat belts, there is a reason your company has instituted rules. Rules provide a framework for how you operate and set you and your staff up for success.
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How Effective Meetings Eliminate Workplace Drama
You dread dealing with the staff. No one gets along, everyone feels overwhelmed and the negativity is so thick you could cut it with a knife. Even if you increase sales, your money leaks out in turnover and absenteeism. This is going to shock you, but you could easily solve this problem if you would learn how to facilitate an effective staff meeting. The problem is most managers don’t know how to hold an effective meeting, much less bring up sensitive issues in a way that fosters team building and open communication.
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Master Key Mind Basics To Eliminate Suffering
Many people are suffering right now due to the market volatility, unemployment and apparent lack of stability. This suffering manifests in mind patters of worry and anxiety that builds deep grooves in the brain until a new pathway is built into the brain that has you repeating thoughts of doom and gloom. The more you focus on the problems the more real you make them and the more you trigger toxic chemicals that flow into your blood stream harming your physical health some three months or three years later. If you want to stop the DRAMA here are three steps. 1.
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A Truth-Telling Navigational Device to Guide Your Direction
You visualize but it doesn't materialize. You take full responsibility. You have eliminated the negativity and drama. You have the education and knowledge. You have studied spirituality. So why haven't you made any money? It's because you are rowing in the wrong direction. You keep listening to the coaches and gurus tell you that you have to strengthen your belief. You must have a big block somewhere.
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Stop Workplace Drama
A place for managers, office administrators, employees, and business owners to gain the resources to stop workplace drama. A place for leaders who are dedicated to developing themselves and others.
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MarleneChism.com
Marlene Chism, author, speaker, and transformational change agent.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Marlene Chism
By our choices we reveal our commitments.
Responsibility is the recognition of choice.
Knowing your feelings won't change the facts, but knowing the facts can change your feelings.
It takes two to play games unless you are playing solitaire.
Working too hard is not a discipline, it's an addiction.
Judgment blocks prosperity.
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