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Deri’s blogs and video posts include emerging information, tools, tips, and strategies for living a positive, mentally-healthy life – at work and beyond!
Mentoring Magic
I have delivered workshops and keynote presentations?on the?topic of Mentoring for the last 5 years.? My clients, like any organization today, are realizing that there are tremendous benefits to be derived from having a formalized Mentoring program in place.? Some of the benefits are: addressing gaps in knowledge management/corporate memory, as older workers plan to…
Smile; and the World Smiles WITH You!
I have always been fascinated at this time of year.? People are generally pretty happy as the holiday season approaches; although we are busy, we tent to more often smile at each other and wish each other a ?Merry? this or a ?Happy? that.? Have you noticed that when someone smiles at you, the urge…
How Positive Psychology can Work at Work
Check out Martin Seligman talking about Positive Psychology on Ted.com.? I had the privilege to see Dr. Seligman speak at an Appreciative Inquiry conference last year and I was impressed with his ability to simplify what could otherwise be a complicated subject.? I believe we have enormous opportunities to integrate the results of his research…
Presume Innocence
Presume innocence.? What a nice mantra for life (if not for all, at least for?many parts of life).? This has come up a number of times in my seminars and keynotes of late.? The idea is that when we decide to ?presume innocence? on the part of?others, we are often more flexible, resilient, and effective…
PLAN to Retire
I?ve thought about retiring since I started working.? Really.? My father passed away just after I graduated from high school.? He was a young man of just 45.? I decided to stay in our small northern community to help my mom get on her feet.? I got my first job in the Personnel Department?(remember those…
GROW Your Groove!
Are you in a ?rut??? Do you find yourself doing the same thing over and over?and wondering why your results are the same?? Do you sometimes feel like you are getting in your own way?? Are you ready to move into a new groove? Well, even if you weren?t born in the 70?s, a…
Beliefs are Views: What is your Leadership Lens?
Have you ever wondered why some people are able to consistently deliver an outstanding performance, while others are seemingly unable to achieve ?excellence?? My experience has shown that achieving?high performance?has less to do with your physical or cognitive abilities, and more to do with your emotional state.? High performance is mostly related to what you…
The Three O?s of Optimism
In Martin Seligman?s National Bestseller, Learned Optimism, he discusses the three P?s of Pessimism: Pervasiveness, Permanence and Personal.? Seligman notes that a pessimist is less persistent in dealing with setbacks or overcoming obstacles because the pessimist believes that when an obstacle presents itself,?it reflects that EVERYTHING is an obstacle, it will ALWAYS be an obstacle,…
Feedback is Information
Years ago, I met two very wise individuals. They taught me a lesson that literally ?changed my life?. That lesson was that feedback is information; and that when people give you feedback they are really telling you about themselves. Let me explain. As a workshop facilitator with audiences filled with supervisors, managers, and organizational leaders…